To write a great news story, you have to make sure itis correct, relevant(相关的) and fresh.

For a start, all the information in a story must becorrect. Not only the spelling and grammar, but also the facts. Any mistakethat appears in a story can get a newspaper into big trouble. For example, if anewspaper said that Yang Liwei was the first man to go into space, it would be wrong.He wasn't the first. The newspaper would probably lose lots of readers becauseof that mistake.

A news story should not only be correct, but also berelevant to its readers. People are mostly interested in local news. That iswhy you care more about what happens at your school than at American schools.It is also why newspapers in Beijing don't talk about much news in Shanghai or HongKong.

Finally, news must always be fresh. When you pick upyour evening newspaper, you want to read about news that happens that day. Youdon't want to read about news from last week!

Now you know what makes a good news story. Have a goodlook at our newspaper and see if it is full of good news. You can try writing anews story for our newspaper like a real reporter.