Report writing
Report writing
What is a news paper report?
A news paper report is a piece of writing which presents a fact or happening to be published in a news paper.
How should the language of a report be?
The language of a report should be easy so that the readers can understand easily.
The words should be common and frequently used ones.
The sentences should be short and easy.
What does objectivity of a report mean?
Objectivity of a news report means that a report should not be the personal thoughts and feelings of the reporter.
It must be based on the fact or incident.
What are the parts of a report?
The following are the parts of a report:
1. Headline:
| Mass killing of Rohingya people in Myanmar |
Reporter’s name/post, place and date:
| Staff correspondent, Dhaka, August 15 |
Body of the report:
| Introduction/Lead: First few sentences focusing the fact Description: Details of the fact Authentication: Mention of the sources |
Techniques of writing headlines
Headline is very important for a report. It contains the main concern of a report. But writing headlines is not an average type of writing. You have to follow the techniques below.
Write the main point in the form of phrase:
| 3 killed and 13 injured in road disaster |
You may write short sentence:
| Road disaster takes away 3 lives |
Avoid be verbs in continuous tense and passive form:
| Independence Day (was) observed Price of rice (is) getting higher |
You can use present indefinite tense in place of present continuous and past tenses:
| Bangladesh wins by 54 runs (won) Price of rice increases (is increasing) |
Avoid punctuation at the end:
| Bangladesh wins by 54 runs (won) Price of rice increases (is increasing) |
Insert ‘?’ to show uncertainty:
| FIFA world cup in 2019? |
Insert ‘!’ to show exclamation:
| FIFA world cup in 2019! |
Techniques of writing report body
Writing a report body means
i. giving a lead
ii. describing the happenings in detail and
iii. authenticating the fact.
A report body is written in some paragraphs.
Lead :
Write a lead using the following techniques:
i. Identify the central point of the report and attract the readers’ attention telling them about the effect mentioned in the heading.
Answer ‘What/who, where and when?’ in a sentence.
Example: 3 people were killed and 13 people were injured in a road disaster at Salavora area of Kaliganj upazilla, Jhenidah on Friday evening.
Description: To give the details of the incident, use the following techniques:
i. Make separate paragraphs on each information.
ii. Answer ‘How?’
iii. Answer ‘Why?’
Authentication:
To make sure that your facts are correct, you can present two or three references of sources of the report. Your references may include:
i. Concerned local authority (MP/chairman)
ii.Police authority (O/C/SP)
iii.Spectators/witness
iv.Local people
With this part, you can close your report.
Easy solution to report writing
Headline
Name/post of the reporter
Place and date
(1)—————-at/in/near (2)—————-on (Friday) morning/noon/ afternoon/ evening/ night.
(The accident) took place when (3) ——————/answer the question ‘How did the incident happen?’ in two or more sentences.
Answer the question ‘Why did the incident happen?’ in two or more sentences.(if applicable)
Md.————, a spectator reported that———————————————–.
The local MP/Chairman Mr.——said, “——————–.”
“——————————————–,” said the Officer in charge of ——–thana.
Sample Report
World’s largest human flag !
It is a unique way of celebrating victory and freedom that befits the passions behind the 1971 Liberation War.
Bangladesh on Monday attempted a world record creating the largest ‘human flag’ with its red-and-green on the 42nd Victory Day.
The world record attempt, organised by mobile telecom operator Robi and the Bangladesh Army, drew in 27,117 persons at the National Parade Ground in Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar.
Among the participants were army personnel who held up the red centre while students made up the green rectangle.
Significantly the standing record was set by 24,200 youths in Pakistan, a country with which Bangladesh fought a bloody nine-month war to gain independence.
Syed Talat Kamal, Robi’s vice president for Corporate Communication & Media Relations, told that a team of Guinness officials were present during the attempt on Monday, when Bangladesh observed its 42nd Victory Day.
“But the official confirmation of the record will be announced later after the Guinness officials have completed their evaluation,” Kamal said.
Now write your own reports:
1. Think that you are a local reporter of the Daily Star. Recently your college has arranged the prize-giving ceremony in the college compound. Now, write a report of about 120-150 words on it. Give a title to your report. [J. B. 2019, J. B. 2014, S.B. 2014, R. B. 2017]
Answer:
The prize-giving ceremony of AMC college, Jhenaidah held
Ashik Muhammad, Jhenaidah, February 18, 2023
The prize-giving ceremony of AMC college, Jhenaidah was held on the 16th February 2023 in the college playground.
On the occasion of this day, the whole college building wore a festive look. The college campus was decorated with colourful flags and festoons. A colourful stage was also set up in the middle of the college campus.
At 4.30 p.m. the prize- giving ceremony started with the recitation from the holy Quran. The District Commissioner of Jhenaidah honoured the chair of the president. The Principal of the college presented the annual report of the activities of this college.
Then the students staged the drama “Nawab Sira Uddoullah” by Sikandar Abu Jafar. Some students also sang some songs. Then the prizes were given to the winners. The whole function was echoed with clapping.
Ultimately the president delivered a brief speech. At last, the Principal declared the end of the function by thanking all.
2. A small boat carrying 25 people capsized in the Karnaphuli last afternoon. Draft a report of about 150 words for a local daily. [S. B. 2019]
Answer:
Boat Capsize in Karnaphuli River
Mishu, Pahartali, Chattogram, 08 March 2019
Three members of a family died and three others went missing when a boat carrying 25 people capsized in the Karnaphuli last afternoon.
The boat capsized in the Karnaphuli around 5 pm as it could not tackle sudden whirlwind, said Sohel Rana, officer-in-charge of Karnaphuli River Police Station.
Three dead bodies have been recovered till now and they are identified as Sabina, 28, her two daughters — Meem, 8, and Maya 6.
Some passengers are still missing. Persons who are still missing are identified as Sabina’s niece Shahida, 20, Shahida’s husband Deloar, 35, and their daughter, aged three months, reports UNB.
Some people were able to swim ashore while some others were rescued by a fishing trawler that was passing by.They were crossing the river to attend a wedding ceremony. Shahida’s husband Shahjalal, 35, managed to swim ashore in the incident, the OC said, adding that two teams of divers from Fire Service and Civil Defence were trying to rescue the victims.
3. A report on Devastating consequences of drug addiction(DB’16)
- The rise of prices in the market (RB’16)
- Causes of student failure in English (BB’16)
- Impact of social media/Facebook/internet etc. (JB’16,DB 17)
- An award giving ceremony(RB 17)
- Observance of the Victory/Independence Day (CB 17)
- Measurable conditions of Slum dwellers(DjB’16)
- A terrible fire accident in a garment factory(CB,CtgB’16,DjB17)
- Corruption in Bangladesh (SB 17)
- Food adulteration (JB 17)
- A cultural programme (BB 17)
- Jainta-Jafflong touris spot in Sylhet (SB’16)
- A road accident
- A book fair
- Deforestation
- A visit to a village fair
- Traffic jam: its causes and effects
- Genocide on Rohingya people
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