Exercise 1

COPYREADING AND HEADLINE WRITING

Name: ________________________________ School Paper: _____________School: ______

District: ________________School Paper Adviser: _________________ Principal:

________________

Directions: Read the article carefully, then copyedit using appropriate copyreadingsymbols. Write a
two-line head as indicated.

News Headline: ( col, 48 points, TNR , downstyle

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deputy presidential spokes person anthony Golez says the t that isues raise by the Publicsch
teachers gruops wold be present to the Deped fro review. malacanang has direct thedept. of educ.
too look into the proposal the of countries public school teachers a for P9000 increase their in
monthly saalary. because of this clamors we are going to ppresent this issue thee to dept of educ.
to reviewed and studying the prooposal lapuz said. the alliance off concerned teachers (act)
Teachers dignity coalition (tdC) phil. publischool teachers assoc. ppSTA & OTHER allied grps has
spoken out again a proposallinthe house of representatives to hike the salaries of public school
teachers by a mere sixP6 000. ‘dipping our hands in the issue is farfetched, Golez told in a news
briefing, saying theissue is just a demolition job. In the senate s version the of bill for the same
purpose theproposed hike would be P9,000 as demand by the teachers.golez emphasize that
teachersd play a very impt. rule the in country’s particular in nurturing the dev. of the
students.accdg to the teachers they deserve more than a P6,000 increased considering their levelof
work and an credentials. our teachers is the foundation forthe dev ofour children and theirs is a
prof. that we’ve to protect and nurture Golez said.chermed17April2009
Filipino News Writing Exercise:
Smuggling ng metal
Here’s an exercise for news writing in filipino.

PANUTO: Sumulat ng isang balita, base sa mga sumusunod ng detalye ng balita. Gawan ito
ng ulo/headline.

 Nagreklamo ang mga lokal ng manufacturer ng mga produktong bakal laban sa umano’y
talamak na pagpapalusot ng “finished metal products”
 Nagtataka ang mga nagrereklamo kung paano nailusot ang mga steel rods sa presyong mas
mababa sa presyo ng scrap metals.
 Ang paliwanag ng Cebu Customs sa mga nagrereklamo ay “transaction value method” ang
ginamit para malaman ang buwis at taripa sa mga imported products.
 Sa sistema ng “transaction value method” tanging dokumento lang ng shipment na
nakalagay ang presyo at notaryado sa pinanggalingan ng produkto ang kailangan. Pwedeng
tanggapin na lamang ito ng customs collector kahit na may iba pang prescribed BOC
valuation methods and references para ma-double check ang deklaradong presyo.
 “Kung seryoso ang BOC na sawatain ang technical smuggling, madali lang, kung mahigpit
nilang i-enforce ang Valuation Procedure o kaya dapat i-cross reference yan sa Metal
Bulletin Weekly, Steel Business Briefing of London o MySteel ng China kung saan
makikita ang tamang presyo ng bakal o metal,” sabi ng tagapagsalita ng mga
nagrereklamo.
 Ang reklamo ay nagmula sa Philippine Iron and Steel Institute at Galvanized Iron Wire
Manufacturing Association at ipinarating kina Department of Finance (DOF) Sec. Cesar
Purisima at Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Ruffy Biazon.
 Ang Philippine Iron and Steel Institute at Galvanized Iron Wire Manufacturing Association
ay may annual sports festival kung saan nagsasama-sama ang lahat ng mga miyembro mula
sa buong bansa para makipagtagisan ng galing sa iba’t ibang isports tulad ng figure skating
at gymnastics.
 Ang inirereklamo ay isang kumpanya na naka-base sa Mandaue at mayroong maliit na
steel rolling plant. Ang kumpanya ay ang pangunahing nag-aangkat ng finished steel
products tulad ng ‘smaller sized steel wire rods’ na nirorolyo para maging ‘reinforcing
steel bars’ at ibinebenta sa mga hardware store para sa mga maliliit na construction
projects.
 Ang reklamo ay nagmula sa mga local na manufacturer ng mga steel products sa Cebu.
 Ang mga ‘finished metal products’ ay ibinebenta sa mas mababang halaga kaysa sa scrap
metal.
English News Writing Exercise:
Philippines for APEC 2015
Posted on September 10, 2012
Here’s an exercise for news writing in english.

INSTRUCTIONS: Write a news article based on the following facts. Write an appropriate
headline for your article.
 The Philippines will host the APEC Summit in 2015.
 “We welcome the offer of the People’s Republic of China, the Philippines, and Peru to host
APEC in 2014, 2015, and 2016 respectively,” said the 2012 Vladivostok Leaders’
Declaration. “We welcome the invitation from the President of Indonesia to meet again in
Bali in 2013,” it added.
 The 21 APEC members agreed to end by 2015 raising new barriers for the following:
investment, trade in goods & services, imposing new export restrictions, implementing the
World Trade Organization (WTO) measures with effects to protect members in the face of
the global economic downturn.
 For food security, APEC member economies reaffirmed its commitment to a 10%
improvement in supply-chain performance by 2015, in terms of reduction of time, cost, and
uncertainty of moving goods and services through the Asia-Pacific region.
 The representatives of the summit had a sumptuous dinner with Cornish Crab Salad on
Lemon Blini, Pressed Duck Terrine with Fruit Chutney, Roulade of Goat Cheese with
Caramelized Walnuts, Assortment of Palmiers and Cheese Straws, Scottish Smoked
Salmon Rose on Beetroot Blini, Miniature Watercress and Asparagus Tart and Quail Eggs
with Celery Salt.
 The environment was given focus with the leaders expressing concern on trafficking of
endangered and protected wildlife species. A commitment was directed at strengthening
efforts in combating illegal trade of environmental resources.
 Other commitments for strengthening are as follows: drive against terrorism; improve
travel and tourism for job creation and disaster management.
 Members of the APEC are Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, China, Hong
Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New
Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United States of America,
and Vietnam.
 The news was formally announced at the end of the 20th Asia Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting, Vladivostok, Russia
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Tiniyak din ng Malacañng na plantsado na ang traffic re-routing sccheme sa Meter Manilad
sa Nobyembre 16-20 bilang bahagi ng sgeuridad na ila2tag ng gobyerno sa APEC meeting.

Humiling ang Palaceyo sa publiko ng karagdagang pasensiya sa gagawing pgsasara ng

ilang pangunahing? Lans sangan at pagpapatupad ng no-fly seen zone sa Metro Manila, sa
pagdagsa ambut sa imo bansa ng mga leader ng iba’t ibang bansa para sa Asia Pacific

Economic Conference (APEC) Summit sa Nobyembre 16-20.

