What genres does news include?

News includes news reports, news comments and supplements. News reports are characterized by truthfulness, freshness, importance, interest, readability and timeliness. News commentary consists of three parts: argument, argument and demonstration, which is policy-oriented, targeted and accurate. The main feature of the supplement genre is documentary, which is generally an article on documentary topics such as social news.

News genre refers to the standardized basic categories and styles of news reports. With the rapid development of journalism, the types of news reports have increased, and the news genre has also developed and changed. The basic difference between different genres of news works is that the means of expression, tone and structure of news materials are different. The choice of news genre must be based on the actual needs of the audience and the requirements of news content.

There are various classifications of news genres, and there is no definitive division. Broadly speaking, according to the comprehensive situation of content and expression, it can be divided into news reports and news supplements. The traditional news genres in China are generally divided into five categories: news, communication, commentary, photography and comics. Some in-depth reports, close-ups and investigation reports are juxtaposed with the above and divided into eight categories. With the wide application of electronic means of communication in news reports, the deepening of news business reform and the strengthening of journalists' innovative consciousness, the classification of news genres tends to be diversified.