NEWS STORIES OR CURRENT NEWS give account of events that recently happened. They aim to keep the reader up-to-date on political, economic, cultural and other events. It is generally the first section in any major daily newspaper. The news are split into local news and international /foreign news.
EDITORIAL is an article expressing the stand or opinion of the editor or publisher on the hottest news or a current issue.
An EDITORIAL SECTION of the newspaper is where writers are allowed to present their opinions and persuasive articles. They can take the forms of:
Staff Editorials: These are pieces written by staff writers and published unsigned and that they should be perceived as the collective opinion of the newspaper itself.
SIGNED EDITORIALS are published by individual reporters and published with a by-line. They are meant to be taken as the opinion of that individual writer.
FEATURE STORY is a type of a news story that is written from the angle of human interest. Sometimes called "soft news", this section contains more light-hearted pieces to entertain, inform, or instruct readers on things they will enjoy. Such pieces include:
entertainment; human interest, music, television or play reviews; celebrity interviews, social columns about parties and events of the "hoi polloi", advice columns and comic strips.
COLUMNS express the writer's views on any issue or issues.
BUSINESS NEWS reports on the status of different businesses and industries.
SPORTS NEWS gives the results of national and international sports competitions/games and their advance reports and schedules. This also includes news on sports celebrities.
READERS' OPINIONS includes the readers' comments & opinions sent to the newspaper publisher or editor-in-chief. Most publishers allot at least a half page for the readers' opinions.
OTHER DETAILS: ears, dateline, jumpline, index, deck, graphic, cut,cutline, by-line, photo credit.
