News Writing
News Writing
News Writing
WRITING
LECTURE
Jhan Mark H. Javier
BSEd- Mathematics
Television Broadcaster, The Builders/Ang Pandayan, MinSU
General Tips
● Strictly follow the directions by the judge.
● Your handwriting/penmanship must be presentable. Avoid using cursive
fonts.
● Be a hundred percent focus on your own work.
● Be in the context or happening on or before the actual event.
● Gather first hand information.
● Do not procrastinate. Press forbids laziness.
● Have your materials ready.
● Listen attentively
THE BASICS OF
NEWS WRITING
NEWS STORY
A news story is a written or
recorded (or, occasionally, live)
article or interview that informs the
public about current events,
concerns, or ideas.
Dos and Don’ts
1. Avoid inappropriate use of adjectives. It tends your news
story to be biased.
2. For quantities 1-9, spell out (one, two, three,…, nine)(isa,
dalawa,…, siyam). For quantities 10 and above, indicate
the number.
3. Use active voice.
4. State the complete name when first mentioned, then use
only the surname in the succeeding paragraphs.
5. Do not use Mr. and Mrs. To address someone involved in
the news story.
6. Do not insert your own opinion. Stick to facts.
7. Always be in LAYMAN’s term.
8. One sentence-one paragraph rule
STRUCTURE of a News Story
1. Headline – the summary of the lead.
2. Lead Paragraph – the summary of the body
3. Body – contains important information arranged
from strongest up to strong and not
chronologically.
T
Inverted Pyramid vs T Pattern
Most
Most
important
important
important
Least
HEADLINE
(ulo ng balita)
kicker
Main
headline
kicker Sa Pananaliksik sa domestikong karahasan
Main Rempillo, kinilala sa lokal at internasyunal
headline ‘conference’
WHEN WHY
WHERE HOW
FACTS
What: Early morning fire
When: Christmas eve
Where: Brgy. 214 manila
Who: 4 victims, including 1 child
Cause of fire: Christmas tree
electrical wire
100 houses
WHY/HOW LEAD
Dahil sa kable ng christmas tree, apat ang namatay
kabilang ang isang bata sa isang sunog sa Barangay
214 sa Maynila, kaninang madaling araw.
WHO LEAD
Apat ang namatay kabilang ang isang bata matapos
masunong ang 100 bahay na nag-ugat sa kable ng
christmas tree sa Maynila kaninang madaling araw.
WHAT LEAD
Matapos ang isang sunog na nag-ugat sa kable
ng christmas tree, natupok ang 100 bahay, apat
ang biktima kabilang ang isang bata sa
Barangay 214 sa Maynila kaninang madaling
araw.
PUNCH LEAD
Mag-ingat sa Christmas tree!
Apat ang namatay kabilang ang isang bata sa isang sunog
sa Maynila kaninang madaling araw matapos pumutok ang
kable ng christmas tree.
Kalikasan o Kaunlaran?
Mainit ang naging komprontasyon ng mga
environmentalist at mga negosyanteng nagsusulong ng
pagmimina sa isang rally na ginanap kahapon sa
Mindoro.
BODY
(Katawan ng
balita)
2nd Paragraph
Transition Paragraph:
(Source of news + source speaker + when + where + indirect
quotation)
4th Paragraph
Elaborate the lead:
6th Paragraph
Elaboration
Agad naman itong isinugod sa ospital ngunit binawian din
agad ng buhay.
7th Paragraph
Indirect quotation:
Last Paragraph
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