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Report Writing Essentials for Students

A report is a factual and objective written account of observations or investigations, characterized by accuracy, clarity, and relevance. It typically includes a concise and engaging headline, a lead paragraph summarizing the core story, a detailed body with supporting information, and a conclusion that wraps up the report. The structure may vary between magazine and newspaper reports, but the essential elements remain consistent.

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Report Writing Essentials for Students

A report is a factual and objective written account of observations or investigations, characterized by accuracy, clarity, and relevance. It typically includes a concise and engaging headline, a lead paragraph summarizing the core story, a detailed body with supporting information, and a conclusion that wraps up the report. The structure may vary between magazine and newspaper reports, but the essential elements remain consistent.

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Report

Writing
A report is a written account of something that
one has observed, heard, done, or investigated
Key Characteristics of
Reports
1. Accurate – Information must be factual and verified.
2. Objective – Reports must be objective with no bias or partial
opinion.
3. Clarity – The language used to communicate the information
must facilitate easy understanding.
4. Relevant - The focus on news must affect or raise
interest within the public.
Headline
Should Avoid

Concise and Eye-catching which


Too Vague or Generic
draws readers to the article

Active Language to highlight the


Passive Language
story’s significance or agenda.

Encapsulating the essence of


Lengthy sentence(s)
news or story in a Few Words

Capture the reader’s interest and


Do not use articles - a, an, the
encourage them to read further
Lead (lede) Paragraph:
Summary of core story, news, event etc.
(5 Ws and H) - Who, What, Where,
When, Why and How
Attract the reader’s attention
Ensure that readers capture the story’s
essence without going into details
Body:
body always makes a more comprehensive
part of the news report
add details: quotes, relevant sources,
supporting facts, background information,
data
inverted pyramid style
Conclusion:
wrap-up of the whole report (summary)
add additional insights into the future
implications/outline question that needs to
be investigated (future developments)
.
MAGAZINE REPORT NEWSPAPER REPORT

Heading Headline

By line By line (along with the designation)

Opening paragraph Date and place

Account of the event Opening paragraph

Account of the event and witness


Conclusion
remarks

Conclusion

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