can you solve these scrambled letters?. msjrolauni journalism
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Let’s learn something about:
1.Journalism and Campus Journalism compared
2. News (attributes, types, sources, and structure)
3. Newswriting
4. Feature Writing
5. Some basic tips
EARLYJOURNALISM
EARLYJOURNALISM
ROMEActa Diurna - daily eventsActa Publica- public events
EGYPT•heralds & town criers
CHINA•wood blocks
PHILIPPINES•umalohokan
JOURNALISMscience & art of writing the
daily events
the business of managing, editing, or writing for newspapers, journals, or magazines
JOURNALISMscience & art of writing the
daily events
the business of managing, editing, or writing for newspapers, journals, or magazines
CAMPUS JOURNALISMor school paper as we call it
“… a co-curricular activity of the school which involves collecting, organizing, and presenting news; writing editorials, columns, literary articles, and features; copyreading, proofreading, dummying, and writing headlines.”
CAMPUS JOURNALISMor school paper as we call it
“… a co-curricular activity of the school which involves collecting, organizing, and presenting news; writing editorials, columns, literary articles, and features; copyreading, proofreading, dummying, and writing headlines.”
CAMPUS JOURNALISMCAMPUS JOURNALISM
functions
1. Information2. Opinion3. Education4. Watchdog5. Laboratory6. Documentation7. Entertainment8. Developmental
NEWSNEWSNews is an accurate and timely
account of an idea, issue, or event that affects a significant
number of people.
based on facts
immediate past
opinion of a prominent persontransforms into a policycould improve a system
affects many people, especially the target audience
involves the school, its administration, faculty, students, and alumni
Now that’s what we call
NEWSWORTHINESS!
NEWS VALUESNEWS VALUES• timelinessschool paper is more of a chronicler of the immediate past
• significanceto those connected to the school
• proximitygeographical and/or psychological
• prominencefame of persons, events, places, things
• oddityemotional, involves conflict, unusual events
“ If a dog bites a man, that is not news; but if a man bites a dog, then that is news.”
Charles Anderson Dana, 1982Editor, New York Sun
on ODDITY
Types of News
•hard/straight•soft
Types of News
•hard/straight•soft
Other Types
• News Features• In-depth story• Follow-up story• Sidebar
Other Types
• News Features• In-depth story• Follow-up story• Sidebar
Let’s Practice.
Which of the following events/issues/ideas are newsworthy? Defend your answer by citing the news value/s or lack of the same.
Let’s Practice.
Which of the following events/issues/ideas are newsworthy? Defend your answer by citing the news value/s or lack of the same.
1. Fernando Zobel de Ayala donates dozens of computers to ECEC.
2. Xyris Salinas, a Grade 5 pupil, loses his wallet on his way to school.
3. The principal announces that he will retire next year.
4. The library set up a video section and acquired the latest DVDs of Filipino films.
5. Classrooms will be painted pink during the summer break.
The Lead
Traditionally, 5 Ws and an H who, what, when, where, why, and how
These days, best W or H forward
What lead is this?
1. US President Barack Obama yesterday said that he will visit the Philippines in November.2. The oil price hike will trigger higher food prices,
economists from the University of the Philippines said in a symposium last Tuesday.
3. Ten days to go before the Sangguniang Kabataan elections.
4. Luneta Park was filled with g-string clad men last Saturday in an effort to raise awareness for cultural miniroties.
5. A broken water pipe was the cause for the flooding along Sikatuna Ave., Quezon City yesterday.
6. Using his bare hands to kill the snake, the soldier saved a six-year old boy from being bitten.
How does an effective lead look like?
• Single sentence with a single idea
• Emphasizes what is most newsworthy Juanita Cruz, 11, a student of Datu Bugna
Elementary School, died in a car accident along Balay Road yesterday.
An 11-year-old female student of Datu Bugna Elementary School died in a car accident along
Balay Road yesterday.
How does an effective lead look like?
• Reports the most recent development
A McDonald’s outlet in Cubao was held-up at around midnight by a lone gunman.
A man was apprehended by police at dawn for allegedly robbing a McDonald’s outlet in
Cubao.
How does an effective lead look like?
• Action-oriented
Results of a survey showing Filipinos’ perception on government corruption was released by the Social Weather Station yesterday.
The Bureau of Customs was deemed the most corrupt by Filipinos, a survey by the Social Weather Station revealed yesterday.
COMPLEX WORDS
COMMON WORDS
conflagration fire
terminate end
purchase
facilitate help
endeavor try
summon
enormous
inundate flood
Active Voice over Passive Voice except…
when the direct object is more important than the subject
The new Audio Visual room will be finished next month, said the engineer.
WORDY TIGHT
in the company of with
at the present time
a sufficient amount of time
enough
in the vicinity of
during the period from
put in an appearance
came
in the event that
was the recipient of
in spite of the fact that
despite
over the period of during
What’s wrong with these?1. PNoy wore color
yellow shirts as a symbol of democracy.
2. My mother’s picture frame is square not rectangular in shape.
Correctness
Technical correctnesssructure, grammar, and style
Conceptual correctness
accuracy of data
A STYLE OF WRITING THAT TAKES AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT A SPECIFIC ASPECT OF REALITY, WHETHER IT IS ABOUT A CURRENT EVENT, A TREND, OR A PERSON.
SOFT NEWS
FACTS AND FEELINGS
INFORMS AND ENTERTAINS
INVERTED PYRAMID OR LITERARY FORM
•Types of FeaturesTypes of Features news feature <in-depth news>
profile <person, place>
trend story < fashion, lifestyle>
historical feature <importance/relevance of a significant event>
human interest < emotional & heartbreaking>
service feature < “news you can use”>
Some basic tips
1. always bring along your reporter’s notebook.
2. always have a nose for news. 3. always be keen yet careful
Work on this:
Write a 700-word personality profile on your favorite teacher.
Here, you’ll practice interviewing and writing a story.