A news update is a quick account of an interesting or significant event or development. To write an effective news update, you must be able to grab and hold the attention of your readers and give them the most important details.
If you have more information to share, write a follow-up story. News updates should be written using an inverted pyramid format, meaning the most newsworthy information goes first and the least newsworthy is included at the end of the story. When identifying people in a story, use their full first and middle initials. This prevents confusion for your reader and avoids jarring them with sudden switches of first or second person. In addition, use the third person when referring to an organization or business.