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JOURNALISM
4th Quarter

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Learning Competency with Code:

Explain the purpose and importance of campus newspapers in: a. school

b. community (SPJ4RJJ-Iva-1)………………………………………………………… 2

Learning Competency and Code

Give the roles and functions of campus journalist (SPJ4RJJ-IV-2)………………… 9

Learning Competency with Code

Enumerate the different news values (SPJJNEW-IVFH-6) (SPJ4PMP-IVef-7)…………16

Learning Competency with Code:

Categorize news in the articles presented (SPJ4PMP-IVef-8)……………………….23

Learning Competency with Code:

Define and identify report news values of topics in school publication

(SPJ4PMP-IVef-9)…………………………………………………………………………33

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 JOURNALISM 4
Name of Learner:___________________________ Grade Level:_______________
Section:____________________________________Date:____________________

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

Explain the purpose and importance of campus newspapers in school and
community

Background Information for Learners:

This activity sheet serves as a self-learning guide for the learners. It facilitates
lesson comprehension as it aims explain the purpose and importance of campus
newspapers in school and community.
School newsletters are important communication tool. They help keep parents
updated and involved in what’s happening at the school.
School newsletters are intended to provide essential information to parents
and can also foster a connection between the classroom and the home.

School newspaper provides a platform for students to express their ideas and
creativity. It helps to develop their critical thinking skills. Moreover, it can be
instrumental in building peer-to-peer relationship, while shaping their perspectives,
opinion and identity.
A campus newspaper is a publication put out by staff members whose names
appear in the masthead or editorial box.
The campus newspaper has many functions. The traditional roles of the
campus paper was specified by Harold Spears and C.H. Lawshe Jr. in their book, An
Introduction to Journalism.
A. Aid to students
1. Provides an opportunity for interesting writing.
2. Gives students the opportunity to learn how to read the newspapers.
3. Acts as stimulus to better work.
4. Develops students’ powers of observation and discrimination
concerning relative merits of news articles.
5. Serves as an outlet and motivation for journalistic writing.
6. Offers training in organization, business methods, commercial art,
salesmanship, bookkeeping, and business management.
7. Develops qualities of cooperation, tact, accuracy, tolerance,
responsibility and leadership.

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 B. Aid to school and community
1. Informs the community on the work of the school.
2. Publishes school news.
3. Creates and expresses school opinion.
4. Makes known the achievement of the school.
5. Helps unify the school.
6. Encourages and stimulates worthwhile activities.
7. Develops right standard of conduct.
8. Provides an outlet for student suggestions for the betterment of the
school.
9. Develops better interschool relationship.
10. Develops school spirit.
11. Develops cooperation between parents and school.
The modern campus newspaper has evolved other functions. Briefly
explained, they are:
1. Information function – It informs the readers of events the happened,
that are happening or will still happen.
2. Opinion function – Through the editorials and editorial columns, the
editor interprets the meaning of news, especially of the banner news, and
gives his opinion of important matters of significant events of the day.
3. Education function – One of the most important functions of modern
campus paper is to educate not only the students but also people in the
community.
4. Watchdog function – The school paper acts as the guardian of the
students’ rights. It serves as eyes of the readers.
5. Laboratory function – It serves as the teaching tool for budding
journalist. After they have learned, for example, how to write straight news
stories, they cover school activities and write the news for publication.
6. Documentation function – Important school events and worthwhile
student accomplishments and achievements are recorded in the school
paper for posterity’s sake. Most present-day histories have been
researched on from old files of newspaper.
7. Entertainment function – The school papers, like an interesting book,
keeps the reader company especially when he/she is alone. Most human
interest stories are very interesting to read.
8. Developmental function – In the developing country like the Philippines,
scholastic as well as commercial journalism has been given nobler
significance.

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Learning Competency with Code:

Explain the purpose and importance of campus newspapers in: a. school

b. community (SPJ4RJJ-Iva-1)
Activity 1

Directions: Arrange the jumbled letters inside the parenthesis to complete the
sentence. Write the answer on the space provided.

1. Newsletters should (r n m o i f) ____________ parents of special school

activities such as field trips, meetings and volunteer opportunities.

2. Newsletters are also great way to (m e n d r i) ____________ families when

there are special activities in school.

3. Write about specific happenings around the school, this will (c c n e t n o)

_____________ the parents and the school.

4. Newsletters serve as (e a n l c n h)_____________ of communication it

opens between home and school.

5. Campus newsletters provide opportunity for pupil-writer to (r e s x p s e)

____________ themselves.

Activity 2

Directions: Write True if the statement is correct, False if it is incorrect.

_____1. Having school newspaper empowers students to showcase their writing

skills and voice their opinions.
_____2. Pupil-run newspapers are great way to build communication between all
groups in the school.
_____3. The purpose of newsletter is to provide information to parents only.
_____4. Brainstorming and producing a school newspaper can provide pupils with
valuable experience in collaboration and teamwork.
_____5. Campus newsletter help pupils build confidence.
_____6. News found in the campus newsletter are just copied from well-known
newspapers in the country.
_____7. Campus newsletter may not publish national and local news.
_____8. Pupils can express their thoughts and ideas in school newsletter.
_____9. Campus newsletter strengthen the relationship of the school and
community.
_____10. Pupils are trained to manage school paper guided by school newsletter
advisers.
.

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Activity 3

Directions: Read the sentences carefully. If the statement implies importance to

pupils/students draw and for school/ community.

_______ 1. Campus newsletter develops qualities of cooperation, tact, accuracy,

tolerance, responsibility and leadership.
_______ 2. Publish school and community news.
_______ 3. Provides an opportunity for interesting writing.
_______ 4. Encourages and stimulates worthwhile activities.
_______ 5. Make known the achievements of the school.

Activity 4

Directions: Based on the diagram below, choose 3 words and explain how it is related
to the topic: Importance of campus newsletter in the school and community.

1.__________________________________________________________________
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2.__________________________________________________________________
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3.__________________________________________________________________
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Activity 5

Directions: As a journalist, make a simple news informing the community about

important activity/ activities in your school.

