Newspaper Reports
REPORT WRITING
JOURNALIST'S HANDBOOK
EVENT REPORT ASSIGNMENT
Event reports are often done by businesses, charities, movie studios, newspapers, etc. in order to share the main ideas and outcomes of an important event. Event reports usually are written within a 48-hour deadline (the news never sleeps!), and include:
• an event overview (basically a summary of the big ideas/ action items)
• the location of the event
• who attended the event
• the positives, negatives, and interesting parts of the event
• a final wrap-up sentence
You have been hired a a journalist to write an event report for our trip to the high school. This is an on-site assignment, so you will be sent to do field research at the theatre on the day of the performance. You will take a graphic organizer with you to organize your notes. You must hand in a one-page report (not shorter, and not longer - your editor has saved you a one-page spread in the newspaper and you must fill it!).
• an event overview (basically a summary of the big ideas/ action items)
• the location of the event
• who attended the event
• the positives, negatives, and interesting parts of the event
• a final wrap-up sentence
You have been hired a a journalist to write an event report for our trip to the high school. This is an on-site assignment, so you will be sent to do field research at the theatre on the day of the performance. You will take a graphic organizer with you to organize your notes. You must hand in a one-page report (not shorter, and not longer - your editor has saved you a one-page spread in the newspaper and you must fill it!).
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