I found this article to present a lot of good ideas as it relates to newswriting.
One of the first things that struck me was the idea self importance in news. I think that it is a big problem in news reporting when media outlets think too highly of themselves. When news outlets feel confident enough to tell the viewers the truth rather than simply present them the facts they end up pushing a story that is no longer objective.
The second thing that I found interesting was that, as a news writer you need to keep in mind why the audience should care about your story. If you focus on the the reason that drives the audience to read your piece then it influences the way your writing. That is why the inverted-pyramid style is the so vital to writing a good story, it gives readers what they need to know first.
