Text type: the newspaper article
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What is a news report's main purpose?
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To inform quickly and factually, key facts first.
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What is the 'inverted pyramid'?
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News structure: most important facts first, then detail and background.
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What are the 5 Ws?
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Who, what, where, when, why — packed into a news opening.
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Why quote named sources in news?
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To sound reliable and balanced; but the choice of whom to quote carries a slant.
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Where does slant hide in ‘neutral’ news?
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In which fact comes first, the verbs/adjectives chosen, and whose quotes appear.
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‘Axe’ vs ‘end’ a service — why does the verb matter?
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‘Axe’ sounds violent and sudden; ‘end’ sounds routine — the verb steers feeling.
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First question to ask of a news report?
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‘Which facts came first, and what words were chosen?’
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What is a 'byline'?
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The line naming who wrote the article.
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News report vs feature article?
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News delivers facts fast and plainly; a feature entertains with voice and craft.
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Common news-analysis mistake?
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Treating news as ‘just facts’ and missing the slant in order, wording and quotes.
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News & opinion
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