“Humihiling pow kami ng pang-unawa sa publico. Kailangan powng ipatupad ang mga ito
upang ma-sure ang seguridad ng ating bilaysi mga bisita sa APEC, at upang maiwasan ang
traffic sa mga rutang kanilang daraanan,” pahayag ni Presidential Spokesman Lacierda
Edwina.?

Sa EDSA chu, tanging ang mga APEC vehicle ang papayagang dumaan sa 2 innemost lane
— northbound at southbound.desert

Ang ibang lane ay mananatiling bukas sa ibang sasakyan so happy shlala.

“For Rxas Boulevard, only APEC vehicles will be swallowed on the southbound side, while
the entire northbound side—which etchuz will be made two-way—will remain open for non-
APEC vehicles,” ayon sa yalopis.

Isasara or open rin sa motorista ang mga kalsada ahaha sa paligid ng CCP Complex
dhhuhhh? at Mall of Asia Arena bilang bahagi ng seguridad.

Ang Mahal kong Maynila ang tatayong punong babala sa tani-bala APECA leaders’ submit
sa Nobyem. 18 hanggang 19, na idineclare ng Malacañang Palasyo bilang special non-
working holiday.

Yehey. Tayo ay magdiwang!

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Labing-apat katao ang nasawsawi, habang nasa 71 pa ang nasugatas sa naganap na

pagpapasabog sa night and day market sa Davao City, biyernes ng gabi Kasunod naman
nitto magdeklara na nang nationwide fully alert stats ang Philippine Natl Poll lice makaraan
ang madugong pambobomba na inako ng banddong grupo Abu Sayaff. Kahapon, bago
tumulak sa Davao Province ay nagbigay ng instruksyon si PeNP Chief P/Director Generally
Ronald “Bata” dela Rosa sa lahat ng Regional Direct ng PNP na palakasin paang police
visibility at tiyakin ang seguridad sa kanilang mga nasasakupan... We are doing evrything to
maintein normalcy in the entire country We are encouraging the public public not to cower
over the incident as their (terorist) finalobjective is really toterorize the peoples” , pahayag ni
delaRosa Ayon naman kay Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana, na nasa „high alert na rin ang
AFP troops partikular na sa urban centeres upang pigilan ang posibleng pang paghahasik
nang ng terorismo ng nang groupo. Ayon kay Lorenzana, inatasan na nya ang afp
EasternMindanaoCommand na magtulong sa PNP sa pagmamantina ng peace n order sa
Davao City at pagaresto sa mga likod ng pambobomb upuang maparosahan. Galigan nyo
PNP! pagpapasabog ay naganap dakong alas-10:2000 kamakalawa nang gabi sa night
market sa kahabaan ng Roxas Ave nue sa Davao City. Sa mga nasawi, sampu dead on the
spot, habang 71? pa a ng nagsugatan ilan dito ay nasa kritikal na kondisiyon. We are closely
monitoring situation The terrorist grp. Abu Sayaf that has suffered heavy casualties in Jolo in
the past weaks ani Lorenzana . “We have predicted this and has warned our troops
acordingly but the enemy is also adept at using the demo cratic space granted by our
constitusion too move around freely and unimpeded to saw sow sew terror, giit paa nito.
Patuloy ang ng aksyon ang gobyerno laban sa legal na droga upang mtupad ang pang ako
ni Duterte na malinis ng bansa. Nanawagan rin ang Kalihim sa publiko na nanatiling
kalmado, at mahinahon at maging vigilante upang mapigilan ng banta nang terorismo

Davao blast: 14 patay, 71 sugatan MANILA, Philippines – Labing-apat katao ang nasawi,
habang nasa 71 pa ang nasugatan sa naganap na pagpapasabog sa night market sa Davao
City, Biyernes ng gabi. Kasunod naman nito nagdeklara na ng nationwide full alert status
ang Philippine National Police makaraan ang madugong pambobomba na inako ng
bandidong grupong Abu Sayyaf. Kahapon, bago tumulak sa Davao City ay nagbigay ng
instruksyon si PNP Chief P/Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa sa lahat ng Regional
Directors ng PNP na palakasin pa ang police visibility at tiyakin ang seguridad sa kanilang
mga nasasakupan. “We are doing everything to maintain normalcy in the entire country. We
are encouraging the public not to cower over the incident as their (terrorist) final objective is
really to terrorize the people”, pahayag ni dela Rosa. Ayon naman kay Defense Secretary
Delfin Lorenzana, na nasa „high alert‟ na rin ang AFP troops partikular na sa urban centers
upang pigilan ang posible pang paghahasik ng terorismo ng grupo. Ayon kay Lorenzana,
inatasan na niya ang AFP Eastern Mindanao Command na tumulong sa PNP sa
pagmamantina ng peace and order sa Davao City at pag-aresto sa mga nasa likod ng
pambobomba upang maparusahan. Ang pagpapasabog ay naganap dakong alas-10:20
kamakalawa ng gabi sa night market sa kahabaan ng Roxas Avenue sa Davao City. Sa mga
nasawi, sampu ang dead on the spot, habang 71 pa ang nasugatan ilan dito ay nasa kritikal
na kondisyon. “We are closely monitoring the situation. The terrorist group Abu Sayaff that
has suffered heavy casualties in Jolo in the past weeks,” ani Lorenzana . “We have
predicted this and has warned our troops accordingly but the enemy is also adept at using
the democratic space granted by our constitution to move around freely and unimpeded to
sow terror,” giit pa nito. Nanawagan rin ang Kalihim sa publiko na manatiling kalmado,
mahinahon at maging vigilante upang mapigilan ang banta ng terorismo.
the countys Girl Scout Council no loonger will acept any checks during its annual cookie
sale-a-thon. During its last sale-a-thon, the council lost $4,284 due to worthlesschecks. “That
may not sound like a lot, but its a serious loss for us,” said Linda Goree, the Girl Scoust
county executive. “It cuts into our profits, but al so wastes too many hours of our timme.”
Next year, Goree said, thecountys Girl Scouts will accept only cash Two factors agravated
the prov problem during the scouts last sale-a-thon, Goree continued. first, more pepople
paid by check. Second, a larger percentage of the checks teh Girl Scouts received bounced.
“Some people pay by check beause they don’t have the cash, ” Goree said. “Or, they want to
place a large order. We have people who place orders for $100 or more, and thosse poeple
are especially likely to pay by check.

we also receive checks for a little as one or two dollars.”

