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 Explain the format of the report in 500 words or less.

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What is report writing?

  • Narrate, describe, story, and tell are some of the other words for the word report. 
  • To narrate or describe the events that you witnessed or heard from others in a written form is called report writing.

 

Types of Report writing:

  • Newspaper report writing  (It focusses on all types of subjects that includes politics, economy, sports, lifestyle etc in one edition)
  • Magazine report writing     (It focusses only on one subject in one edition. If the magazine is on sports you cannot find any other news than sports in its edition)

 

Format of Newspaper and Magazine reporting:

 

    • From the above picture, we can learn the format of writing a newspaper or magazine report easily.
  • Give a title to your report

The first impression is the best impression. A title tells the readers on what your article is all about.

Example: TELANGANA TOPS OPEN DEFECATION FREE PLUS LIST (refer to image above)


  • Byline:

Mention the author’s name and place and it is called the byline.

Example: R.AVADHANI HYDERABAD (refer to image above)


  • Introduction

Give an overall idea about your report in the introduction paragraph.

Example:(refer to the first paragraph in the image above)


  • Story

Now explain your report from the beginning to the end of an event briefly.

Example:(refer from second to the fifth paragraph in the image above)


  • Conclusion

At the end summarize your report by highlighting interesting facts or what is further building up related to the report

Example:(refer to the fifth paragraph starting from Telanga state in the image above)


  • Source

Mention the source from where or whom you got the information.

Example:(A.SHARATH told THE HINDU last line of the report)

 

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