Question

How is a technical report different from a news report? Mention their differences

Answer 1

A technical report is usually directed to the technical manager whereas a news report is written in more generally understandable terms and directed toward the main topics of the society.News reports are written for the non technical audience. The major difference between these two reports is that technical report is complete research report for technical audience and news report is a brief report on the hot topis of the society that is for all type of persons not only a particular group or society.

A technical report is just that. It is PURELY technical and covers all technical aspects of the matter in question. It does not extend itself to sales or the matters of other departments or make other projections into non-technical areas. It should be written in a way such that any technician trained in that subject will understand it and not need to ask for further information as it is self-contained ie has within its content references to ALL information it has been drawn from, inferred from or relies upon. We just want the FACTS here, but JUST the technical ones. it doesn’t matter if the lay person cannot understand it. What is important is YOU and the person to whom you report it does.

A news report is all about the general topics and main news in the society , but without the hype - written so ANYONE can understand it. The target may be one or more members of another department, any section of general management and/or the general manager/CEO himself or even those above him easy to understand by types of persons like business man, workers, elder , parents and etc. Do not presuppose who the target will be. Facts are expected here too, but mostly all the ones that are NON-technical and have to do with performance, outcomes, results and efficiencies . A news report is basically a general reporting of an event that has occurred. The report is filled with facts and information. It usually contains answers to all the “5 W’s” i.e. Why, Where, What, Who and How. The event that is covered in a news report is fresh and current. News reports include certain beats such as crime, politics, education, sports, etc.