Introduction 'The news media investigates, analyzes and reports to stakeholders on issues and events occurring around the world during a cycle of 24 hour, 365 day information. » (Richard, 2007: 98). Because of the way media works, we know what is happening in the world and we can have a “connection” to other places. With the emergence of new media, the process of transmitting information becomes even faster. Even as new media becomes more and more prevalent, a considerable number of people rely on one of the traditional news media – newspapers. Faced with competition, the way news is reported could change as newspapers “must maintain high circulation figures to remain profitable” (Bignell 1997: 83). This directly affects the way news is presented. To make news attractive to readers, information can be "designed", as Thorne (2008) mentions, the function of newspapers in the 21st century is not only "referential", "entertainment has become just as important in the battle to win readers” (P.262).In this article, a news story was taken from WiseNews for analysis. It was an event that received widespread newspaper coverage and attracted a lot of public attention: the Manila hostage incident. I would like to see how the journalist presents the story to his readers by examining its structure and use of language. Information flow In his reporting, the journalist adopts the storytelling approach. “Journalists are the professional storytellers of our time” (Bell, 1991: 147). When reporting an incident. Journalists tend not to just report one fact in each paragraph without connecting the pieces of information together. Instead, they tend to turn the piece of text into a story. Evaluation elements are used to align readers, including concession, modality, and appreciation. Echoing Bell (2004), journalists are “storytellers”. When they present information to readers, they do not just report facts but tell a story using certain formats and lexical choices. Works Cited Bell, A. (1991). The language of the news media. UK: Blackwell Publishers Bignell, J. (1997). Media semiotics. New York: Manchester University PressKessler, L. and MnDonald, D. (1989). Master writing with substance and style. United States: Wadsworth, Inc. Martin, JR and Rose, D. (2007). Working with speech. London: Continuum. Reah, D. (2002). The language of newspapers. NY: Routledge Richard, S. (2007). Media relations. Australia: Oxford University Press. Thorne, S. (2008). Master the advanced English language. Great Britain: Cromwell Press Ltd.