Reporting News

When you report a news story, it is important to summarise the main points.

You do not have to fully understand every word in the article, but make sure you have understood the main ideas.

When you summarise a news story, the 6 important things to remember are:

*    WHEN? - When did it happen/take place?

*    WHAT? - What happened? (Basic details)

*    WHERE? - Where did it happen? (Location)

*    WHO? - Who was involved?

*    HOW? - How did it happen?

*   WHY? - Why did it happen? (Reasons and causes)

 

Here is an example of a short summary of a recent news article.

"Russian passenger jet reported missing in Indonesia

Last Wednesday, a Russian Superjet airplane went missing whilst on a demonstration flight in Indonesia. The plane began its journey at 7 o'clock in the morning from Jakarta's airport and the flight was only supposed to last 30 minutes. It is believed that the plane was flying near a mountain which was close to the city Bogor, before it disappeared.

A spokesman explained that 46 people were on the plane but he is unsure of their specific names. However the people were invited guests and were testing this new plane as Sukhoi's first commercial aircraft.

The plane was doing its second demonstration flight of the day but did not return. Nobody knows why the plane has disappeared and what caused its disappearance. It remains a mystery."

Now you have to find two news stories with a common topic which connects them, one which took place far from us and another which happened either in Valls, L'Alt Urgell, Tarragona or Catalonia. Summarise them and tell us about the shared topic.