The document provides tips for effective news writing, including finding an angle, writing a strong lead, structuring information, using quotes, writing simply, verifying sources, and concentrating on facts, context, impact, and emotion. It also lists common topics covered in news about education, such as government funding, school safety, technology, and testing. The goal is to write news stories that are new, interesting, and important to readers.

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Tips for an Effective
News Writing
CARLOS TIAN CHOW C. CORREOS
Education Program Supervisor
Learning Resource Management Division

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• A good news story needs to be new, interesting
and important to people.
• To report the most up-to-date information about an
event you will need to know how to identify the
story, then how to use words and maybe pictures to
report on it.
Tips for an Effective News Writing

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• Find your angle. ...
• Write a strong lead...
• Structure your information. ...
• Use quotes. ...
• Write simply. ...
• Verify your sources. ...
Tips for an Effective News Writing

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• When writing a news report, it's important to
concentrate on four elements — facts, context,
impact, and emotion.
• How you combine these four elements will
determine the success of your news story.
Tips for an Effective News Writing

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• Government funding for education
• School safety
• Disciplinary policies
• Technology in education
• Common Core Values
• Standardized testing
• The teaching evolution
• Flipped classrooms
• Social-emotional learning
Common focus of News in Educational
Publications
This must deepen
within the context of
our schools/
organization and how
it benefits the
stakeholders and the
community

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THANK YOU