Components of News

News in newspaper is made up of four part. First , Headline is similar to topic in general paragraph, but chosen word must arouse people who read it. Second part is lead that sum up what, when, where, who, how and why in news. Next part is neck. this part is contain anything that can't put into lead ,but it is necessarily. Last one is body. It contains detail but in particular way than lead. Every news components can have more than one paragraph except body.

NEWSWORTHINESS

Before your company decides to make an announcement, you must make sure it’s newsworthy. Otherwise, you aren’t writing an effective press release. One of the most important questions to ask yourself is if anyone outside your company will care about the news you’re releasing. 

HEADLINE

Your news release headline should be interesting and compelling to draw in readers. You should use action verbs. Make sure the headline captures the main idea of your news release so it grabs the attention of busy journalists who skim headlines for news they want to report on. 

SUMMARY

The summary paragraph gives a quick synopsis of the contents of the press release. The summary paragraph comes after the headline and allows you to give a short description of your business and the information that you are releasing. It is important to have a good summary because some press release outlets just feature your headline, your summary and a link to your website. 

VERIFICATION

Make sure you verify that all attributed material and all other information is proven to be true. Just because material is correctly attributed, does not prove that it is true. 

COMPLETENESS

Make sure you do not leave the reader with any unanswered questions about the story. 

SELECTIVITY

Know what to include and what to leave out of your story. What is the most important information that the reader needs to know? (who, what, when, why, and how).

CLARITY

Write about your topic clearly and succinctly. To do this, you must thoroughly understand your topic.

Happy Learning!

Anamika Gupta

IAAN