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🚀 Report a news at OpenNewsMap

Writing a news report is easy – anyone can do it! Write below. Do not worry about completing all fields, the page can be completed by another volunteer. Do not forget to Submit.

Link to chat with other newsmappers: #OpenNewsMap

Event date (20%)

Check when the event happened. The event should be CURRENT, i.e., have happened less than three days ago. Importantly, often, this is not the date of the source that you are reading or watching.

For example, firefighters may have found a lost puppy on Monday, and you may have read about it from a CNN article which is dated Wednesday. In this example, the event date is Monday.

Please check carefully. If the event is not current, do NOT tick this box; do NOT start to write about it; check whether there is a more recent event, or a new development, to report.

Event is CURRENT (less than three days ago)

Headline (30%) Headline: ^* sentence caseactive voicepresent tenseProceed to news text

Report (80%)

Only edit this fieldset if “Proceed to news text” is set.

Aim for around one to three paragraphs, or more; do not copy paste from external sources.

News report: ^* 5W (Who, What, Where, When, Why How) in first paragraphinverted pyramid structurepast tenseactive voiceno plagiarismnot an opinion piece; includes angles from various partiesquotes or claims are attributed where possiblepage includes page tagspage includes geo location (see other articles for examples)Proceed to sources

Sources (90%)

Only edit this fieldset if “Proceed to sources” is set.

Without at least two sources, the news report will be challenging to verify. It is necessary to include at least two independent sources.

Sources ^* includes at least two sources (URLs or other)date and publisher name and title are specified for each sourceProceed to Metadata

Metadata (95%)

Only edit this fieldset if “Proceed to Metadata” is set.

Include data about location and topic where the event happened.

Region tag ^* Topic tag ^* Latitude ^* Longitude ^* Placename ^* Country ^* Proceed to Procedure

Procedure (100%)

Only edit this fieldset if “Proceed to Procedure” is set.

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