Scout leaders call people who signed the checks that bounce and, in most cases,ask them
to mail neW checks to the cty. office. The scout leadesr are unable to reach everyone,
however. Smoe People have moved. Other s do not have telephones—or do not seem to
answer their tele phones. “usually its an honest mistake, ad andpeople are embarrassed
when we call them,” Goree said. “THey want to take care of the problem right away.

Other people say they want to pay but dont have the money, and we can

usually work something out with them. Unfortunately, there are other people who get mad at
us, like its our fault or something, and refuse to pay. Or, they write new checks that also
bounce. It puts our leadess in a terrible situaton. A Girl Scout leadershouldn’t have to deal
with problems like that. Also, its not a good situation or example for our girls, and that’s the
reason for our ne w policy, why we’ll no longer accept any checks.”

Being a middle-aged man and single can be deadly, too sociologists at your college warned
today The sociologists, Margo Matos and LeeAnne verkler, found that middle-aged men who
remain single double their chances of dying. For 10 years, Matos and verkler tracked one
thoussand men in the state.

All of the men were 40 old years at

the start of the study, and half were married. Matos and Verkler fuond that 11.7 percent of
the men who remained unmarried died before their 50th birthday, compared to only 5.9
percent of themen who remained married. Some of the maried men were divorced or
widowed during the study, and 7.1 percnt of those who remainedd alone for at least half the
period also died. “We arent sure of all the reasons,” verkler said. “That’s what we’ll look at
next. WE think poor diet plays a role. Also the use of alcohol, smoking, a lack of exercise
and low incomes. Men who live by themselves seem to do more drinking and smoking, and
many don’t PREprepare good meals for themselves. Plus there’s the absence of social
support. It ehlps to have someone to talk with, someone who shpares your li fe and is there
to provide help when you need it.” Matos and Verkler found that men also live longer if they
have a roommate. “It doesn’t matter who the persn is, a parent, child orfreind,” Verkler said.
“We’ve found, however,that none of the alternatives are as conducive to a long life as a
stable marriage. those are the man who live the longest, the men who are happily marrried.”
Wilma DeCastro is an English teacher at Kennedy High Schol and, six months ago, was
named the city’s “Teacher ofthe Year.” Today she resigned. “All my life I wanted to be a
teachher,” DeCastro said. “Ive really enjoyed it, but I have two little girls and Can’t afford it
any longer. I want a good live for may family, and now wecan’t afford to buy a decent house
in a good neighborhood, a newcar, nice clothes, or so many of the other things we want.
wee skimp on everything, even food.” There years ago, DeCastro began to sell real estate
during her sumer vacations. For th e last year, she has continued to sell real estate part-
time, primarily weakends “I can’t do it any longer,” she said. ”I can’t wrok two jobs, do a good
job at both of the jobbs, and a.lso have time for my daughters, so I’ve decided to go into real
estate full time. I can triple salary my salary. INN a few years, if I

work hard, I should be able to do even better than that.

eventually, I’d like togo into businss for myself.”

Greg Hubbard, superintendent of the city’s school system, said: “Of coures we’re sorry to
see her leave. like to keep her, to be able to pay all our teachers mr more, espec ially our
best teachers.

We’d

But there’s no moneey for

higher salaries. NO one wants to pay higher taxes.” DeCastro is 28 and started teaching at
the high schoo0l six years ago.

she aws named “Teacher OF The Year”

because of her popularity, but also because she inspired several studentsto start a literary
maga zine that has won adozenprizes
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while walking to school this moningmorning, an 11-year-old girl noticed a gunman robbuing
two clerkS in a convenence store on Colonial Drive The girl, Kathryn Kunze of94 Jamestown
Drive, raran to a nearby telepone, dialed 911, then returned to the store and noticed an
empty car par ked naearby withits motor running.

she reachedd inside, shut off the cars motor

and took the keys. “Imagine what the rober thought when he ran out of the storee, jumped
into HIS car and realized the keys weregone,” said Sgt. Tammy Dow. “she was one smart
girl, and Brave, too.” The Gunman went bavck into the stoer and asked the clerks there for
the keys to there cars.

Bothclerks,

however, said that they had walked to work and did not own a car. The gunman then walked
to a near,by park, and the police Aarrested him there five minutse later. William j. Chuey, 27,
of 57l0 michigan Ave was charrged with armed robbery. Polic e officers later questioned the
girl at school. “I saw this man with a gun, just like on telivision” she said. “Then I saw thecar.
It was running, and I just figured it was the robbers, so I took his keys and ran here.”
Kathryn’s mother, said she was p””proud—and frightened—by her daughters actions. “I’Mm
proud she thought so quickly,” Mrs. Lauren Kunze said. “But I don’t wnat her to trfy anything
like that ever again.”
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RAilroads have abandoned hundreds of m iles of old roadbeds in the state, and the
governortoday revealed plans to convert the roadbeds into trawils for bicyclists hikers,
horseback riders and runners. The govenor said her budget for nxextt year will include an
extra $10 million for the Departmentof natural Resources, which will use the money to ac
quire and maintainn the trials

“The initial outlay is modest,” the gov. said.

“But we hope the program will expand so, in five or 10 years,we’ll have hundreds of miles of
these trials. Eventually, the people using themshould be able to hike or ride from one end of
the state to another.” A representative for the states railrods said that most will probably
agree to sell their abandoned roadbeds tothe state, provided they receive a fair pricee,

“We aren’t us ing the roadbeds for anything,” he said, “and

there aren’t many other buyers. they were our leasst profitable routes, and that’s why we
abandoned them.” During a press Conference this mohningthis morning, the governor
added: “We need more land for recreation, and this is the prefect solution. wee think we can
acquire the roadbeds for a reasonable price, annd we’ll start with some of the mmost scenic.
We’llalso concentrate, at least initialy, on roadbeds near the state’s population centers, os
they’re conveni ent for a majority of the people using them.” THE governor said the biggest
expense, after acquiri;ng the roadbeds, will be improving their bridges.. “We’ll need better
flooring and railings to protect the public, and that will cost some money,” she said. The
railoads havve already tor n up the tracks,o selling them for scrap.
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Police Chief Tony sullivan Wants to ebgin seizing t he cars driven by drunken drivers. While
testifyingbefore a legislative commmittee in the state capital this morning, Sullivan said
police oficers in the state need the authority to to seize the vehicles used by motorists
convicted three or more times of drunken driving.

