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Mastering News and Feature Writing: Types, Leads, and Endings

Learn the three types of news - Straight, Investigative, and Interpretative. Understand the nature of news values and the art of feature writing. Explore different types of leads and endings in news and feature writing.

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Mastering News and Feature Writing: Types, Leads, and Endings

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  1. UNIT 2: News & Features Writing

  2. NEWS WRITING

  3. There are three major types of news:- 1. Straight News 2. Investigative News 3. Interpretative/in depth News

  4. 1. STRAIGHT NEWS This is the product of the usual routine reporting. There are 5 types of SN:-

  5. 2. INVESTIGATIVE NEWS

  6. 3. INTERPRETATIVE NEWS

  7. NATURE OF NEWS

  8. NEWS VALUES

  9. B. Feature Writing A feature story differs from a straight news story in one respect – its intent. A news story provides information about an event, idea or situation. The feature does a bit more – it may also interpret news, add depth and color to a story, instruct or entertain.

  10. Types of Feature Writing

  11. LEADS(NEWS & FEATURE)

  12. LEADS: Tells something about the subject of the story

  13. TYPES OF NEWS LEADS

  14. EXERCISE 1. Roslan Dalili, 67, a retired attorney was injured in a three-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon around 3:20 p.m. at the intersection of Warren and Davidson avenues, suffering a broken leg and several broken ribs when the car he was driving was struck broadside by a pickup truck driven by Jerry Chew, 31, of 2245 Federal Highway., and then was pushed into the path of another vehicle.

  15. ENDING FOR NEWS AND FEATURE WRITING

  16. Tell the reader the story is over

  17. TYPES OF ENDING FOR NEWS AND FEATURE WRITING

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