The news is arguably one of the most influential forces on the world today. Virtually everything you need – food, fuel, shelter, clothing, entertainment – are generated by some sort of public announcement. Unfortunately this also generates a great deal of false-information, half-truths, and mis-information. It’s difficult to get the good news out without creating a huge backlash from those who have lost money or are suffering hardships because of it. Fortunately there are tools that allow us to get around the obstacle of getting the bad news out first and the good news second.
News writing efforts to answer all of the more basic questions concerning any given event, who, what, when, how and why (also the Five Ws, as mentioned above). This kind of format is most often referred to as the “vertical pyramid” or the” inverted pyramid”, named after the inverted-pyramid style that is so common in the news. This form of journalism is simply concerned with two things: human interest and objectivity. With this type of journalism, the only goal is to provide the reader with the most appropriate news story based on the specific details available to that point in time.
In other words, the news stories must first satisfy the human interest component before moving to the objectivity component. In order to meet this standard, a higher degree of objectivity is needed in the reporting. Reporting on matters of universal interest will tend to cause the highest charges and readership. However, breaking down a complex event into its most basic details can make for an interesting and compelling read, especially if those details involve those being discussed or presented.
