EARL VICTOR L.

ROSERO
Veteran Journalist, Writing Coach
Judge, DepEd National Schools Press Conference
• Reporters’ and Writers’ articles from:
• Coverages
• Rewritten/Storified Press Releases, Videos,
Interview Transcripts, Tweets, Facebook
Comments, Blogs
• Emailed Statements, News Releases,
Photo/Video Releases
• Raw information from Citizen Journalists,
Eyewitnesses
NEWSPAPER/NEWS WEBSITE
• DESK EDITOR/SHIFT EDITOR/ SHIFT MANAGER
• SECTION EDITOR
• MANAGING EDITOR
• EDITOR IN CHIEF
• SENIOR REPORTER/CORRESPONDENT
• CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
• NEWS PRODUCER

TV/RADIO OPERATIONS
• NEWSCAST PRODUCER
• LINE PRODUCER
• HEAD WRITER
• ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
 IT DEPENDS ON HOW COMPLEX OR
SIMPLE THE COPY IS
 IT ALSO DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH TIME
THERE IS BEFORE THE DEADLINE
 FOR SIMPLE, COPY ANYWHERE FROM
FIVE TO 30 MINUTES
 FOR COMPLEX/DIFFICULT COPY,
ANYWHERE FROM ONE HOUR TO ONE OR
TWO WEEKS
• READ AND UNDERSTANDTHE MATERIAL
FROM START TO FINISH
• ALONG THE WAY, CHECK AND CORRECT
FOR:
– TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS – TYPOS
– SPELLING OF EVERYTHING
– USE OF PUNCTUATION MARKS
– IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS
– USE OF ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICES
– FACT-CHECKING
 More importantly, the copy editor MUST:
 Make sure the storytelling is:
 ACCURATE
 BALANCED
 CLEAR AND CONCISE
 DELIBERATELY COHESIVE
 ETHICAL
 FLOWS SMOOTHLY
• MAAYOS BA ANG PAGKAKAKUWENTO?
• MAUUNAWAAN BA NG MAKAKABASA O
MAKAKARINIG YUNG KUWENTO?
• TAMA BA YUNG LEAD?
• KUMPLETO BA ANG STORYA?
• MAY KULANG BA SA KUWENTO?
• TAMA BA YUNG KUWENTO?
• MAY MALI BA SA STORYA?
• ANO PA ANG PUEDENG IDAGDAG NA KAILANGAN
PARA MAS GUMANDA PA ANG KUWENTO?
• LEAVE YOUR INITIALS AT THE END OF THE STORY
• YOU ARE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE STORY
• YOU BEAR THE GUILT FOR WHEN SOMETHING WRONG
HAPPENS IN AND TO THE STORY
• BE CAREFUL ALWAYS
• QUESTION YOURSELF
• QUESTION EVERYTHING
• ASSUME THE BEST BUT PREPARE FOR THE WORST
• WHEN YOU’RE TIRED, REST OR TAKE A BREAK
• HAVE A LIFE OUTSIDE OF WORK
• IF YOU BELIEVE GOD IS IN CHARGE, PRAY
• IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE GOD EXISTS, HOPE FOR THE
BEST
• NOBODY’S PERFECT, BUT LEARN FAST FROM YOUR
MISTAKES