News Writing
What news writing means
The inverted pyramid, leads and the 5 Ws.
Worked example
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The inverted pyramid style puts
- the most important information first
- the least important first
- no facts at all
- only the ending first
Working: This structure gives readers key facts up front.
Curriculum and exam alignment
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Related skills
Other News Writing & Reporting skills in Journalism & Communication, at the same point in the course.
Other Journalism & Communication topics
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Practise news writing
6 questions with a worked answer after every attempt, and a SmartScore that tracks how close you are to mastery.