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Rubric for Scoring (Activity 4 and 5)

Features 5 4 3 2 1

Expert Accomplished Capable Beginner Beginner

Quality of Short Short Short Short Short and
Writing paragraph paragraph paragraph paragraph incomplete
written in a written in an written in written in a paragraph
very interesting simple style very simple
interesting style style
style

Very Gives some

informative Somewhat new Gives one new Has an idea but
and well- informative and information information can’t organize
organized organized but poorly and very into writing
organized poorly
organized

Grammar, With correct Few spelling A number of So many Erroneous

Usage & spelling, and erroneous spelling, spelling,
Mechanics punctuation, punctuation spelling, punctuation punctuation
indention errors, minor punctuation and and grammar
and/or free grammatical grammatical grammatical
from errors errors
grammatical
errors
Reflection
1. What part of the activity do you find difficulty? Why?
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2. What part of the activity do you easy? Why?

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References
https://www.schoolcues.com/school-newsletters-schoolcues
https://classroom.synonym.com/purpose-school-newsletter
https://www.google.com/search?q=reasons+why+schools+issue+newsletters
http://www.prekpartner.com/2015/09/importance-of-classroom-newsletter
ghereducationreview.com
books.google.com.ph
https://blog.digistorm.com/improving-school-newsletter-distribution

Answer Key:
Activity 1 Activity 2

1. inform 1. True
2. remind 2. True
3. connect 3. False
4. channel 4. True
5. express 5. True
6. False

Activity 3 7. False

1 8. True.

2. 9. True

3. 10. True

4.

5.

Activity 4
Activity 5
Answers may vary (rubrics based)

Prepared by:

ZORAIDA V. TUALA
Writer

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 JOURNALISM 4
Name: _____________________________________ Grade Level: _____________
Section: ____________________________________ Date: ___________________

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

Scope and Functions of Journalism and Campus Journalist
Scope of Journalism
There are three major divisions of journalism: written journalism, oral journalism
and visual journalism. Newspapers and magazines fall under written journalism and
are classified as periodicals. Periodicals are publications released in regular intervals:
bi-monthly, monthly, weekly, etc. A newspaper, compared to the magazine, prints
more news and has no special cover. Newspapers are printed in paper called
newsprint. News is printed all over the newspaper having the hottest news in the front
page. A magazine, on the other hand, has a special cover and prints less news but
more human-interest stories and features. Magazines are printed in book paper and if
ever a magazine contains news, it’s brief, summarized and can only be found inside
pages. Periodicals, journals, books, graphic media and brochures are under print
media. Radio falls under oral journalism and while television, movies and
documentaries are under oral-visual journalism. Radio and television are examples of
broadcast media while movies and documentaries are examples of film media.
Functions of Campus Papers
A campus paper may be mimeographed or printed published or released by an
organization or school whose name or logo appears in the masthead or in the editorial
box. The campus paper like any other media has functions:
AID TO STUDENTS
a. Provides opportunity for interesting writing.
b. Gives students the opportunity to learn how to read the newspapers.
c. Acts as stimulus to better work.
d. Develops students’ power of observation and discrimination concerning relative
merits of news articles.
e. Serves as outlet and motivation for journalistic writing.
f. Offers training in organizations, business methods, commercial arts, salesmanship,
bookkeeping and business management.
g. Develops qualities of cooperation, tact, accuracy, tolerance, responsibility and
leadership.

AID TO SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY

a. Informs the community of the work of the school.
b. Publishes school news.

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c. Creates and expresses school opinions.
d. Makes known the achievements of the school.
e. Helps unify the school.
f. Encourages and stimulates worthwhile activities.
g. Develops right standard of conduct.
h. Provides and outlet for students’ suggestions for the betterment of the school.
i. Develops better interschool relationship.
j. Develops school spirit.
k. Develops cooperation between the parents and the school.
The campus paper also has these following functions:
a. INFORMATION FUNCTION: This is the news functions of the campus paper: to
inform. Since information dissemination is the maid purpose of the campus paper, this
is the function most likely performed by any campus paper. It gives the readers
information concerning the things around the community and within the school.
b. OPINION FUNCTION: Through the editorials and editorial columns, the editor has
the chance to post his opinion regarding current events inside the school and the
community. The main purpose for this is to persuade to reader toward a certain point
of view.
c. EDUCATION FUNCTION: Tabooed topics such as sex, sex education, family
planning and the like are extensively and intensively discussed by writers of campus
papers. This is one of the most important functions of the campus paper: to educate.
d. WATCHDOG FUNCTION: The school paper serves as an eye for the readers to
see what is happening in the school and to guard the right of the young ones.
e. LABORATORY FUNCTION: It serves as the teaching tool for budding journalists.
Neophytes pattern their new experience from the existing and past papers.
f. DOCUMENTATION FUNCTION: Important school events and worthwhile student
accomplishments and achievements are recorded in the campus paper for posterity’s
sake. Most present-day stories are researched from old newspapers.
g. ENTERTAINMENT FUNCTION: The school paper, like an interesting book, keeps
the reader company especially when he is alone. Most human-interest stories are
stimulating to read.
h. DEVELOPMENTAL FUNCTION: In developing a country like the Philippines,
scholastic and commercial journalism has been given greater and nobler significance.
The sources of new journalists are school also. Journalists in campus publications are
most likely to be the journalists of the future. The young journalist whose news deals
with club activities, school elections and campus activities will eventually become a
better one whose news deal with activities of the nation, national elections and national
concerns. The developmental function of the campus paper doesn’t only have
implications on the young one himself but also on the school as a whole. School
administrators and staff may reflect their performance on the school paper and see
what improvements must be done.

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Campus Journalism plays an important role in the academe. It trains students to be
responsible members of the society. Thus, they should be continually trained to
produce a paper that is fair, balanced and investigative. The student paper serves as
major venue for the exercise of campus press freedom. Given that journalism is one
of the most vital professions in any society, campus journalism is one of the most
significant endeavors in the country. It is where students get a taste of what it is like to
write for their school, their neighborhoods, their dreams and their hopes. Journalism
is for the ‘voice of a voiceless ‘expressing opinions of all those in our society. It’s like
a bridge between the authorities and people. Therefore, its primary purpose is to make
sure all citizens are aware of their rights.
Functions of Journalism are to Inform, Educate, Guide and Entertain. The press
performs a very important role as means of mass communication in the modern world.
The press tries to inform its reader objectively about what is happening in their
community, country and the world at large.
Empowerment and foundation are ostensibly possible as campus journalism
inculcates responsibility among students in expressing their thoughts persuasively
without offending the opposite perspective, relaying their concerns and serving them
a venue of dialogue in the most educated manner.

