Lets revise on the Newspaper Report format

WHAT ARE HEADLINES?
Headlines summarise the essence of the news, or in simple words, what the news is all about.
Headlines are meant to attract attention and sell newspaper. Note that headlines:
· Are not in full sentences.
· Are sometimes sensational or meant to shock people
· Appeal to emotions
· Present a fact of interest to the public or give information
· Can be humorous
Examples of headlines
Flyovers to beat jams.
Tyson Gets Down to Business.
Man repays ‘blood debt’.
Clerk killed in hit-and-run.
Newcomers steal the show.
Air Stunt Ends in Tragedy

TASK 1:
Air Stunts Ends in Tragedy
By Alan Morris
SYDNEY, Mon: A pilot performing at an air show yesterday failed to recover from an aerobatic manoeuvre and his place crashed, killing him, officials said. The crash occurred at Schofield Airport, 40km west of Sydney. – AP.

THE 5 WH’S OF A ‘ LEAD ’ PARAGRAPH

Every ‘lead’ paragraph must answer the 5 Wh’s:-
WHERE
WHAT
WHEN
WHO
WHY

Example
Note the breakdown of the ‘lead’ sentence to answer the 5 Wh’s, or how a ‘lead’ sentence should answer the 5 Wh’s.


WHEN
WHERE
WHO
WHAT
WHY

Tue; about midnight yesterday

K.L ; 21 km Puchong Road

An unidentified Indonesian
( in mid-thirties)

was found

dead ( with a slash wound at the back of his head)

Man found dead with slash wound

KUALA LUMPUR , Tuesday – An unidentified Indonesian, in his mid-thirties, was found with a slash wound at the back of his head at the 21km Jpuchong Road, Kuala Lumpur, about midnight yesterday.