UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PANGASINAN

Binalonan, Pangasinan
Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education
Second Semester, A.Y. 2021-2022
MODULE 2
HISTORY OF CAMPUS JOURNALISM
Course Title: Campus Journalism
Course Code: EL119
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Course and Year:

Date and Time Allotment: Week 2

Introduction
This module entitled History of Campus Journalism will give a particular knowledge about the rights of the
student’s publication, benefits of campus journalism, roles and responsibilities of campus journalism, and duties and
responsibilities of a publication staff.

I. Objectives

At the end of the end of this module, students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the Campus Journalism.
2. Enumerate and Distinguish the benefits and roles of campus journalism; and
3. Analyze the duties and responsibilities of Publication staff.

II. Lecture

A BRIEF HISTORY OF CAMPUS JOURNALISM

(Alixander Haban Escote In History, August 28, 2008)

According to Jesus Valenzuela in the History of Journalism in the Philippine Islands (1933) and John Lent in
the Philippine Mass Communication (1964), the history of campus journalism in the Philippines started when the
University of Santo Tomas published EL LILIPUTIENSE in 1890.

However, Oscar Manalo, Narciso Matienzo, and Virgilio Monteloyola in Ang Pamahayagan (1985) argued that the
history of campus journalism in the country started when the University of the Philippines published THE
COLLEGE FOLIO, now The Philippine Collegian, in 1910.
They also added that THE TORCH of the Philippine Normal University,
THE GUIDON of the Ateneo de Manila University, and;
THE VARSITARIAN of the University of Santo Tomas was also published two years later.

Whatever came first, Carlos Romulo y Peña edited THE COCONUT, the official student publication of the Manila
High School, now the Araullo High School. It was published in 1912 and it is now considered the first and oldest
high school newspaper in the country.

In 1923, La Union High School in the Ilocos Region published THE LA UNION TAB, the first printed and regularly
issued high school newspaper in the country. Since then, high school newspapers came out one after the other.

Campus Journalism is carried out by university/college students and is generally intended for “campus.” This
publication is free of charge to the public and run by students and an adviser.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7079

July 5, 1991

“An act providing for the development and promotion of campus journalism and for other purposes.”

Section 1: This Act shall be known and referred to as the “CAMPUS JOURNALISM ACT OF
 1991”

Section 2: It is the declared policy of the State to uphold and protect the freedom of the press even at the
campus level and to promote the development and growth of campus journalism as a means of strengthening ethical
values, encouraging critical and creative thinking, and developing moral character and personal discipline of the
Filipino youth. In furtherance of this policy, the State shall undertake various programs and projects aimed at
improving the journalistic skills of students’ concerned and promoting responsible and free journalism.

RIGHTS OF STUDENT PUBLICATION

✓ Funding for the Student Publication

✓ Security of Tenure – states that a member of the publication staff must maintain his/her status as a student
to retain membership. A student shall not be expelled on the basis of articles he/she has written.

Benefits of Campus Journalism:

❖ Serves as a training ground;
❖ Acts as an instrument for keeping students and the faculty informed and updated;
❖ Brings out matters that the school and stakeholders should be concerned about/proud of;
❖ An avenue for freedom of expression or of the press.

Roles of Campus Journalism: THE FOUR I’s:

✓ TO INFORM
✓ TO INFLUENCE
✓ TO INTEREST
✓ TO INSPIRE

Responsibilities of Campus Journalism

✓ Social Responsibility
✓ Legal Responsibility
✓ Professional Responsibility
✓ Ethical Responsibility

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PUBLICATION STAFF

1. EDITOR IN CHIEF
✓ Supervises the editorial staff of the paper. He/she writes the editorials of the organ after consultation with the
members of the editorial staff.
✓ Edits all articles preparatory to submission of the same to the adviser for final editing and approval for
publication.
✓ Supervises the preparation of the layout and dummying of the paper and paging of the same in cooperation
with the managing editor and layout artist.
✓ Causes the accomplishment of all assignments properly and on time.
✓ Acts as liaison officer between the editorial staff and the adviser. Calls meetings of the staff.