Sullivans pproposal would al so apply to motorists convicted of driving with a license

suspended or revoked

because of drunken drving—and to motorists convicted of driving undre the Influence of

drugs. “Were runninng across too many repeat offjenders,” sullivan said. “They ignore the
laws now in eff ect, and its time to do something about it. It doesn’t do any good to just take
away their lcenses. They’ll drivewithout one.” Sullivan said some motorists in the statehave
been convicted of drunken driving more than a dozentimes . “Weve gott peopel who’ve
served a year in jail, some who’ve served five years,” Sullivan said. “It doesn’t seemtodo any
good.

weather they have a liense or not, they star”t to drink and drive again as soon as they get
out. If wetake

away their cars, they’ll havetostop. buy.”

U nless they’re ultra-rich, there’s a limit to howmany cars they can afford to
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Beginning next fall, students in the citys public shcools will have to leave their cigarettes and
other tobaco products at home. The School Board last night voted 6 to 1 to BAN the
possession and use of all obacco tobacco products on school grounds. “The boards policy
will apply to evferyone,” said gary Hubbard, superintendent of schools. “its not just for
ourstudents. The policy will also apply to our teachers, other school personnel and, in
addition, to any visitors using our facilities.” Students found smoking on school property will
be reprimanded for a firs t ofense, detained for a secnod and ex;pelled for three days for a
third. School personnel will be reprimanded by their principal. Other people wlil be asked to
stop using the tobacco products or to leave the school grounds. “Previously,” hubbard said,
“we allowed stud ents to smokee inn some designated areas both inside and outside our
bldgs.: in our football stadium s, for example. Its badfortheir health, and we decided last
night that we weren’t being consistent. It doesn’t make any sense for us to tell students, in
their classes, about the dangers of smoking, andthan to allow them to smokeunder our
supervision. Besides, We were geting a lot of complaints from nonsmokesr.”
Exercise II. Editing a Copy Direction: Edit the feature article using the copyreader’s editing
marks.

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Do obstacles get you down when trying to get something doone? Consider the following
After Fred Astaires first screen test, a 1933 memo from the mgm testing director said: Can’t
act. Slightly bald. Can dance a little.” Astaire kept that memo over the fire place in his
Beverly Hills home An expert said of famous football coach VinceLombardi: “He possesses
minimal football knowledge. Lacks motivashun.” Louisa May Alcott, the author of Little
Women, was advised by her family to find work as a Servant or seamstress. Beethoven
handled the voilin awkwardly and prefered playing his own personal compositions instead of
improving his technique. His teacher called him utterly hopeless as a composer. The teacher
of famous opera singer Enrico Caruso said Caruso had no voice at all and could not sing?
Walt Disney was fired by a news paper for lacking ideas. He also goed backrupt several
times before he build Disneyland. Eighteen publishers turned down Richard Bach’s 10000
word story about a soaring seagull before Macmillan finally published it in 1970. By 1975,
Jonathan Livingston Seagull had sold more than 7 million copies in the U.S. alone.
Provide a suitable headline for the following news:

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DAVAO CITY—The Philippine Eagle Center in Malagos, Baguio District here will be closed
from August 15 to August 16 to assess the health status of its birds at the height of the avian
flu outbreak. “The avian flu outbreak poses a grave threat to the Philippine eagle population.
This is to allow our team to set up necessary emergency measures and ensure the safety of
the Philippine eagle and other raptors in the facility,” The Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF)
said in a statement. The PEF also said that they have yet to establish if this closure will be
extended. ADVERTISEMENT The PEF and its center, an 8.4-hectare area is located at the
foothills of Mt. Apo and situated within the Malagos Watershed, is home to 27 captive-bred
eagles and other raptors and other species.

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Uber Philippines resumed its operations on Tuesday after submitting a motion for
reconsideration against the Land Transportation and Franchising and Regulatory Board’s
(LTFRB) one-month suspension. “In response to overwhelming rider and driver demand, we
have filed a motion for reconsideration with the LTFRB,” Uber Philippines said in a statement
posted on its Facebook page. “This means that Uber’s operations will continue until the
motion is resolved. Consequently, we will be resuming serving Metro Manila and Cebu,”
Uber added. Uber’s one-month suspension after it found out that the transport network
company (TNC) violated its order to stop accepting and accrediting new drivers pending the
resolution to the government regulator’s issues with the company.

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Malacañang is backing the decision of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory
Board (LTFRB) to suspend for a month the operations of transport network company (TNC)
Uber. LTFRB’s decision came after Uber defied its July 26 order not to accept and activate
new drivers onto its platform. “We affirm the positive and beneficial service offered by the
Transport Network Companies (TNCs). However, as per LTFRB, Uber Systems unduly
challenged its rules and instructions. The issue here is striking a balance between
innovations and laws and the regulations of the LTFRB,” Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto
Abella said in a Palace briefing on Tuesday. “It understands the situation and therefore we
support the LTFRB,” Abella added.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said Tuesday he would hold off on a planned missile
strike near Guam, but warned the highly provocative move would go ahead in the event of
further “reckless actions” by Washington. Some analysts suggested Kim’s comments
opened a possible path to de-escalating a growing crisis fueled by a bellicose war of words
between US President Donald Trump and the North Korean leadership. Their recent
exchanges were focused on a North Korean threat to fire a volley of four missiles over Japan
towards the US territory of Guam, which hosts a number of strategic military bases. The
North’s official KCNA news agency said Kim was briefed on the “plan for an enveloping fire
at Guam” during an inspection on Monday of the Strategic Force command in charge of the
nuclear-armed state’s missile units.

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A barangay chair is being investigated by Malabon City officials after a clandestine maternity
clinic was found to be operating at the second floor of the Barangay Tonsuya health center
last week. According to a statement from city hall on Monday, “probers will invite Barangay
Tonsuya chair Pol Ombas for questioning on allegations that the payments derived from the
clandestine operation of the [birthing center] were all remitted … to the barangay.” “Who are
benefiting from this underground maternity clinic is a question that probers would like to find
out,” it added. ADVERTISEMENT

The maternity clinic, which was found to be operating without permits, was discovered after
police officers and city hall personnel raided the health center and arrested Lea Aricayos, 41,
a barangay worker. Aricayos, a licensed midwife, had just helped a mother give birth when
she was picked up by the joint team on Aug. 8. According to her, mothers pay P1,200 to give
birth in the secret maternity clinic. The money goes directly to the barangay although
Aricayos did not say who received the payments.

