Writing a newspaper report about a sporting event

What you need:

• Information about the event
• Contact details for the newspaper
• possibly Duden and dictionary

In every sports club there are events that are worth reporting on in the newspaper. When you have taken on the task of writing such a report, there are a few rules that you should follow.

Writing about an event - a guide

• When writing about an event yourself, ask yourself, “Is this really interesting enough for the newspaper's readers are worth reading? ”Only when you can answer this question with“ Yes ”do you write Come on.
• You slip into the role of a journalist. They know the seven W questions by heart. What? Who? Where? When? Why? As? Where?
• So if you want to write a newspaper report, answer exactly these questions. If possible, stick to the order mentioned. But it is not a dogma. The most important things always come first. What happened where Who did something when and how? Why did the event happen? Is it about an anniversary, a special sporting achievement, an unusual competition or rare guests?
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• Put yourself in the place of the To write in the role of your reader. Do not assume any specialist knowledge of these. So write understandably and, if possible, without technical terms.


Writing newspaper reports - structure of an article

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A newspaper report is not a narrative

• Objectivity is therefore required. Briefly state what it is about.
• The newspaper's editors are likely to receive a lot of interesting reports. There is only enough space for a few events. Make it easy for the editor by phrasing your newspaper report so that it could be published without corrections. It is important to note that the seasoning is in the short.
• Be quick with your report! If you're writing about a weekend sports event, you can't send your newspaper report until Tuesday. The newspaper lives from its topicality. So you should write by Sunday evening at the latest and send your report to the editors immediately by e-mail. You can find the relevant contact details for every newspaper on the Internet.
• It is ideal if you can also send two or three photos to the newspaper.
• If you often write a newspaper report, get yourself a press kit. In it you collect the contact details for your regional newspapers, your own newspaper reports and of course the articles actually published. It is an advantage if you are responsible for the public relations of an association if you seek personal contact with your newspaper. You can also inform the newspaper in advance of important events. Then the editor can prepare for your newspaper report.