News services AP, UPI, Reuters, AFP, etc. Conflict Also Usefulness Relevance Human Interest Newswriting is a disciplined form of writing.
Every word does a job.
No extra words, no redundancy. Tell the story in an interesting way. If it isn t interesting, no one will read it. If no one reads it, you haven t accomplished your goal of communicating the news. News can t be treated like medicine that you have to take whether you like it or not because it s good for you.