The document provides tips for writing a news story, suggesting that journalists should consider factors like audience interest and whether the story has been covered before. The story should draw readers in with an engaging lead and use quotes, transitions, and a signature writing style to clearly relate events and keep the audience engaged. Proper structure with a beginning, body, and conclusion is also recommended to ensure the full story is conveyed.

2. News story of major importance
For example: A child gets stabbed
12 times in the eye!

3. The theme shouldn’t be to narrow or broad.
Should think about several factors before such as
Have to think about if the story has been done
before? Is the story of interest to audience? Does
the story have holding power?

4. Should write a lead story that
would invite the audience in. The
story should start with a few
paragraphs that would draw the
attention.

5. The journalist should write clearly
and make sense. Try to add
quotes and observations seen in
the event. Be truthfully in what you
write and make it clear.

6.  Have a Beginning, body and
conclusion
 Make sure the whole story
connects on the person, event

7. Use transitional connectives that
would link the sentences together.
This will allow the sentences to
form and move from one topic to
another subtly.

8.  Use quotations which makes the article more
truthful
 It would give a better insight to the reader
using quotes
 Also gives a strong metal image
 Keeps the audience attached

9.  The journalist should have a signature writing
style
 This makes the journalist more known by
there piece
 The audience can get to know the journalist
more personally through there writing

10. For a story always end the story
with a summary of what the whole
news was about or what is going to
happen next
Never leave suspense for the
reader