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President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Alexander

Gesmundo as the 178th associate justice of the Supreme Court. Gesmundo will be taking
the position vacated by Associate Justice Jose Catral Mendoza who compulsory retired at
the age of 70 last Aug. 13, 2017. He is the fourth appointee of President Duterte and the
second appointee from Ateneo De Manila University. He is a member of the Fraternal Order
of Utopia. ADVERTISEMENT

Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea confirmed the appointment of the magistrate on

Monday. Duterte’s third appointee, former Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Andres Reyes
Jr. is also a graduate of Ateneo and a member of Utopia where House Speaker Pantaleon
Alvarez is also a part of.
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MANILA, Philippines – The warrant of arrest has been served on former president and now
Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo at the St. Luke’s Medical Center in
Taguig City. Arroyo, who has been charged with electoral sabotage of the 2007 national
elections, will be under hospital arrest until she is physically able to move to the Southern
Police District detention center where she will be placed under custody, said Senior
Superintendent Joel Coronel of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG). Two
guards have since been posted outside her room. The arrest order, which was served at
6:30 p.m. Friday by National Capital Region Police Office Director Alan Purisima, was signed
by Judge Jesus Mupas of Branch 112 of the Pasay regional trial court. ADVERTISEMENT

In a press briefing after the warrant was served, Coronel said it was Arroyo’s lawyer Jose
Flaminiano who received the order although Arroyo was awake. Coronel said authorities, led
by Senior Superintendent James Bucayu, deputy district director, administrative division of
the SPD, were about to read Arroyo’s rights when the former leader’s lawyers waived them.

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MANILA, Philippines — Hindi nakatulong sa paglutas ng suliranin sa pampublikong

sasakyan ang ipinataw na isang buwan na suspensyon ng Land Transportation Franchising
and Regulatory sa Uber, ayon kay Sen. Grace Poe. "The decision of the LTFRB to suspend
Uber is both cruel and absurd, to say the least," pahayag ni Poe na chaiperson ng Senate
Committee on Public Services. Dahil dito ipinatawag ng senadora ang mga opisyal ng
LTFRB para sa isang urgent meeting bukas. "I am aghast that this agency that committed
before the Senate to resolve the issues has just imposed a cure that will only make the
disease much worse," patuloy ni Poe. Aniya nasa 200,000 mananakay ang maaapektuhan
ng suspensyon na magsisimula ngayon. "Our people deserve to have options when it comes
to choosing convenient, safe, and reliable transportation services to brave the daily
punishing traffic jam," sabi ni Poe.

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MANILA, Philippines – Tiniyak ng Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) na ligtas pa rin kainin
ang kanilang pamosong manok sa kabila ng Avian Influenza o bird flu outbreak sa
Pampanga. Sinabi ng JFC na wala dapat ikabahala ang publiko dahil sumasailalim sa
masusing proseso ang kanilang mga manok kaya’t ligtas pa rin ito kainin. “JFC sources its
local poultry product requirements only from accredited and reputable suppliers in the
Philippines that employ the safest food practices in sourcing, manufacturing, preparation and
delivery,” pahayag ng JFC Dagdag ng JFC, sinigurado ng kanilang mga suplayer na hindi
sila apektado sa paglaganap ng bird flu. “All poultry suppliers of JFC have confirmed that
they are not affected by the current avian flu as they are outside the bio security kilometer
range and their most updated tests show no manifestation of any disease,” dagdag ng nila.
Samantala, ipinagutos ng Department of Agriculture (DA) ang pagpatay sa mga manok na
aabot sa 1 milyon kaugnay ng naturang virus na naging sanhi ng pagdedeklara ng state of
calamity sa Pampanga.
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MANILA, Philippines — Itinalaga ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte si Sandiganbayan Justice

Alexander Gesmundo bilang bagong hukom ng Korte Suprema. Kinumpirma ni Executive
Secretary Salvador Medialdea ngayong Lunes ang pagkakatalaga kay Gesmundo na ika-
178 na judge ng mataas na hukuman. Si Gesmundo ang ikaapat na mahistradong inilagay ni
Duterte kasama sina Noel Tijam, Samuel Martires at dating CA Presiding Judge Andres
Reyes Jr. Uupuan ni Gesmundo ang nabakanteng pwesto ni Associate Justice Jose
Mendoza na nagretiro kahapon. Bago mapunta sa anti-graft court, nanilbihan siya sa
Presidential Commission on Good Government at Court of Tax Appeals. Kinilala rin siyang
Most Outstanding Solicitor noong 1988, habang noong Agosto 2002 ay ginawa siyang
Assistant Solicitor General.

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MANILA, Philippines -- Isang magnitude 6.3 na lindol ang tumama sa lalawigan ng Batangas
ngayong Biyernes ng hapon. Naitala ng Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
(Phivolcs) ang sentro ng lindol sa 16 kilometro kanluran sa bayan ng Nasugbu ganap na
1:28 ng hapon. May lalim na 160 kilometers ang lindol na tectonic ang pinagmulan.
Naramdaman naman ang iba't ibang intensity sa mga sumusunod na lugar:    

INTENSITY IV: Calapan, Mindoro; Subic, Zambales; Rosario, Cavite; Manila City; Sablayan,
Occidental Mindoro INTENSITY III: Pateros City; Quezon City; Makati City; Malolos,
Bulacan; ,Cainta, Rizal; Calamba, Laguna. INTENSITY II: Magalang, Pampanga; Tanauan
City, Batangas. INTENSITY I: Intensity I - Talisay, Batangas. Nagbabala naman ang
Phivolcs sa aftershocks na maaaring maranasan.

