The Elements of news stories.
It is true that not every news story is accepted in a newspaper. if a reporter want this news story to be printed, and especially to get a byline or title line, he should be highly competitive and have a good judgment of what constitutes news.
following is what a reporter should master when he/she writes a news story:
1. Reporter only the facts of an event.
2. Write with accuracy and precision.
3. Be economical by using words economically and avoid wordiness.
4. Write with clarity.
5. Be specific about what is written.
6. Write with succinctness.
7. Be enthusiastic about what is written.
8. Develop an angle for the news report to attract the editor to accept the story.
9. Avoid ambiguity and redundancy.
10. Be objective and neutral