1. Mr. Antonio DelgadoCampus Journalism Training-Workshop July 11, 2012Blessed Children Integrated School

2. News WritingJuly 11, 2012 Vol.1 Issue 1 Must have a nose for news Must be able to tell the truth Must not be afraid of people Must be knowledgeable in style Must be able to finish articles on time 3. News WritingJuly 11, 2012 Vol.1 Issue 1 Reporting news for media Gathering news Journalism as practiced in schools is knownas campus journalism. 4. News WritingJuly 11, 2012Vol.1 Issue 1NEWS is information about current events printed in newspapers or broadcast by the media. --Microsoft Encarta, 2009. 5. News WritingJuly 11, 2012 Vol.1 Issue 1 Recent information Current events Somebody or something interesting Something previously unknown 6. News WritingJuly 11, 2012Vol.1 Issue 1 Timeliness Proximity or Nearness Significance Prominence Oddity or Unusualness Conflict Progress 7. News WritingJuly 11, 2012Vol.1 Issue 1 Classroomstory Enrolment story Meeting story Program/Party Story Honor roll 8. News WritingJuly 11, 2012Vol.1 Issue 1 Awardsstory School Improvement story Election story School Organization/Club story Out-of-School Activity 9. News WritingJuly 11, 2012 Vol.1 Issue 1 Accuracy Brevity (briefness) Clarity Objectivity 10. News WritingJuly 11, 2012 Vol.1 Issue 1 offices, departments, library School calendar Invitations and Memos Different clubs and organizations Sports teams Students and teachers Community 11. News WritingJuly 11, 2012 Vol.1 Issue 1 Straightnews consistsof facts reportedwithout elaboration News feature basedon facts; writer maygive his impressions,may describe andnarrate withoutresorting to biasedopinion 12. News WritingJuly 11, 2012 Vol.1 Issue 1Most interesting or The Inverted most importantPyramid of news Least suggests thatinterestingnews be told inor least order of most important interesting or important to least interesting or important 13. News WritingJuly 11, 2012Vol.1 Issue 1Inverted Pyramid of News 14. News WritingJuly 11, 2012 Vol.1 Issue 1ILL TAKE THE LEAD! 15. News WritingJuly 11, 2012Vol.1 Issue 1 The1st paragraph: Mostimportant part of thearticle, summarizes thestory The Hook: Arouses thereaders interest Answers right away themost importantquestions: 5 Ws and 1 H 16. News WritingJuly 11, 2012Vol.1 Issue 1 Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? 17. News WritingJuly 11, 2012Vol.1 Issue 1Depending on the nature of the story and its driving news elements, a lead can focus on one or a few of the six question words. 18. News WritingJuly 11, 2012 Vol.1 Issue 1 Manystudents in BCIS are getting baldearly. The BCIS board had a meeting. The meeting was held last night. They ate chicharon during the meeting. One of the causes of baldness might be thewearing of caps. The board passed a resolution banning thewearing of hats in the school. The board voted 9-1 in favor of theresolution. 19. News WritingJuly 11, 2012 Vol.1 Issue 1Who? The school board passed a resolution last night banning the wearing of caps in all school buildings.What? Cap wearing was banned in all school buildings last night after the school board passed a new resolution. 20. News WritingJuly 11, 2012 Vol.1 Issue 1Where? In Blessed Children Integrated School last night, the school board passed a resolution to ban the wearing of caps in all school buildings.When? Last night, the school board passed a resolution banning cap wearing in all school buildings. 21. News WritingJuly 11, 2012Vol.1 Issue 1How? By a 9-1 margin last night, the school board passed a resolution banning cap wearing inside the school premises.Why? Citing a pattern of early-onset baldness in BCIS students, the school board last night passed a resolution that restricts cap wearing in all school buildings. 22. News WritingJuly 11, 2012 Vol.1 Issue 1Astonisher LeadBetter attend your classes on November 5!Contrast LeadTwenty years ago, he was the schools janitor. Now, he came back to become the college dean.Epigram Lead verse, quotationLike father, like son 23. News WritingJuly 11, 2012Vol.1 Issue 1Picture Lead describes to create a mentalpicture of the subject. The new dean, although only in his 30s,is already silver-haired.Background Lead describes the setting Decorated with buntings and multi-colored lights, the quadrangle became agrand setting for a barrio fiesta as GJCcelebrated its.. 24. News WritingJuly 11, 2012Vol.1 Issue 1Parody Lead a parody of a well-known songor poemTell me not in mournful numbers, Life isbut an empty dream..This must be the desperate conclusion ofa 45-year old man who killedhimself..Punch Lead - short, forceful, explosiveGod is dead! 25. News WritingJuly 11, 2012Vol.1 Issue 1Quotation Lead Ignorance, not poverty, causes malnutrition. Thus revealed former Isabela governor Grace Padaca to Question Lead Who will be the next Ms. Intramurals? The answer will be known on 26. News WritingJuly 11, 2012 Vol.1 Issue 1 Pack the most important info in onesentence Start with the most important orunusual idea of the news event. Go direct to the point 27. News WritingJuly 11, 2012 Vol.1 Issue 1 Rarelyuse the when and whereleads Use less than 30 words Dont start with articles: a, an, the Do not mention names in the leadunless the person is well-known 28. News WritingJuly 11, 2012Vol.1 Issue 1WHAT AGREAT BODY! 29. News WritingJuly 11, 2012 Vol.1 Issue 1 Thedetails of the lead Arranged from most important tothe least important One sentence, one paragraph Sentences are generally less than25 words Include quotations from at leasttwo different people 30. News WritingJuly 11, 2012Vol.1 Issue 1 Makesure your facts are accurate Keep your sentences short. Avoid long and complex words. Be specific. Use adjectives sparingly. Do not editorialize. Write in the third person. 31. News WritingJuly 11, 2012Vol.1 Issue 1 32. News WritingJuly 11, 2012Vol.1 Issue 1 33. News WritingJuly 11, 2012 Vol.1 Issue 1POINTERS: 5 Ws and 1 H Quotations Details One paragraph, one sentence