What makes something news - NewsNow Academy

Skip to content

Friday, 23 October 2026 Colombo

Prices in

LKR
USD

NEWSNOW Academy

Courses
Learning paths
Teach

Sections

Journalism
Digital media
Social media
Video editing
Photography
3D modelling
Storytelling

Cart 0 Sign in Join free

All
Journalism
Digital media
Social media
Video editing
Photography
3D modelling
Storytelling

News writing people finish reading What makes something news

News writing people finish reading

0% Completed

Getting started

Welcome: what you will learn

What makes something news

Finding the story

Finding the angle in a press release

Quiz: is it news?

Headlines and leads

Writing headlines

Writing strong leads

Practice: rewrite five leads

Building the story

The inverted pyramid

Quotes and attribution

Practice: write a 400-word news story

Accuracy and ethics

Fairness, balance and avoiding errors

Writing for web and social

Writing for the web and SEO basics

Writing for social media

Writing workshop and certificate

Hands-on writing workshop with feedback (date and location by email)

Your certificate and joining the Pahana Media community

Announcements Course Info

This lesson is being produced. Its content will appear here.

NEWSNOW Academy

Practical media courses from the newsroom of NewsNow.lk. Learn from working journalists and creators, at your own pace.

Read the news on NewsNow.lk ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Pahana Media (Pvt) LtdReg. no. PV 0022303515, 22 Chandra Wettasingha Rd
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 11222, Sri Lanka+94 11 267 3253 academy@newsnow.lk

Courses

Journalism
Digital media
Social media
Video editing
Photography
3D modelling
Storytelling

Learn

All courses
Learning paths
My learning

Academy

About us
Teach with us
Contact

Policies

Refund policy
Terms of use
Privacy policy

© 2026 Pahana Media (Pvt) Ltd. All rights reserved.

Prices are set in Sri Lankan rupees (LKR). Other currencies are shown for guidance.

Cookies on NewsNow Academy

We use essential cookies to keep you signed in and remember your cart and currency. With your permission we also use Google Analytics cookies to see how the Academy is used. Privacy policy

Essential Sign-in, cart, currency. Always on. Analytics Google Analytics: anonymous visit statistics.