I.

Subject: JOURN-100

II. Week Number: 10-11 (February 21- March 5, 2016;Feb.23, 2016; March 7,
2016)

III. Name: Charleen Pearl L. Rayos

IV. E-mail: Charleen_pearl@yahoo.com

V. Course: AB Communications

VI. Student Number: 2014-10092

VII. Country: United Arab Emirates

EVALUATION (OUTCOME):
Discuss the following News Stories:
1. According to approach or treatment
a) Straight news As the name states, straight news are news
stories that are direct to the point. It is a timely report and is
usually written 24 hours after the event.
b) Human interest A human interest story is a type of news that
focuses on people in an emotional manner. This story may be
on an important person in society to an ordinary person in
extraordinary events. It should have a memorable ending.
c) Interpretative Interpretative news story is a way to explain the
news in a more understandable way. One example is from the
movie Confessions of a Shopaholic where the female lead
uses fashion to express financial matters to their readers.
d) News feature a feature story is considered soft news. It
focuses on human interest, mood, atmosphere, irony, and
humor. A feature story should be organized, well-researched,
and eye-catching.
e) Side-bar story A sidebar story supports the main story but it
focuses on only one content from the main news. Sidebar
stories are useful for readers who want to get the gist of the
story. Depending on the news, a story may contain one or more
sidebars.
2. According to time relations
a) Advance story This is a brief news item intended to inform the
public of an upcoming event. It must contain all details of the
event, as well as the people advised to go to the event.
b) Coverage story A coverage story is when a reporter/journalist
goes to an event and experiences it first-hand. Doing a
coverage story means that you must be very observant on your

surroundings. Interviews for a coverage story are done after

the event, and its deadline varies.
3. Special types of news stories
a) News Brief as its name states, it is a brief news story. It is
ideally 100 words or less. Its purpose is to communicate news
thoroughly, but quickly and succinctly.
b) News round-up a summary of all the news that is presented in
a concise form.
c) Bulletin an organized collection of news broadcasted on radio
or television in a regular time.
d) Flash a brief story that interrupts normal radio or TV
programming, usually to tell a major breaking event. Full
coverage of the news will be aired at the normal time of the
news.
e) Classroom story focuses on school and education events.
f) Meeting story a news story that covers an important meeting
and its results. The journalist should be able to make the
meeting alive for the readers and mention any important
figures in the meeting.
g) Speech story covers the speech an important person made.
The journalist should note the audience at the speech. The
news story should be unbiased, plenty of strong quotes, name
and title of speakers, and audience reactions.
h) Box story it is a short article written in a box frame, often
associated with some aspect of a major story on the same
page.
i) Personal News personal news are news story that are directed
to a certain people. This is the newspaper column containing
personal massages.
References:
http://www.appstate.edu/~hallcl/HANDOUTS-PDF/2600%20meeting
%20story%20leads.pdf
http://gyg-coolteacher8.blogspot.ae/2010/07/reporting-speechesmeetings.html
http://www.zeepedia.com/read.php?
types_of_news_stories_vi_lifestyles_receptions_entertainment_radio_news_
reporting_and_production&b=80&c=12
https://www.google.ae/url?
sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ah
UKEwjlwu2hzO_LAhXMtBQKHTHQC-sQFggnMAI&url=https%3A%2F
%2Fmrbentley.wikispaces.com%2Ffile%2Fview%2FTypes%2Bof%2BNews
%2BStories.ppt&usg=AFQjCNGJtHY8i3XQn1uOJrEiS5TCV2XJKQ&sig2=cZuB
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http://www.thenewsmanual.net/Resources/glossary.html
http://venturebeat.com/2015/07/10/and-now-for-some-personal-news/

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/personal-column
http://journalism.about.com/od/writing/a/whatarefeatures.htm
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulletin
http://www.zeepedia.com/read.php
%3Finterpretative_reporting_i_growth_of_interpretative_reporting_radio_ne
ws_reporting_and_production%26b%3D80%26c%3D18
http://www.answers.com/Q/What_is_interpretative_news
https://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?
qid=20071212230638AA1ovei
https://www.google.ae/url?
sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ah
UKEwjA1fiWrunLAhXJHpoKHROkD24QFggiMAE&url=http%3A%2F
%2Fdepts.washington.edu%2Fpostcomm
%2F2006%2FHuman_Interest_Workshop.ppt&usg=AFQjCNH9m5ZmiAhWwptZtH75IL9QlqoA&sig2=VVYT1DTBYkUFXVESqjB6PA&bvm=bv.118353311,d.bGs
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q=cache:http://www.holmdelschools.org/schools/satz/eng_dept/Everyday
%2520Texts/Newspapers/straight_news_stories.htm&gws_rd=cr&ei=ukL8
VvWWN8O6Pq3Pp8AB
http://www.slideshare.net/yecol/chapter-6-a-straight-news-story
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/coverage
http://www.ehow.com/how_6956800_write-news-story-advance.html
http://blogs.setonhill.edu/el227-13/09/04/ex-2a-advance-story/
http://handbook.reuters.com/?title=Other_Common_Story_Forms#Sidebar
http://journalism.about.com/od/reporting/a/mainbar.htm
http://www.dispatchnie.com/content/pages/types-of-articles/writingfeatures.html
http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Feature-Article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_news