《英语新闻阅读与写作》（双语课件PPT）-1 news format 新闻格式.ppt

English News Reading and Writing Chapter 1: Format News Story Format 1. Type each news story on separate 8 by 11-inch sheets of paper 2. Type your name, the date and a slug line in the upper left-hand corner of the first page. Slug line can help reporters identify and keep track of stories that are being prepared for publication. It also provides a quick summary of each story’s topic. A. Slug line should not exceed two or three words and should be as specific as possible, but not vague slug line. Example: Mayor’s Speech (good) School Fire Speech (vague，might be confused with each other) Fire B. Avoid jokes, sarcasm and statements of opinion that would cause embarrassment if the slug line were accidentally published, as sometimes happens. Example: A reporter in California was asked to write about a party given by several prominent women. He slugged it “Old Biddies” Example: A writer at the Boston Globe wrote the slug line to criticize a speed given by President Carter，so the lead editorial published the next morning bore the headline, “ Mush from the Wimp. ” 3. Begin each story one-third to one-half of the way down the first page. The space at the first page provides room for your byline, a headline and special instructions to your paper’s typesetters. 4. Newspapers place a dateline at the beginning of the first line of each news story to indicate the story’s geographical source. A. Dateline includes the name of the city, printed entirely in capital letters and followed by a comma, the abbreviation for the state in upper/lower case and a dash. Example: LEXINGTON, Ky. PORTLAND, Ore. B. Some major cities such as Boston, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles, are used alone, without their state. SHANGHAI C. Local news do not add the name of the state, use only name of other cities, 5. Type on only one side of each pages, keep your paper neat, uniform and easy to read. A. Do not leave any extra space between parag