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c. Is brief— articles, prepositions, etc., are left out and wherever possible,
abbreviations/shortened word-forms are used
Byline—

a. By whom the news report is written; in case no name is mentioned, ‘Special
Correspondent’/’by our Staff Reporter’ may be written
Introductory/Lead Paragraph
a. Who? What? Where? When? Why?

b. Day, date, and when event(s) happened
c. Name/names of person(s)/event(s) etc., the news is about.
d. The place where the incident happened
e. Details of the incident
f. Reasons why the incident happened

Paragraph 2
Eyewitness accounts
Paragraph 3

a. Future course of action being planned
b. First person accounts
Here is a sample of a news report.

Factory fire forces evacuation of hundreds of homes

Delhi, 7 August 2014:

A major fire at a factory in Karol Bagh (Delhi) has forced the evacuation of
more than 50 shops in the market. Shopkeepers reported the blaze at the
Central Packaging Centre in Karol Bagh, which houses several businesses, at
about 11:15 IST. Police have evacuated people from the market area and the
homes in four nearby streets. The factory is next to a petrol pump; hence the
situation became very grave.

Witnesses reported seeing a plume of smoke above the building, and soon the
whole building was engulfed in flames. A huge amount of packaging material
has been reduced to ashes. The Karol Bagh Police said they did not believe
anyone had been injured. Mr Mahesh Chaube, the Station Officer, said it was
a ‘rapidly developing fire’ which was still being tackled but was now under
control.

Write reports:
1. For your school magazine about a recent celebration in your school
2. For a newspaper about a road accident
3. For your school magazine, about a new social service project—to adopt a village
for development, by your school
4. For a newspaper about a sporting event or match

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