2. MANAGING EDITOR
✓ Brings articles to the press for typesetting.
✓ Checks articles for typographical errors.
✓ Prepares the layout of the paper and paging of the same in consultation with the editor-in-chief. ✓
Proofreads galley proofs before these are finally approved by the chief editor, then by the adviser for printing.

3. ASSOCIATE EDITOR
✓ Edits the articles in cooperation with the editor in chief.
✓ Writes editorials of the organ when requested.
✓ Prepares assignments of section editors in consultation with the editor in chief.
✓ Cooperates in the preparation of the layout of the paper and paging of the same with the editor in chief and
managing editor.

4. SECTION EDITORS

4.1 News Editor

✓ Assigns reporters to cover events relevant to the school activities.
✓ Writes news articles on assignment from the editor in chief or through his own initiative in
consultation with the latter.
 ✓ Edits all news articles received preparatory to submission of the same to the editor in chief then to
the adviser of the English section.

4.2 Filipino Editor

✓ Writes the editorial of the Filipino section.
✓ Edits all articles preparatory to submission of the same to the Filipino adviser, for final editing and for
publication.
✓ Causes the submission of all Filipino articles properly and on time.
✓ Acts as liaison officer between the Filipino staff and the editor in chief.

4.3 Feature Editor

✓ Gives out assignments to feature writers.
✓ Receives and edits feature articles preparatory to submission of the same to the editor in chief.
✓ Writes regular articles or column.

4.4 Exchange Editor and Circulation Manager

✓ Makes up a list of school papers sent by other schools.
✓ Mails copies of his own paper to these schools.
✓ Files their papers on a bulletin board or display them on a newspaper rack.
✓ Keeps files of school information, such as lass lists and lists of homeroom advisers, faculty, and staff
members.
4.5 Reporter
✓ Secures the cold and raw facts of an assigned event and writes an article out of the same. ✓
Receives assignments from the section editors and board of editors and accomplishes the same
properly and on time.

5. LAYOUT SECTION EDITORS

5.1 Layout Artist

✓ Assigns or causes the assignment of the school’s official photographer to take pictures on school’s
activities for the month.
✓ Prepares pictorial articles of the organ in consultation with the managing editor and editor in chief.
✓ Writes the captions of pictures utilized by the paper in cooperation with the editor in chief. ✓ Takes
charge of the design of the newsletter cover.
✓ Labels or properly identifies all pictures made available for publication. It is suggested that he writes
(in pencil) at the back of every picture the event to which a particular picture refers.
✓ Helps in the preparation of the layout of pictorial stories.
✓ Makes illustrations for feature articles.

III. Application/Activity
Instructions: Comprehend what is being asked. Answer it as brief as possible and be guided by this criterion:
Content-15 points, Grammar and mechanics- 10 points, Organization- 5 points. Your answer should not go beyond
150 words and not lesser than 100 words.
How important it is to know the benefits, roles and responsibilities of campus journalism?
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IV. Assessment
Instructions: Recall the first time you engaged in campus journalism. What are the different factors your considered
that time? Share your experiences being one of the publication staff and include a publication staff whom you are
looking up to. Scoring criteria is presented below for your guide in constructing your answers. Write your answer in
yellow paper then attach it to this module.
 FOCUS CONTENT ORGANIZATION CONVENTION

The single controlling The presence of ideas The order was Grammar,
point is made with an developed through developed and Mechanics,
awareness of task facts, details, sustainable within and Spelling, usage,
about a specific topic. opinions, etc. across paragraphs. and
sentence formation

5pts 5pts 5pts 5pts

V. Other References
• Baran, S.J. (2006). Introduction to mass communication. Fourth Edition.
McGrawHill Education.
• Castro, J.L. (199). Handbook of Journalism. Revised Edition. Cacho Hermanos,
Inc. Manila