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By Liam Fagan
Portage Northern Light
Portage Northern HS
1st Place Division 2, News Writing
News Brief
JUDGING CRITERIA
- Does not sacrifice accuracy for the sake of timeliness
- Sharp, attention-getting lead that underscores news story importance
- Uses inverted pyramid
- Sentences are carefully constructed to be as concise as possible
- Emphasizes news elements, i.e. timeliness, nearness, impact, and prominence
- Uses direct quotes or attributed information from at least one source