Analysing the features of a journalistic report

The purpose of a journalistic report is to provide information about a newsworthy event to its reader. A newsworthy event is something that is interesting or important enough to warrant reporting to the public. Journalistic reports follow a specific structure; headline, opening, recount, quotes and closing. Journalistic reports are written using formal and objective language and tone. Fronted adverbials and complex sentences are key linguistic features of a journalistic report.