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MANILA, Philippines – Pansamantalang nakalaya si Sen. Gringo Honasan matapos

magpiyansa ngayong Biyernes sa Laguna. Nagbayad ng P60,000 si Honasan para sa
dalawang counts ng graft kaugnay ng umano’y maanomalayang paggamit niya ng kaniyang
priority development assistance fund noong 2012. Bandang alas-10 nang magtungo ang
senador kay Judge Teodoro Solis ng Biñan City Regional Trial Court. Bago nito ay
sumailalim muna siya sa booking process kabilang ang mugshot at finger prints sa Biñan
City Police Station. Ipinaresto ng 2nd Division ng Sandiganbayan kahapon si Honasan
matapos makakita ng probable cause upang ituloy ang reklamo ng Office of the
Ombudsman. Bukod sa senador, walong iba pa ang pinaaresto ng anti-graft court. Iginiit
namana ni Honasan na siya ay inosente.
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MANILA, Philippines — Kinumpirma ng Department of Agriculture (DA) ang avian influenza

virus (bird flu) outbreak sa San Luis, Pampanga kung saan halos 40,000 poultry heads na
ang namamatay. Sinabi ni Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol na mayroong highly
pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5 sa bayan ng San Luis. "There were said to be
indications as early as May but the commercial poultry operators did not report it
immediately. Then the situation worsened around July," wika ni Piñol. Wala pa namang
naiuulat na poultry to human contamination ngunit iniutos na ng DA ang pagpatay sa nasa
400,000 captive birds na nagkakahalaga ng P25 milyon hanggang P28 milyon upang
maiwasan ang pagkalat ng sakit. "I immediately ordered the deployment of quarantine
officers within the one-kilometer radius. We will kill all poultry as there are a lot of those
being used for cockfights," dagdag ng kalihim. "I don’t care if we have to kill a million
including those free range and stray fowls. What is that compared to the whole poultry
industry? We have to do it because we don’t want the disease to spread," patuloy ni Piñol.

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MANILA, Philippines - Kalaboso ang dalawang lalaki na nagpanggap na empleyado ng

Bureau of Customs na nagbebenta ng mga puslit na items sa internet ngunit tinatakbuhan
ang mga buyer makaraang matiklo sa isang entrapment operation, kamakalawa sa Port
Area, Maynila. Nakilala ang mga suspek na sina Romello ‘Romel’ Muring Moleta, 48, at
Julius Sarmiento Velarde, 38, kapwa ng Tondo, Maynila. Nakatakas naman at pinagha-
hanap na mga awtoridad ang kasabwat nilang si Ernesto De Guzman. Sa ulat ng Manila
Police District-Station 5, dakong alas-11 ng Linggo ng umaga nang ikasa ang entrapment
operation sa tapat ng compound ng BOC. Ito ay makaraang lumapit sa pulisya ang isang
biktima na nagpatago ng pangalan ma-karaang maloko siya ng mga suspek. Ayon sa
biktima, una siyang nabiktima ng mga suspek noong Mayo 2016 nang makita niya sa isang
buy and sell website ang ibinibentang motorsiklo na nagkakahalaga ng P125,000.
Nakipagtransaksiyon umano siya sa nagpakilalang Danny Gomez hanggang itinakda ang
araw ng kanilang pagkikita at noon naganap ang panggogoyo. Sa araw ng kanilang meet-
up, ipinakita sa kanya ng suspek na nagpakilala sa pangalang Louie Santiago ang invoice
ng motorsiklo na kailangang bayaran pa sa BOC para mailabas ang item. Nang maiabot
niya ang pera, sinabihan siya na maghintay dahil sa ipoproseso ang paglabas ng item sa
BOC ngunit hindi na bumalik ang suspek. Nitong Agosto 5, tinawagan muli ng suspek na si
Gomez ang biktima at tinangka siyang bentahan ng mamaha-ling laptop computer.
Nagpanggap na ang biktima na hindi niya kilala ang suspek at nakipagtransaksyon
hanggang sa magkasundo na magkikita sa Port Area, Maynila para sa bentahan.

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MANILA, Philippines - Upang maiwasang maulit ang sunud-sunod na kapalpakan sa news

agency ng gobyerno, nagbuo si Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO)
Secretary Martin Andanar ng isang editorial board sa Philippine News Agency. Inihayag ni
Andanar na siya ang mamumuno sa editorial board kung saan magiging miyembro ng Board
sina Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, dating editor at chief of reporters ng Manila Times;
PCCOO Assistant Secretary Joseph Lawrence Garcia; journalist/consultant Albert Gamboa
at PNA acting Executive Editor Louis Morente. MANILA, Philippines - Nasampolan ang apat
na Chief of Police ng Calabarzon matapos silang sibakin dahil sa kabiguan na masugpo ang
iligal na sugal sa kanilang mga nasasakupan. Kahapon ay ang ibinabang deadline ng
Philippine National Police (PNP) para sugpuin ang iligal na sugal sa buong bansa. Kabilang
sa sinibak ay sina San Pedro City Police chief, Supt. Zeric Soriano; Lipa City Police chief,
Supt. Barde, Sto. Tomas; Batangas COP Supt. Giovanni Zibalo at San Pablo City Police
chief, Supt. Ronan Claraval.

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Ayon kay DILG OIC Undersecretary Catalino Cuy, bahagi na ng kultura ng mga Filipino ang
sugal at inamin na hindi agad at simple ang pagsugpo sa illegal gambling sa bansa. Ito
umano ang dahilan kung bakit hirap ang PNP na tuluyang sugpuin ang illegal gambling sa
bansa. Sinabi pa ni Cuy, na hindi lamang law enfrocement operation ang kailangan para
sugpuin ang iligal na sugal kundi maging ang mga lokal na ahensya ng pamahalaan ay
dapat din na katuwang dito.

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MANILA, Philippines - Nasa pagitan na lamang ng 20 hanggang 40 ang bilang ng mga

miyembro ng Maute Group na lumalaban sa gobyerno sa Marawi. Ito ang inihayag kahapon
ni Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla sa Mindanao
Hour briefing sa Malacañang. Ayon kay Padilla, patuloy na nababawasan at nasa pagitan na
lamang ng 20 hanggang 40 ang kalaban ng gobyerno. “Doon sa nire-report nating mga
namamatay sa hanay ng kalaban, ngayon sa paniniwala ng ating mga tropa diyan, sa
ground commander’s estimate, less than 40 na lang sila. So between 20 to 40 na lang siguro
‘yan,” pahayag ni Padilla. Aminado naman si Padilla na bagaman at lumiliit ang puwersa ng
Maute Group, kaya pa rin ng mga itong manakit dahil sa mga hawak na armas, may sapat
pa ring mga bala, at may hawak pa rin silang mga hostages. Pero sa kabila nito,
ipinaliwanag ni Padilla na dapat pa ring manatili ang umiiral na martial law dahil hindi lamang
naman sa Marawi nagkaroon ng kaguluhan. Meron din anyang grupo ang Maute sa ibang
bahagi ng Mindanao tulad sa Lanao, Maguindanao, Sulu at iba pa.