Learning Competency and Code

Give the roles and functions of campus journalist (SPJ4RJJ-IV-2)
Activity 1
Directions: Write True if the statement is correct and False if the statement is incorrect.
Write your answer on the space provided before the number.
_________1. Sports is printed all over the newspaper having the hottest news in the
front page.
_________2. Radio and television are examples of broadcast media.
_________3. Television and documentaries are examples of film media.
_________4. Journalism is for the ‘voice of a voiceless ‘expressing opinions of all
those in our society.
_________5. Periodicals are publications released in regular intervals.
_________6. The developmental function of the campus paper doesn’t only have
implications on the young one himself but also on the school as a whole.
_________7. Periodicals, journals, books, graphic media and brochures are under
print media.
_________8. The press tries to inform its reader objectively about what is happening
in their community, country and the world at large.

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_________9. Stylish in campus publications are most likely to be the journalists of the
future.
_________10. There are three major divisions of journalism: written journalism, oral
journalism and kinesthetic journalism.

Activity 2
Directions: Match the functions of journalism in Column A to the statements in Column
B. Write your answer on the space provided before the number.
Column A
______1. Campus Journalism
______2. Education Function
______3. Opinion Function
______4. Laboratory Function
______5. Empowerment
Foundation
______6. Documentation Function
______7. Developmental Function
______8. Entertainment Function
______9. Watchdog Function
______10. Information Function
Column B
a. This is one of the most important
functions of the campus paper to
educate.
b. It serves as the teaching tool for
budding journalists.
c. It gives the readers information
concerning the things around the
community and within the school.
d. The school paper serves as an eye for
the readers to see what is happening in
the school and to guard the right of the
young ones.
and e. Most human-interest stories are
stimulating to read.
f. Ostensibly possible as campus
journalism inculcates responsibility
among students in expressing their
thoughts persuasively without offending
the opposite perspective.
g. The main purpose for this is to
persuade to reader toward a certain point
of view.
h. The developmental function of the
campus paper doesn’t only have
implications on the young one himself
but also on the school as a whole.
i. Most present-day stories are
researched from old newspapers.
j. Plays an important role in the
academe.

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Activity 3
Directions: Write STUDENTS if the statement is about the aid to students and
SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY if the statement is about the aid to school and
community. Write your answer on the space provided before the number.
______________________1. Provides opportunity for interesting writing.
______________________2. Provides and outlet for students’ suggestions for the
betterment of the school.
______________________3. Informs the community of the work of the school.
______________________4. Develops students’ power of observation and
discrimination concerning relative merits of news articles.
______________________5. Encourages and stimulates worthwhile activities.
______________________6. Offers training in organizations, business methods,
commercial arts, salesmanship, bookkeeping and business management.
______________________7. Develops cooperation between the parents and the
school.
______________________8. Serves as outlet and motivation for journalistic writing.
______________________9. Makes known the achievements of the school.
______________________10. Helps unify the school.

Activity 4
Directions: Read each statement carefully and fill in the blanks with the correct answer.
Scope of Journalism
There are three major divisions of __________________: written journalism,
oral journalism and visual journalism. _________________ and magazines fall under
written journalism and are classified as periodicals. __________________ are
publications released in regular intervals: bi-monthly, monthly, weekly, etc. A
newspaper, compared to the magazine, prints more news and has no special cover.
Newspapers are printed in paper called ________________. News is printed all over
the newspaper having the hottest news in the front page. A _________________, on
the other hand, has a special cover and prints less news but more human-interest
stories and features. Magazines are printed in book paper and if ever a magazine
contains news, it’s brief, summarized and can only be found inside pages. Periodicals,
__________________, books, graphic media and ___________________ are under
print media. __________________ falls under oral journalism and while television,
movies and documentaries are under oral-visual journalism. Radio and
___________________ are examples of broadcast media while movies and
____________________ are examples of film media.

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 Activity 5
Directions: Answer the following questions in brief and concise.
1. What are the importance of the roles and functions of campus journalist?
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Features Expert Accomplished Capable Beginner

4 3 2 1
Quality of -Piece was -Piece was -Piece had little -Piece had no
Writing written in an written in an style or voice. style or voice.
extraordinary interesting style -Give some new -Gives no new
style and voice. and voice. information but information and
-Very informative -Somewhat poorly very poorly
and well informative and organized. organized.
organized. organized.
Grammar, -Virtually no -Few spelling -A number of -So many
Usage and spelling, and punctuation spelling, spelling,
Mechanics punctuation or errors, minor punctuation or punctuation and
grammatical grammatical grammatical grammatical
errors. errors. errors. errors that it
interferes with
the meaning.

Reflection:
1. What I have learned about this activity?
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Activity 3
Activity 4 Activity 2 Activity 1
1. STUDENTS
1. Journalism 1. j 1. False
2. SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY
2. Newspapers 2. a 2. True
3. SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY
3. Periodicals 3. g 3. False
4. STUDENTS
4. Newsprint 4. b 4. True
5. SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY
5. Magazine 5. f 5. True
6. STUDENTS
6. Journals 6. i 6. True
7. SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY
7. Brochures 7. h 7. True
8. STUDENTS
8. Radio 8. e 8. True
9. SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY
9. Television 9. d 9. False
10. SCHOOL AND
10. Documentaries 10. c 10. False
COMMUNITY
Answer Key
Writer
MELISSA JOY M. AGBAYANI
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http://blept.blogspot.com/2015/11/scope-and-functions-of-journalism.html?m=1
References:
 JOURNALISM 4
Name of Learner: _________________________________ Grade Level: ______________
Section: _________________________________________ Date: ____________________

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

ENUMERATE THE DIFFERENT NEWS VALUES
Background Information for Learners:
• What are News Values?
News values are general guidelines or criteria which determine how much
prominence a media outlet gives a news story. They explain why a story interests its
audience; and how editors and other journalists decide that one piece of information
is news while another is not. Media outlets include newspapers, magazines, radio,
television, and the Internet. News values are also called news criteria or news factors.
Journalists are looking out for news stories that attract a significant audience or
readership. They must discover which information is newsworthy and filter out that
which is of little interest. By applying a set of guidelines or criteria, they can identify
what material will make the best stories. We call these guidelines “news values”.

• What are the 7 News Values?

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CONFLICT
• The news story contains struggle, confrontation, violence, protest or argument
(war crime politics, social debate and etc.. News about people or
organisations at odds with each other arouse curiosity. People want to know
what lies behind the conflict.

