News is a type of information that reports on current events. It can be in the form of articles, TV and radio shows, social media posts, blogs or other online resources. News is usually reported in an objective and factual manner so that people can make up their own mind about what is happening.
Whether something is newsworthy depends on how interesting, unusual or significant it is. The more of these criteria it meets, the better the news story. Events that affect a large number of people or the whole population are generally considered to be more important than those which impact just a small group. The location of an event can also have a big effect on its newsworthiness. For example, a coup d’état in your neighbouring country may be more important than one in a far-away place because it could have implications for the stability of your own country.
Most people agree that it is the job of the news media to inform and educate their readers, listeners or viewers. However, this does not mean that they should not entertain them too – after all, music and drama programmes on the radio and cartoons or crosswords in newspapers can be entertaining as well as informative.
It is often considered inappropriate for writers of news stories to insert their own opinion into them, but this can be avoided by using quotes from public statements or asking experts to comment. This approach can also help to keep a news article interesting by providing a variety of viewpoints on a topic.