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MANILA, Philippines - Sa botong 19-2, inaprubahan na kahapon ng mga mambabatas ang

pagpapaliban ng Barangay at Sanggunian Kabataan (SK) elections na mula sa Oktubre 17,
2017 ay isasagawa ito sa ikalawang Lunes ng Mayo ng susunod na taon. Ito’y matapos ang
pagdinig ng House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms na pinamumunuan ni
CIBAC partylist Rep. Sherwin Turla. Ang botohan ay matapos namang mag-mosyon si
Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco, isa sa may akda ng batas. Sa nasabing botohan
tanging sina ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. Antonio Tinio at Gabriela Women’s Partylist Rep.
Arlene Brosas ang tumutol sa pagpapaliban ng halalan. Nangangahulugan ito na
pagdedebatehan na sa plenaryo ang pagpapaliban ng halalan sa barangay at sangguniang
kabataan. Ikinatwiran ng mga mambabatas na mas makabubuting ipagpaliban muna ang
eleksyon at isabay ito sa charter amendments o cha-cha sa 1987 Constitution upang
makatipid ng pondo ang pamahalaan.
MANILA, Philippines - Nagpahayag ng pagka-bahala kahapon si Bayan Muna Partylist Rep.
Carlos Isagani Zarate matapos na tapyasan ng pondo sa operating expenses ng
Department of Health (DOH) ang aabot sa 49 pampublikong hospital sa bansa sa idinaos na
budget hearing ng Kamara de Representantes hinggil sa P104.72 bilyon panukalang pondo
ng Department of Health (DOH) para sa taong 2018. Kinuwestiyon ni Zarate si Health
Secretary Paulyn Jean Ubial sa dahilang taliwas aniya sa ‘‘pro poor program’’ ni Pangulong
Duterte ang pagtapyas ng malaking halaga sa pondo ng mga pampublikong hospital na
kadalasang tinatakbuhan partikular na sa mga emergency cases ng mga mahihirap.

“It was the President’s directive to “take care of the poor” and Sec. Ubial had said that the
DOH will epitomize the President’s tagline of “malasakit.” He had been critical of people
lining up outside hospitals, camping at the gates of hospitals even before the day breaks,
just to get medical attention”, ani Zarate. Nabatid na nasa P1.488 bilyon ang tinapyas sa
Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) sa 49 mga pampublikong ospital sa
panukalang pondo ng departamento

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Ibinasura ng Sandiganbayan ang kaso laban kay Sen. Joseph Victor "JV” Ejercito kaugnay
ng pagbili ng matataas na kalibre ng armas na nagkakahalaga ng P2.1 milyon noong alkalde
pa siya ng San Juan City. Pinanigan ng Sixth Division ng anti-graft court ang demurrer to
evidence na inihain ni Ejercito at ng 14 pang akusado upang mabasura ng technical
malversation case na isinampa ng Office of the Ombudsman nitong nakaraang taon. Iginiit
ng mga akusado na walang kakayanan ang mga testigo at mga documentary evidence na
patunayan na ginamit ang calamity fund ng lungsod sa pagbili ng mga armas. “In conclusion,
let it be stressed that this verdict of acquittal is based on the failure of the prosecution to
present proof beyond reasonable doubt that the accused indeed used the 2008 Calamity
Fund of San Juan City in the procurement and payment of the subject firearms,” nakasaad
sa desisyon na isinulat ni Associate Justice Rodolfo Ponferrada. “It must be remembered
that in criminal cases, the burden of proof is on the prosecution and unless it discharge that
burden, the herein accused need not even offer evidence in their behalf and they would be
entitled to an acquittal,” dagdag nito.
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Pansamantalang naantala ang trabaho sa Cebu city hall matapos makatanggap ng bomb
threats ngayon Huwebes ng umaga. Ilang mga opisyal ng lungod at kanilang tauhan ang
nakatanggap ng mga text message na may sasabog na bomba sa city hall, La Nueva
Supermart at Basilica Minore Del Santo Niño ganap na 11:30 ng umaga. Kaagad namang
pinalikas ang mga tao sa city hall at rumesponde ang Special Weapons and Tactics team ng
Philippine National Police. Wala namang nakitang bomba sa lugar.

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Mariing kinondena ng Candaba Duck Raisers Association ang pagharang sa kalapit na

probinsiya ng Bulacan sa mga produktong itlog ng itik na nagbubunga ngayon ng pakalugi
ng mga nagnenegosyo ng manok. Ayon kay Dr. Alfredo Manalang, supplier ng balot sa
Luzon, Visayas at Mindanao na ang inilabas na travel ban sa itik, at itlog ay isang disaster
na matatawag dahil marami ang umaasa sa nasabing industriya ang magugutom at
mawawalan ng hanapbuhay. Ipinahayag ng mga ito na walang bird flu sa kanilang bayan at
tanging ang Barangay San Carlos lamang sa bayan ng San Luis ang tinamaan ng avian
virus. Ayon naman sa Bureau of Animal Industry, negatibo sa virus ang mga sinuring itik sa
nasabing bayan. Ngayong araw ay nagsagawa ang mga opisyal ng lokal na pamahalaan ng
Candaba sa pangunguna ni Mayor Danilo Baylon sa pagkain ng poultry products sa kanilang
lugar upang ipakita sa publiko na ligtas ang mga ito mula sa avian influenza o bird flu at ang
itik anya ay mas malakas ang resistensiya kumpara sa mga manok.
Community role fits ‘Mr. Optimism’
Allan Jamir serves numerous organizations — with
a smile