TIMELINESS
• An event is more newsworthy the sooner it is reported. News gets out of date
quickly. If it happened recently, it is timely. What is regarded as “recent”
depends upon the publication cycle of the news medium itself. On a television
news channel news events that happened during the past half hour are timely.

PROXIMITY
• Events are more newsworthy the closer they are to the community reading about
them. Events occurring in the newspaper circulation or broadcast area are more
likely to be newsworthy.

PROMINENCE
• Events are more newsworthy when they involve public figures. Well-known
people (politicians, celebrities, actors, musicians, athletes) can make the news
even when their actions are trivial. Because of their media prominence, people
feel a personal connection with them.

IMPACT
• Events are more newsworthy when they affect a greater number of people.
These events affect many people – the more people, the better the story.
Information that has a big impact on everyday issues such as health, welfare,
transport or national security have a big impact and generate much public
interest.

BIZARRNESS
• Something out of the ordinary has more news value than an everyday
event. The unexpected, strange or wacky story deviates sharply from what you
would expect. The unusual entertains.

CURRENCY
• Currency implies that the time for a topic has arrived. This includes events
which are already popular or trends which are currently in the news and being
talked about. More value is attributed to stories pertaining to issues or topics
that are in the spotlight of public concern rather than to issues or topics about
which people care less.

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Learning Competency with Code

Enumerate the different news values (SPJJNEW-IVFH-6) (SPJ4PMP-IVef-7)

Activity 1: MATCH ME!
Directions: Match column A with the correct answer on column B, write only the letter
of answer on the blank provided at the right side of the test paper.
A B

______1.Conflict a. strange or wacky

______2.Timeliness b. involve public figures
______3.Proximity c. popular or trends
______4.Prominence d. closer to the community
______5.Impact e.affect a greater number of people
______6.Bizarrness f. protest or argument
______7.Currency g. recent
Activity 2: FIND IT!
Directions: Find and encircle each word related to news values in the puzzle. Words
may be written horizontally, vertically or diagonally. They also may be written in
reverse order, so you may have to read them from right to left.

E V E N T S O P Q P R P S T C U V
C D E R T G D L X U G R H I O H W
R V G G T Y A G S B S O B J M G X
E D V J K U V R L L D M B K M F D
C S D D S I O C M I F I C L U E E
E F F U I T F P M C G N D M N D T
N G N F C H V I B N J E D N I C C
T U Y A Y B B W A R K N F O T B E
T C I L F N O C T T L C F T Y Y P
G G X C U R R E N C Y E D C A T X
B S S E N I L E M I T C C A Z I E
C C D G S G T O U H M V U P Y M N
T S E R E T N I I N N V B M X I U
D R D D Y P E O P L E B B I W X Y
C H H H C E L E B R I T I E S O Z
H I J K L M N O P R Q S T U V R A
G F B I Z A R R N E S S E D C P B

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Activity 3: FACT OR BLUFF!
Directions: Write FACT if the statement correct and BLUFF if it is not.
___________1. Journalists are looking out for news stories that attract a
significant audience or readership.
___________2. Conflict is something out of the ordinary has more news value than
an everyday event.
___________3. An event is more newsworthy the sooner it is reported.
___________4. Recent events have higher news value than earlier happenings.
___________5. News values are general guidelines or criteria which determine how
much prominence a media outlet gives a news story.
___________6. Prominence means events are more newsworthy when it focuses on
war, conflict or struggle.
___________7. Each news value describes a different quality that can be found in
a newsworthy story.
___________8. Currency includes events which are already popular or trends.
___________9. More value is attributed to stories pertaining to issues or topics
that are in the spotlight of public concern.
___________10. Conflict and disagreement add excitement to a story.

Activity 4: MATCH ME!

Directions: In the blank beside each of these topics for stories in the campus
newspaper, write its main news value: conflict, timeliness, proximity, prominence,
impact, bizarreness and currency.

_________1. The Russian navy has conducted major war games near Alaska
involving dozens of ships and aircraft, the military says, the biggest such drills in the
area since Soviet times.
_________2. Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday thanked healthcare workers on the
frontline of the fight against the coronavirus outbreak, promising that a united effort
would help defeat the disease.
_________3. The Philippine economy plunged by much more than expected in the
second quarter, falling into recession for the first time in 29 years, as economic activity
was hammered by one of the world’s longest and strictest coronavirus lockdowns.
_________4. MIAMI— A Florida candidate for Congress said Monday she stands by
her claims she was abducted to an alien spaceship at age 7 but that the incident
shouldn’t detract from what she’s done here on Earth since then.

_________5. MANILA, Philippines — Mobile wallet application GCash has decided to

delay the placement of fees for bank transfers, moving it to a month after the initial
_________6. The Department of Health in Region 2 (DOH-2) confirmed Monday
afternoon a new case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Cagayan
Valley region. According to DOH Officer-in-Charge Director Leticia Cabrera, the
newest case was a 40-year-old woman from Cauayan City, Isabela. Identified as

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PH4805, the patient had no travel history to a COVID-19-infected area in the
country, but had an encounter with a coronavirus-positive patient, PH3987.
_________7. MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang shortened work hours in
government offices under the executive branch on Monday to allow employees to
celebrate the Kainang Pamilya Mahalaga Day. Work hours will be suspended by 3:30
p.m., according to a memorandum circular issued by Executive Secretary Salvador
Medialdea.

Activity 5: SEARCH, WRITE & IDENTIFY!

Directions: Cite a three (3) news stories in the newspaper or in the internet. Copy the
lead in the spaces provided and identify its news value.

A. _______________________________________________________
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News Value: _________________

B. _______________________________________________________
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News Value: ________________

C. _______________________________________________________
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News Value: ________________

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Reflection:

What I learned about this activity is/are

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REFERENCES:

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1340959/work-hours-in-govt-shortened-on-sept-28-for-kainang-
pamilya-mahalaga-day

https://www.nccat.org/news/strategic-communications/values

https://www.owenspencer-thomas.com/journalism/newsvalues/

https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/highfiveunitB.pdf

Prepared by:

MIA ANGELA V. BAYUBAY

Writer

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 ANSWER KEY

ACTIVITY 1
1. f
2. g
3. d
4. b
5. e
6. a
7. c

ACTIVITY 2

E V E N T S P P C
L U R O
R A S B O M
E U R L M M D
C S O I I U E
E U T C N N T
N N C E I C
T U A W A R N T E
T C I L F N O C C T Y Y P
C U R R E N C Y E C T X
S S E N I L E M I T A I E
P M N
T S E R E T N I M I U
P E O P L E I X
C E L E B R I T I E S O
R
B I Z A R R N E S S P
ACTIVITY 3 ACTIVITY 5 (answers vary)
1. FACT
2. BLUFF
3. FACT
4. FACT
5. FACT
6. BLUFF
7. FACT
8. FACT
9. FACT
10. FACT

ACTIVITY 4
1. Conflict
2. Prominence
3. Impact
4. Bizarreness
5. Currency
6. Proximity
7. Timeliness

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 JOURNALISM 4
Name: ___________________________________ Grade Level: ________
Date: ______________________ Score: ______________

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

Categorize News in the Articles Presented

Background Information for Learners

Types of News Stories

As the reader goes on reading, he observes the different ways the news stories have
been written. This is so because there are different types of news, and each type is
treated differently.

