unit 1: writing for print media (newspaper) 1. why do people read news and features? 2

UNIT 1:

WRITING FOR PRINT MEDIA (NEWSPAPER)

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WHY DO PEOPLE READ NEWS AND FEATURES?

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. to widen knowledge • to develop skills • to reduce uncertainty • to deepen understanding • to solve problems • to gain inspiration • to save time and/or effort • to secure power/advantage• to be entertained

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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN

NEWS AND INFORMATION

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In the railway station, you might have noticed the board displaying the train timings. That is information.

If a new train time table is issued by the railways replacing the existing one with changes in train timings, that becomes news.

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FIVE STAGES OF THE WRITING PROCESS

Prewriting

Drafting

Revising

Editing

Publishing

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1. PREWRITING

Think, Think, Think… Who is my audience?

My classmates, teacher, a community member, a younger student…

Do they have any knowledge of my topic? Will I need to provide background knowledge?

What is my purpose? Am I writing to provide information, to persuade, to find out

information, or to tell a story?7

2. DRAFTING

Write it down… Are my thoughts organized?

Do I stick with the same idea throughout my writing? Do I know what order I want to say things in?

Which ideas do I want to develop? On your prewriting identify the ideas which you must use,

might use, and will not use. What ideas should I develop further?

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3. REVISINGImprove your writing…

Are my details clear? Are my words descriptive? Did I use repetitive words?

Should I add or take out parts? Do I need to explain more? Is there something missing that I should include?

Is my writing in a sensible order? Does my writing need to be in time order? Does the information need to be presented in a way that is

easy for others to follow?9

4. EDITING

Correct your work… Have I used complete sentences?

All of my thoughts are complete. There are no run-ons.

Are my language conventions correct? Spelling Capitalization and punctuation Grammar

Have I used editing marks to make corrections? Remember to look in your writing folder if you forgot what to use.

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Editing Marks…

insert

indent

check spelling

delete

capitalize

lower case

insert period

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5. PUBLISHING

Take your writing through the final stage. You

may choose to either type your writing or

hand write it on paper. Be sure to reread your

work before turning it in.

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GENRES OF PRINT MEDIA

News writing

Features writing

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A. NEWS WRITING

Gives the reader information that will impact them in some

way. It usually flows from most important to least important.

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CONCEPT OF NEWS

- News must be factual, yet not all facts are news

- News is primarily about people, what they say and

do

- What is news today is often not news tomorrow

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NEWS WRITING FORMAT/ STRUCTURE

Choosing the correct structure to benefit your readers is

critical to the success of your story.

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The Inverted Pyramid of news

suggests that news be told in order

of most interesting or important to

least interesting or important

Most interesting news stories use this style. This style is beneficial to many different people because less time will be spent on the parts of the story that aren’t as important. It benefits to:

1.Hurried readers

2.Beginning journalists

3.Headline writers

4.Page layout editors

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KEY FEATURES OF A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

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1 Headline/article title

tells what the story is about. usually only four or five words. It tries to attract the interest of the reader by telling them what the story is about, in a short and interesting way

2 Byline/author shows who wrote the story

3 Place line & date

Where the story reported

4 Lead tells the most important facts. It will set the scene and summarise the main points of the article: who, what, when, where (how, why)

5 Body Provides more detail about the event, in particular it answers the questions how and why

6 Ending gives something to think about

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1. Headline Paul Low: I advised PM not to open conference due to 'hostile reception'

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2. Byline BY NEVILLE SPYKERMAN

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3. Place line Putrajaya: 2 September

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1. Headline Paul Low: I advised PM not to open conference due to 'hostile reception



4. Lead Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was advised not to attend the opening of the 16th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) on Wednesday due to "possible hostile receptions" against him.

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was advised not to attend the opening of the 16th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) on Wednesday due to "possible hostile receptions" against him.

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What

Who

How

Where

Why

When

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5. Body Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Paul Low said as head of the Government certain protocols must be accorded to Najib.

"I'm from Transparency International and I know this will be a meeting of fearless activists and it's going to be hostile," said Low, responding to questions from the floor during a workshop session.

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6. Ending Low said Najib decided against delivering the keynote address in the afternoon after taking into account security concerns and the atmosphere of the conference. Low will be delivering the address.

In earlier press statements, Najib was scheduled to open the conference with the gathering of world anti-corruption experts.

KEY FEATURES OF A NEWSPAPER

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Flag/ Logo/ Newspaper Title/Title Piece (The name of the paper atop the front page.)

Jump (The part of the story that continues on another page. The introduction to the jump on the first page is called the “jump line.” “See ‘giraffes’ on Page 4” or “Continued on Page 4)

Refer (They appear on Page 1 and tell the readers about stories inside the paper)

B. FEATURE WRITING

Read more like nonfiction short stories.

Focus on facts likely to amuse, entertain, inspire.

Because of their emphasis, they are also called human

interest or color stories.

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PARTS OF FEATURE WRITING

Have a beginning, middle and end

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BEGINNING THEY can be deemed the young and the reckless. We see them often enough, zig-zagging through traffic on their motorcycles, sometimes even without their safety helmets on. And to compound matters, it is believed that as many as three in 10 youngsters actually ride without a valid licence.

MIDDLE The recent Ops Selamat during the Hari Raya period saw an increase in accidents and fatalities. Of the 330 fatalities, 200 were motorcyclists and pillion riders and 39 of these motorcyclists did not have a valid licence.

END We hope that with the proposed fee reduction, everyone who seeks to ride on the road will sign up for the course. Certainly this is the right time to do so for those who are still riding around recklessly without a licence.

FEATURE WRITING FORMAT

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1. 4 SQUARE METHOD

is a way to learn to write. This method will guarantee

that you can write with confidence.

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2. HOURGLASS FORMAT

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Introduction

General statement

Focus on issues

What you found/specific

Discussion

Conclusion

3. STORYTELLING PATTERN

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Lead

Fact

Fact

Clincher

The writer includes a clincher or a

kicker which gives the reader

something to remember without

repeating previous information; a

circle kicker returns back to the

opening paragraph

4. CHRONOLOGICAL PATTERN

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Lead

Foreshadowing

Chronological Storytelling

Climax at End

Though similar to the narrative style,

this pattern works very well when a

writer is trying to convey critical points

of a story!

unit 1: writing for print media (newspaper) 1. why do people read news and features? 2

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news tomorrow

concept of news

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inverted pyramid of

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