Volunteer extraordinaire
Allan Jamir

By Mike Dauplaise
It’s a good thing Allan Jamir was blessed with a big, bright smile, because the man people call
“Mr. Optimism” is seldom without one.
Jamir spreads sunshine wherever he goes, based in an unflappable attitude rooted in
his beloved Optimist organization’s positive creed. “Jammer,” as he’s known from the
mispronunciation of his last name (correctly hah-MEER), is involved with no less than nine
different organizations.
His commitment to the community, especially its youth, is so much a part of his identity that Rick
Chernick, CEO of Camera Corner/Connecting Point, recently changed Jamir’s title from vice
president of corporate sales to a more appropriate vice president of marketing and community
relations.
“Al is one of the most sincere, happy, energetic human beings you’re ever going to meet,”
Chernick says. “He’s almost a perfect person. He represents Green Bay, our company and
himself very professionally in everything he does.”
Born in Manila, Philippines, and raised in Burlington, Wis., Jamir’s smile jumps out from his dark
complexion as he races from seemingly one commitment to the next. As district governor for the
Optimist organization in 2000-2001, Jamir traveled throughout the Northern half of Wisconsin to
promote its “Friend of Youth” philosophy.
“Everything I do, someway, somehow, positively touches the lives of kids,” Jamir says. “When
you see me, you might not know what group I’m representing. I like to think I represent all. I’ve
gotten a reputation as a community resource.”
Among the many boards Jamir sits on are the United Way, Scholarships Inc., Heritage Hill
Foundation, Horizons Community Credit Union (chair), Big Brothers/Big Sisters (past board
member), Brian LaViolette Foundation, and an ambassador for the Green Bay Area Chamber of
Commerce. That’s in addition to the time he donates to projects with the Greater Green Bay
Optimist Club.
Jamir and his wife Penny are role models in the lives of many young people. While they have no
children of their own, the couple has nine godchildren, Penny teaches second grade at Langlade
School, and Al reads to the kids every week.
“One of the reasons I went to work for Rick (Chernick) is because Rick’s philosophy is very much
in sync with mine,” Jamir notes. “We both love our customers, and we’re both so involved in the
community. It’s like a match made in heaven.”
Jamir actually called on Chernick as a territory rep for Hewlett-Packard prior to joining the
Camera Corner/Connecting Point team in 1991.
“Business is not all about making money, and there are only so many boards I can be on,”
Chernick states. “Al still sells for me, but I need a guy that can help me in the community. He’s
the guy.”
Jamir’s love of dealing with kids blossomed when H-P moved him to Green Bay in 1988. He
served as an assistant coach for a youth baseball team (ages 9-11) coached by his neighbor that
year, and was struck by how the kids responded to instruction.
Despite often feeling as though his words were falling on deaf ears, the infielders turned a
picture-perfect double play in the league championship game that made it all worthwhile.
“That’s where the spark started. I learned that I absolutely loved helping the kids and serving the
kids,” he says, crediting his high school science and band teachers for priming that part of his
persona. “I thought, ‘You know what? I’ve got a lot of things I can teach kids and share with
them.’
“If I can do something that makes people move forward positively, then I feel I’ve done my job.”
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Reporting

One of the most fundamental differences between journalism and other

forms of writing is the way journalists obtain the information they write
about. Journalists obtain information through a variety of reporting
techniques, which can include interviewing sources, looking through
government documents, researching old articles, and observing events
firsthand.
Good news writing begins with good, accurate reporting. Journalists
perform a public service for citizens by presenting truthful facts in
honest, straight-forward articles.

News Values

Journalists commonly use six values to determine how newsworthy a

story or elements of a story are. Knowing the news values can help a
journalist make many decisions, including:

 What information to give first in a news article, and in the lede

 Which articles to display on a newspaper’s front page
 What questions to ask in an interview

The six news values are:

1. Timeliness- Recent events have a higher news value than less

recent ones.
2. Proximity- Stories taking place in one’s hometown or
community are more newsworthy than those taking place far
away.
3. Prominence- Famous people and those in the public eye have
a higher news value than ordinary citizens.
4. Uniqueness/oddity- A story with a bizarre twist or strange
occurrences. “Man bites dog” instead of “dog bites man.”
5. Impact- Stories that impact a large number of people may be
more newsworthy than those impacting a smaller number of
people.
6. Conflict- “If it bleeds, it leads.” Stories with strife, whether it’s
actual violence or not, are more interesting.

The newsworthiness of a story is determined by a balance of these six

values. There is no set formula to decide how newsworthy a story is,
but in general, the more of these six values a story meets, the more
newsworthy it is.

Libel

Libel is defined as the published defamation of a person’s character

based on misleading or inaccurate facts. Newspaper reporters can
often run into issues of libel because it is their job to write truthful
articles about people that might not always be flattering.

Even though we live in a country with a free press, journalists cannot

write anything they want. Reporters do not have the right to state
something about a person that could damage their reputation and that
is untruthful.
One of the easiest ways to protect oneself from libel is to make sure to
always do accurate reporting and to attribute all information in an
article. If you write something about someone that you’re unsure
about, just ask yourself if it’s true, and how you know it’s true. Rumors,
gossip, and information you received from an anonymous or unreliable
source are all dangerous to report, and they could run you the risk of a
libel case.

Lede

The lede (or lead) of a news article is the first sentence, usually
written as one paragraph, that tells the most important information of
the story. When writing a lede, it is helpful to use the “tell a friend”
strategy. Imagine you had to sum up to a friend, in one sentence, what
your story is about. How would you sum up quickly what happened? A
story’s lede answers the “Five W’s” in a specific order: Who? What?
When? Where? Why?

For example:

The Atlanta Police Department will hold a memorial service Wednesday

at Holy Christ Church in Buckhead for fallen officer Lt. James
Montgomery.

WHO: The Atlanta Police Department

WHAT: will hold a memorial service
WHEN: Wednesday
WHERE: Holy Christ Church in Buckhead
WHY: for fallen officer Lt. James Montgomery

Other Examples:

Gwinnett County Public Schools was awarded $250,000 early

Wednesday as a finalist for what’s considered the Nobel Prize of public
education.

A man beat an Army reservist in front of a Morrow Cracker Barrel,

yelling racial slurs at her as he kicked her in the head, Morrow police
said.

Examples courtesy of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Inverted Pyramid

News articles are written in a structure known as the “inverted

pyramid.” In the inverted pyramid format, the most newsworthy
information goes at the beginning of the story and the least
newsworthy information goes at the end.

After you have written your story’s lede, order the information that
follows in terms of most important to least important. There is NO
formal conclusion in a journalism article the way there is in an essay or
analysis paper.

Attributing information

ALL information in a news article MUST be attributed to the source

where the reporter got his/her information. The reporter must indicate
in his/her article where material was obtained from – from an interview,
court documents, the Census, a Web site, etc. Direct quotes and
paraphrasing can be used to attribute information obtained in an
interview with a source.

For example:

According to a police report, the suspect threatened the cashier with a

gun before running away with the money.

In a 500-page government report, investigators reported evidence that

the army had committed crimes against humanity.

Integrating quotes

The first time a source is introduced in an article, you should use that
source’s full name and title. After this initial reference, use the last
name only.

For example:
“The swine flu vaccine is an incredible advance in modern medicine,”
said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.

When attributing a direct quote, always use the verb “said” and never
any other verbs such as “explained,” “whispered,” etc. It is also more
common to use the format “XXX said” instead of “said XXX.”

For example:

“The housing crisis is growing out of control,” Bernanke said.

Even when information from a source is not used in a direct quote and
is paraphrased instead, it still must be attributed to that source.

For example:

Bernanke said the recession is probably over.

The recession will most likely begin to recede in six to eight months,
Bernanke said.