Here are the following types of news stories according to their classifications.

News may fall under any of the following types according to:

A. Scope or Origin
1. Local news – report of events that takes place within the immediate locality.
2. National news – countrywide news is called national news. It is determined
when the news impacts the people of a certain country.
3. Foreign news – news that takes place outside the country.
4. Dateline news – many news stories come from other places. These stories
inclue the name of the city or province or country where the news event
occurred and sometimes the date on which the story happened. This notation
is called a dateline. The dateline precedes the story.

B. Chronology or Sequence
1. Advance or Anticipated – news published before its occurrence, sometimes
called dope or prognostication. The reporter foretells events expected to occur
at a definite time in the future.
2. Spot news – news that is gathered and reported on the spot. It deals with
unscheduled information demanding immediate publication. The reporter
himself was an eye-witness to the event that took place.
3. Coverage news – news written from a given beat or assignment. Both spot
news and coverage news are good examples of first-hand reporting.
4. Follow-up news – a sequel to a previous story. Having a new lead of its own,
it is a second, third or subsequent chapter of a series.

C. Treatment
1. Fact story – this is a plain exposition setting forth a single situation or a
series of closely-related facts that inform. It is written in the inverted pyramid
design.

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 2. Action story – a narrative of actions involving not mere facts, but also of
dramatic events, description of persons and events, perhaps testimony of
witnesses, as well as explanatory data. Sports games, competitions and war
reports are examples of action stories.
3. Speech or Quote story – a news story usually written from a public
address, talks, speeches, statements and letters, and to some extent,
interviews. All are based on recorded information, either written or spoken,
and transcribed by the reporter in the form of news.

D. Content
1. Routine story – reported events that occur year in and year out like
enrolment, Christmas, election, graduation and anniversary stories.
2. Police reports – stories of events wherein the police, the military or
government authorities have to step in, like accident, fire, calamity (
earthquake, landslide, flood, volcano eruption ) stories, especially, when
people are killed or injured, and property if destroyed.
3. Science news – stories in science.
4. Development Communication – stories on development, advancement
and progress.
5. Sports news – stories on sports and athletics.

E. Structure
1. Straight news – news that consists of facts given straight without
embellishment. Its main aim is to inform. It uses the summary lead and is
written following the inverted pyramid structure.
2. News feature – ( Featurized news distinguished from a feature article ) It is
news, not a feature article. It is also based on facts, but it entertains more
than it informs. It usually uses the suspended interest structure like the
narrative, thus cannot meet the cut-off test like in straight news. The writer
may give his impression, may describe and narrate, but without resorting to
biased opinion.

F. Minor Forms
1. Newsbrief – a short item of news interest, written like a brief, telegraphic
message, giving mainly the result with details.
2. News bulletin – it is similar to the lead of a straight news story. Its aim is
just to give the gist of the news.
3. News-featurette – this is a short-news feature usually used as fillers.
4. Sidebar – a news item or a feature placed side by side its mother story to
which it is related but under a headline of its own.
5. Flash – a message giving a first brief news of an event. It is usually boxed.

Learning Competency:
Categorize news in the articles presented (SPJ4PMP-IVef-8)

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Activity 1: FIND ME!
Directions: Form a loop of the 15 words or concepts related to news classifications
in the puzzle. Words may be written horizontally, vertically or diagonally.
N A B U L L E T I N A R Y G D N O
E C D G E O R A L O C A L A R E R
W T L A D V A N C E R R T S J W I
S I S R T S P E E C H E O H O S G
B U C E R E O F A C T P L N A F C
R A O V T T L U R N I A O G R E O
I S P O T N I I M A C T I O N A V
E R E C A E C B N O D E G F A T E
F O J K L T E M L E O F P E T U R
Q U O T E N Q R S T F L V A I R A
W T X F B O S I D E B A R T O E G
H I Z Y L C E F G H I S C U N K E
C N O P N A S T U V W H M T A L N
E E S E Q U S N C E X Y Z E L A C
E B I C D E F H S T R U C T U R E
P C G H E I J C K L M N O T P Q R
S T R A I G H T R F O R E I G N D

Activity 2
Direction: Determine the SCOPE or ORIGIN of the news in the articles presented.
Write the letter of the correct answer.

A. LOCAL NEWS C. FOREIGN NEWS

B. NATIONAL NEWS D. DATELINE NEWS

_______ 1. MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Francis Tolentino on Friday proposed that

the government look into partnering with ice cream manufacturers in order to
address the Philippines' current lack of freezers needed to stock up on the much-
awaited coronavirus vaccine.

________ 2. Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force conducted anti-submarine drills in

the South China Sea on Oct. 9, deploying three vessels including a helicopter aircraft
carrier and a submarine, according to the Japanese defense ministry.

________ 3. A former labor official on Saturday called for stronger monitoring and
protection mechanisms for overseas Filipino workers following the death of another
Filipina allegedly in the hands of her employers in Kuwait.

_________ 4. A 2-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) has been placed in

Ilagan City, Isabela amid a rise in COVID-19 cases, its mayor said Monday. Ilagan
City Mayor Jose Marie Diaz told Teleradyo the stricter lockdown was imposed
starting Friday, Oct. 16 until Oct. 30 to curb the spread of the virus. He attributed the

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increase of COVID-19 infections to local transmission and arrival of locally-stranded
individuals (LSIs).

________ 5. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) region 2 has

already inked agreement with the Local Government Units of Cagayan and Isabela
for the production of ready-to-eat food packs that can be distributed to families
affected by calamities and emergencies. Regional Director Sancho Mabborang said
the project is part of the food innovation program of the department which is aimed at
developing nutritious food packs, either meals or snacks, for emergencies.

