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PART THREE
NEWS REPORTING AND LANGUAGE

A. Overview of news reporting styles and their linguistic
features

News reporting styles encompass a range of linguistic features
and formats that are tailored to effectively convey information
to the audience. Here's an overview based on the provided
search results:
1. Formal and Concise Language: News reporting typically
employs formal and concise language to present factual
information clearly to the audience. This style emphasizes
the use of active voice and concrete explanations to deliver
news content in a straightforward manner 22.
2. Objectivity and Neutrality: Many newspapers promote an
objective journalistic style, demanding that reporters
maintain a neutral voice in their writing. This emphasis on
objectivity is reflected in the language and tone used in
news reporting.
3. Genre Segregation and Visual Capabilities: Television
news has the visual capability to take on a personal nature,
enhancing the intimacy of the broadcast medium. Viewers
learn to associate particular types of stories with assigned
reporters, helping to segregate the news into genres. In
contrast, print journalism organizes news into labeled
sections, such as Metro and Business, with a more rigid
structure 23.
4. Content Analysis and Reporting Styles: Content analysis
of reporting styles enables a rough characterization of
journalistic content with regard to news formats and
linguistic elements. This includes the evaluation of
journalistic style in terms of content and language,
encompassing research traditions such as the objectivity
norm, storytelling, and news softening 24.
5. Libel and Ethical Considerations: News reporting
involves ethical considerations such as avoiding libel,