How to Write Newsworthy Content
News is formal reports of events that are of interest to readers, listeners or viewers – such as speeches, disasters, war, elections or sports results. They are broadcast or printed soon after they happen, and should be accurate, with no bias.
Choosing what makes news and how it’s presented can be tricky. While it is a good idea to avoid news sources with extreme bias, there are benefits to taking in information from media outlets with a particular point of view – provided that you balance them out. For example, watching Fox News or reading HuffPost can expand your perspective by giving you a new angle on a story that would otherwise be closed off to you, and they can act as a counterweight to the more sensational stories that might appear on Twitter or in the mainstream press.
When it comes to writing news, you need to remember that the job of your audience is to inform and educate. They want to be informed about the world around them, and if you can do that without boring them, then you are doing your job well. They also expect entertainment from other areas of the media – drama on television, music on radio and crosswords in newspapers.
In terms of deciding what is newsworthy, you need to think about things that are interesting to your audience. For example, a man waking up, eating breakfast and getting on the bus does not make very much news; however, if that same man is 90 years old and still catching the bus to work every day, then that becomes newsworthy.