Activity 3: THINK FOR ME!

Directions: Identify the structure of news stories indicated in each example below.
Write the answer on the blank.

A. STRAIGHT NEWS B. NEWS FEATURE

________ 1. They say a child’s smile is the sweetest thing in the world. It could be
a source of warmth and joy not only to the child but those blessed with its presence.
For children with cleft deformities, however, this proves to be different as they
are sometimes teased and bullied for their smiles.
But through courage and kindness, these children are being given hope.
Over a hundred children with cleft lips and palates in Tacloban City were
given the gift of a beautiful smile this November.
From Nov. 11 to 16, children and young adults with cleft lips, cleft palates and
other facial deformities were given free and safe surgery by a team of medical
volunteers from the civic group Operation Smile.
The mission was held at the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center in
Tacloban City. (feature)

_________ 2. The Department of Health (DOH) region 2 has opened a 51-bed

capacity Community Isolation Unit (CIU) facility at the Regional Government Center,
this city.Dr. Rio Magpantay, regional director, said the building was intended for the
Regional Blood Center, however, since it is not yet operational, the rooms were
converted into isolation units for the meantime.

The two-storey facility is equipped with isolation rooms provided with sanitary
and food supplies, with comfort rooms and medical staff who will man the CIU in a
24/7 basis.

_________ 3. Robots will destroy 85 million jobs at mid-sized to large businesses

over the next five years as the COVID-19 pandemic accelerates changes in the
workplace likely to exaggerate inequalities, a World Economic Forum (WEF) study
has found.

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__________ 4. The situation is harrowing enough. But it becomes profoundly
horrifying when news about millions of Filipinos enduring daily hunger pangs comes
on the heels of a staggering revelation in a recent Senate hearing: that the
Department of Social Welfare and Development still has in its office some P10 billion
that was supposed to aid four million poor Filipinos under the social amelioration
program (SAP), but that has remained undistributed.

_________ 5. The Department of Education has allowed its division offices and
schools to hire learning support aides (LSAs) that would help teachers and parents
facilitate the schooling of students at home. Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT)
Secretary General Raymond Basilio, however, said LSAs do not provide learning
opportunities for disadvantaged learners since they have no teaching function and
would simply assist teachers in class management and clerical work.

Activity 4: DISCERN THE CONTENT

Direction: Distinguish which content element is depicted in each article below. Write
your answer on the space provided.

ROUTINE STORY POLICE REPORTS SCIENCE NEWS

DEVELOPMENT
SPORTS NEWS
COMMUNICATION

______________________ 1. Three persons in Cagayan Valley’s provincial and

municipal lists of most wanted persons were arrested in separate police operations
in provinces of Cagayan and Isabela. Personnel of Abulug Police , Cagayan
Provincial Police Office arrested Ronald Anglioan, 30, and the No 1 most wanted
in the provincial level, in Barangay Pugis, La Trinidad, Benguet, last May 15. He
was wanted for two counts of rape

______________________2. A trio of new studies published in JAMA Internal

Medicine on Tuesday examining the efficacy of an arthritis drug against COVID-19
showed inconsistent results.

Tocilizumab has been used by doctors since the start of the pandemic with the hope
of tamping down an abnormal immune response known as a "cytokine storm" that
causes severe organ damage in some hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

_______________________3. Virgin coconut oil can help destroy the novel

coronavirus, according to Filipino researchers, following months of experiments on the
product as a potential antiviral agent.

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"The results are very promising, as not only does it show that the VCO, by itself, can
destroy the virus, but it also has a key mechanism in upregulating the immune
response against COVID-19,” Dr. Jaime C. Montoya, executive director of the
Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD), said in a
statement

The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) is conducting a separate clinical trial for virgin
coconut oil among severe patients battling with the virus.

_____________________ 4. Unbeaten Teofimo Lopez upset Vasiliy Lomachenko by

a unanimous decision on Saturday to become the undisputed world lightweight
champion in Las Vegas.

Lopez defended his 135-pound IBF lightweight title and seized the WBC, WBO and
WBA belts from Ukraine’s Lomachenko who suffered his first loss in six years.

_____________________5. MANILA, Philippines — With more people expected to

head outdoors during the Christmas season amid the easing of quarantine restrictions,
the Philippine National Police (PNP) yesterday said it would double the deployment of
personnel in public places to thwart criminals.

The PNP is wary of a possible spike in crimes and terrorism in Metro Manila during
the holidays.

“We will deploy more police personnel. That’s automatic, but we have to rationalize
the deployment of our forces. When we say this, we mean that we need to secure
places where police are needed,” PNP chief Gen. Camilo Cascolan told reporters.

Activity 5: GUESS THE TREAT!

Directions: Determine the treatment of news story depicted in each item. Write the
correct answer on the space provided.

FACT STORY ACTION STORY SPEECH OR QUOTE STORY

1. ______________________________________________

“To be given the same Lifetime Contributor award that was given to titans such as
former president Fidel Ramos and the late SM chairman Henry Sy Sr. is a distinction
I will always be grateful for.”, said Tycoon Ramon Ang, president and COO of San
Miguel Corp., after he received the prestigious Lifetime Contributor Award at the 2020
Asia CEO Awards, touted to be the largest business awards in Asia.

Ang was recognized for “his visionary leadership, significant and long-term
contributions to the country, and unprecedented response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“His success in business is not only found in the Philippines but also globally. His
company is instrumental in the various crucial infrastructure projects that (will) help

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our country not just recover but also leads us to soar even higher in terms of creating
jobs, stimulating economic activities,” the board of judges said.

2. __________________________________________________

The Miami Heat refused to let their amazing postseason run end in Game 5 of the
2020 NBA Finals.

Behind another superb outing from Jimmy Butler, the Heat overcame the Los
Angeles Lakers, 111-108, to stay alive and extend the series to a Game 6.

Butler had his second triple-double of the Finals, with 35 points, 12 rebounds, 11
assists and five steals, as the Heat came out on top after a thrilling back-and-forth
encounter. Duncan Robinson added 26 points, making seven of his 13 three-pointers
in the game. But Butler was the clear hero of the game for Miami, as he drew a foul
against Anthony Davis with 16.8 seconds left and drained the go-ahead free throws
for a 109-108 count. Before Butler's charities, Davis put the Lakers ahead with a layup
of an offensive rebound, doing so despite having injured his ankle in the first quarter
of the game.

3. ___________________________________________

"Ladies and gentlemen, I hereby declare Marawi City liberated from the terrorist
influence that marks the beginning of rehabilitation," President Rodrigo Duterte
said in a speech before troops 148th day into the crisis.

Duterte’s announcement came after Marawi siege leaders Isnilon Hapilon and
Omar Maute were killed in a military operation on Monday dawn. His announcement
drew cheers from troops present during his speech.

The president declared martial law in the whole of Mindanao to neutralize the local
terror group and contain violence in the region. He also suspended the privilege of the
writ of habeas corpus in the region.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines reported that as of October 16, 824 terrorists
were killed, 827 firearms were recovered and 1,771 hostages were rescued. On the
part of the government, 162 soldiers were killed and 1,000 others were wounded in
action.

4. __________________________________________________

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

this month launched a photo exhibition which featured World Heritage marine sites
including Philippines’ Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park.

UNESCO’s photo exhibition titled “Protecting UNESCO’s Marine World Heritage

through scientific research” was launched at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris,
France last October 7.

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 The photo exhibit particularly showcased photographs taken by the Monaco
Explorations during a scientific exploration in UNESCO World Heritage marine sites.

Aside from which the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, Malpelo Fauna and Flora
Sanctuary in Colombia, Rock Islands Southern Lagoon in Palau, and Lagoons of New
Caledonia were also included in the list.

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the
center of the Sulu Sea and covers the Tubbataha and Jessie Beazley Reefs. It
96.828 hectares including the North and South Reefs.

The natural park is home to a great diversity of marine life, including whales,
dolphins, sharks, turtles, and Napoleon wrasse. The reef ecosystems support over
360 species of corals and almost 700 species of fish. The reserve likewise protects
one of the few remaining colonies of breeding seabirds in the region.

5. ________________________________________

The Department of Education (DepEd) has appealed to teachers to make some

learning module exercises and activities optional to prevent students from
experiencing “burnout” due to the overwhelming subject requirements they must
accomplish after just one week of remote classes.

Diosdado San Antonio, DepEd undersecretary, reminded them to gauge what

students should accomplish in a day and that the agency had a policy of not requiring
daily homework for every subject.

“These should be discussed by school teams because they are the ones who agree
how many tasks are reasonable [for students]. We do not want the students’
excitement in learning converted into burnout,” San Antonio said at a press briefing.

According to Jesus Mateo, DepEd undersecretary for planning, LSAs will be employed
to assist teachers in lesson preparation and delivery, guide learners and households
on their chosen learning delivery modalities, and monitor students’ progress and
achievements.

Reflection
1. What part of the activity do you find difficult? Why?
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2. What part of the activity do you find easy? Why?
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References
lBasic Campus Journalism for Third Year High School ( Book III) p.29-31
Bulusan, F. (2016). Campus Journalism within your Reach. Quezon City, Metro
Manila: Lorimar Publishing, Inc., 1-3.

Websites
Inquirer.net
Philstar.com
ABS CBN news.com

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Answer Key
Activity 1
N A B U L L E T I N A R Y G D N O
E C D G E O R A L O C A L A R E R
W T L A D V A N C E R R T S J W I
S I S R T S P E E C H E O H O S G
B U C E R E O F A C T P L N A F C
R A O V T T L U R N I A O G R E O
I S P O T N I I M A C T I O N A V
E R E C A E C B N O D E G F A T E
F O J K L T E M L E O F P E T U R
Q U O T E N Q R S T F L V A I R A
W T X F B O S I D E B A R T O E G
H I Z Y L C E F G H I S C U N K E
C N O P N A S T U V W H M T A L N
E E S E Q U S N C E X Y Z E L A C
E B I C D E F H S T R U C T U R E
P C G H E I J C K L M N O T P Q R
S T R A I G H T R F O R E I G N D

ACTIVITY 2 ACTIVITY 3

1. Dateline news 1. Feature news

2. Foreign news 2. Straight news
3. National news 3. Straight news
4. Local news 4. Feature news
5. Local news 5. Straight news

ACTIVITY 4 ACTIVITY 5
1. Police report 1. Speech story
2. Science news 2. Action story
3. Development 3. Speech story
communication 4. Fact story
4. Sports news 5. Fact story
5. Routine story

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 JOURNALISM 4
Name of Learner:___________________________ Grade Level:_______________
Section:____________________________________Date:____________________

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

Report News Values of Topics
In School Publication

Background Information for Learners:

A generally agreed set of news values enables journalists to spot an interesting

and relevant story. They provide journalists with essential tool to organize, technique
and choose news from a wide amount of available information.

News values are general guidelines or criteria which determine how much
prominence a media outlet gives a news story. They explain why a story interests its
audience; and how editors and other journalists decide that one piece of information
is news while another is not. Media outlets include newspapers, magazines, radio,
television, and the internet. News values are also called news criteria or news factors.

To go over the topic, important words will be encountered and unlock for further

understanding such as;

1. News - News is what people want to hear or need to know. News can inform,

educate or even entertain.

2. News values - are central to this process because they identify the

ingredients of a story that will engage people’s attention.

3. School Newspaper – is a school publication written and published by

students in a school under the supervision of a teacher.

4. Topic - a subject that is discussed, written about, or studied

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 Here are Seven (7) News Values that may help you to spot a

newsworthy story:

1. Impact
➢ The number of people whose lives will be influenced in some way
by the subject of the story. For instance, the Covid-19 Pandemic
had more impact than low preasure in local place.

➢ Everyday issues such as health, welfare, transport or national

security have a big impact and generate much public interest.

2. Timeliness
➢ News gets out of date quickly. Recent events have higher
Than earlier happenings. Of particular value are stories brought
to the public ahead of the competition. These are known as
scoops. Example the NBA Basketball Championship of Miami
and Lakers.

3. Prominence
➢ For the same occurrence, people in the public eye have higher
news value than obscure people. For example, Piolo Pascual who
is a popular local artist in the Philippines.

4. Proximity
➢ Stories about events and situations in one’s home community are
more newsworthy than events that take place far away. For
instance, if thousand of people died in a Covid-19 Pandemic in a
far away country, the story has about the same news value as a
story describing how 100 of people died in the Philippines.

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 5. Bizarreness
➢ The weirdness of an event can make it newsworthy. Dog bites a
child” usually is not a news, but a child bites dog is more bizarre.

6. Conflict
➢ Strife is newsworthy. The old newspaper adage “if it bleeds it
leads” rules. For example the conflict of policemen and the
political protest in Metro Manila.

7. Currency
➢ More value is attributed to stories pertaining to issues or topics
that are in the spotlight of public concern rather than to issues or
topics about which people care less. Stories come and stories
go. For instance, the COVID-19 Pandemic worldwide.

Learning Competency with Code:

Define and identify report news values of topics in school publication

(SPJ4PMP-IVef-9 )

Activity 1: Connect Me!

Directions: Study the letters in coulumn A and connect the missing letters in column
B to complete the News Values in each number.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

1. Curr a. imity

2. Time b. act

3. Prom c. rreness

4. Con d. ency

5. Biza e. liness

6. Imp f. inence

7. Prox g. flict

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Activity 2: Fill me!

Direction: Identify the new values through the sentences below. Fill in the boxes with each
number.

1. More value is attributed to stories pertaining to issues or topics that are in the
spotlight of public concern rather than to issues or topics about which people
care less. Stories come and stories go.

2. Strife is newsworthy. The old newspaper adage “if it bleeds it leads” rules. For
example the conflict of the policemen and the political protest in Metro Manila
during the EDSA revolution.

3. The weirdness of an event can make it newsworthy. Dog bites a child” usually
is not a news, but a child bites dog is more bizarre.

4. Stories about events and situations in one’s home community are more
newsworthy than events that take place far away.

5. For the same occurrence, people in the public eye have higher news value
than obscure people.

6. News gets out of date quickly. Recent events have higher than earlier
happenings.

7. The number of people whose lives will be influenced in some way by the
subject of the story.

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Activity 3: Guess it!

Directions: Read each sentence. Determine if it TRUE or FALSE and

write your answer on the space provided.

___________1. Local news are more likely to cover things that impact the

local community.

___________2. The more recently something has happened the more

news value it has.

___________3. Prominece is not a well-known person.

___________4. Proximity is how close the story in the community.

___________5. Bizarreness is a usual occurrence.

___________6. Conflict is not a new values and it has has no contributions

in school publication.

___________7. Currency is particularly applies to entertainment news.

___________8. News can inform, educate or even entertain.

___________9. News values are "criteria that influence the selection and

presentation of events as published news".

___________10. A student publication is a media outlet such as a

newspaper, magazine, television show, or radio station

produced by students at an educational institution.

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Activity 4: Find Me!

Directions: Analyze and classify each statement below if they show any of the 7 News
Values of Topics in School Publication. Pick out your answer from the box and write
on the space provided.

Currency Proximity Bizarreness Conflict

Impact Timeliness Prominence

______________ 1. PBA Championship, Team LAKERS beats MIAMI

Team.

______________ 2. Piolo Pascual reveals controversial new girlfriend.

______________ 3. COVID-19 Pandemic affects many people in the

community worldwide.

______________ 4. The conflict between the policemen in EDSA and the

political protesters.

______________ 5. Captain Victor “VJ” Dy sponsors free delivery of

Modules to San fermin Elementary School learners.

______________ 6. The Carabao bites the farmer.

_____________ 7. Stakeholders of Schools Division of Cauayan City,

Isabela will be interested to know regarding the

“ Handa Isip, Handa Bukas” kick-off for the school year

2020-2021 Opening of Classes.

_____________ 8. Buy local products vs. imported products.

_____________ 9. The IATF strictly mandated people to wear mask and

Faceshield for COVID-19 protection.

_____________ 10. Three high school students drown in Labinab Last

June, 2020.

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Activity 5: Explore more!

Directions: Find a story for each of the news values and provide one
paragraph, analyze of how the story fits that news values.

1. Timeliness:
Story: _______________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________

Write one paragraph of how the story fits that news values
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________

2. Prominence:
Story: _______________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________

Write one paragraph of how the story fits that news values
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________

3. Proximity:
Story: _______________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________

Write one paragraph of how the story fits that news values
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________

____________________________________________
____________________________________________

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 4. Conflict :
Story: _______________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________

Write one paragraph of how the story fits that news values
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________

Reflection:

Complete this statement:

As a journalist I learned in this activity about…

____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

References:

www.thesaurus.com/Miriam Dictionary

http://www.google.com

http://www.slideshare.net

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Rubric

Features 5 4 3 2 1

Expert Accomplished Capable Beginner Beginner

Quality of Short Short Short Short Short and
Writing paragraph paragraph paragraph paragraph incomplete
written in a written in an written in written in a paragraph
very interesting simple style very simple
interesting style style
style

Very Gives some

informative new Has an idea but
and well- information can’t organize
organized Somewhat but poorly Gives one new into writing
informative and organized information
organized and very
poorly
organized

Grammar, With correct Few spelling A number of So many Erroneous

Usage & spelling, and erroneous spelling, spelling,
Mechanics punctuation, punctuation spelling, punctuation punctuation
indention errors, minor punctuation and and grammar
and/or free grammatical grammatical grammatical
from errors errors
grammatical
errors

Prepared by:
CRYSTAL GAYLE B. SACRAMED
Writer

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Answer Keys

Activity 1: Connect Me!

1. D
2. E
3. F
4. G
5. C
6. B
7. A

Activity 2: Fill me!

1.
c u r r r e n c y
2. c o n f l i c t

3. b i z a r r e n e s s

4. p r o x i m i t y

5. p r o m i n e n c e

6. t i m e l i n e s s

7. i m p a c t

Activity 3: Find Me!

1. Timeliness 6. Bizarreness

2. Prominence 7. Proximity

3. Impact 8. Currency

4. Conflict 9. Impact

5. Prominence 10. Proximity

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Activity 4: Guess it!

Directions: Read each sentence. Determine if it is TRUE or FALSE and

write your answer on the space provided.

TRUE 1. Local news are more likely to cover things that impact the

local community.

TRUE 2. The more recently something has happened the more

news value it has.

FALSE 3. Prominece is not a well-known person.

TRUE 4. Proximity is how close the story in the community.

FALSE 5. Bizarreness is a usual occurrence.

FALSE 6. Conflict is not a news values and it has has no contributions

in school publication.

TRUE 7. Currency is particularly applies to entertainment news.

TRUE 8. News can inform, educate or even entertain.

TRUE 9. News values are "criteria that influence the selection and

presentation of events as published news".

TRUE 10. A student publication is a media outlet such as a

newspaper, magazine, television show, or radio station

produced by students at an educational institution.

Activity 5: Explore more!

(Answers may vary)

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