News Writing/Pagsulat ng Balita

Christian Mespher A. Hernandez

News is in Different Media

Newspaper

Radio
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News is in Different Media

Television

Internet
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 Think this over:
“To equate journalism with just
writing the news is inaccurate.
Writing is only half the
challenge. Equally essential to
journalism is the ability to
know what needs to be
written about and the skill to
accurately gather the
necessary information.”

Rachel E. Khan
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 What is News?
- an accurate and timely account of an idea, issue or
event that affects a significant number of people

- a break from the normal flow of events, an

interruption in the expected, a deviation from the norm

- is tomorrow’s history
unfolding today

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 What is News?

- contains 5 Ws and H
- “new things”
- is information people can use to help them
make sound decisions about their lives

News writing is the most basic skill a

journalist must possess

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ABCs of News Writing
ccuracy – a story which contains errors is
worse than “worthless” so always check
your facts to gain readers’ trust.
revity (Briefness) – Each word in your
story should have a use. If not, take it out!
Aim for a news article that seems to flow
naturally.
larity - starts before you write. Think first!
It refers to complete and competent
reporting. Leave no questions unanswered.

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 News Values or Elements
- attributes that make news worthy of being
reported
• Timeliness
• Impact/Significance
• Prominence
• Proximity
• Conflict
• Oddity/The Unusual
• Currency/Necessity
• Human Interest
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 Reflect

Is pure objectivity
in reporting possible to
achieve?

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 Point to Ponder

Fairness is possible and fairness should

be every reporter’s goal.

Always look for the “other side” of the

story. Use neutral language or “third
person.”

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 Gathering Data for News

You may be a very good writer but if your facts

are all wrong, then you are not a journalist –
you are a fiction writer.

Tip: Begin with 5Ws and H and collect as many

data as possible to explain and expound your
news article well.

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 Gathering Data for News
1. Actual Coverage or Observation

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 Gathering Data for News
2. Interviewing an expert or person in authority.

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 Gathering Data for News
3. Use of documents such as speeches, policy
statements, memoranda, press releases, research
reports and others

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 News Story Structure
- designed in such a way that it answers both
the fast delivery of news as demanded by
target audience (Get to the point ASAP!)

- a shift in paradigm from English literary

structure to “inverted pyramid”

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What do my readers need to know most?

“Three seconds and the

reader decides to read or
move on to the next story.
That’s all the time you
have.”

Donald Murray

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News Story Structure

- Answers
before
explanations
- Summaries
before details
- Conclusions
before
discussions
- General
statement
before
specifics

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News Story Structure

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 #LoveYourOwn

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 MMDA hauls 187 truckloads of poll trash
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has
collected close to 200 truckloads of discarded election materials
since February.

According to MMDA Metro Parkway Cleaning Group head

Francis Martinez who was interviewed on Saturday, the 187
truckloads of election paraphernalia gathered by his team from
Feb. 9 to May 20 included posters featuring local and national
candidates, leaflets and tarpaulins, among other materials.

“These were collected from all over Metro Manila, particularly

San Juan, Caloocan, Muntinlupa, Las Piñas, Parañaque, Quezon
City and Manila,” Martinez said.

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 MMDA hauls 187 truckloads of poll trash
According to him, the bulk of the garbage came from Quezon City
and Manila.

“Many of these were posters [taken down] from school walls and
electrical lines … It looked like these cities were celebrating their
fiesta because of the posters that looked like ‘banderitas,’” he said.

This year’s haul of election paraphernalia exceeded that of the 2013

elections, the MMDA official added.

Earlier, Martinez told the Inquirer that from Feb. 9 to May 10, his
men were able to gather 52 truckloads of discarded election
materials, or the equivalent of 313 cubic meters or 87 tons.

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 Steps in Writing the News
1.List down all data.
2.Arrange facts in a descending order of importance.
3.Construct a strong lead by putting the best W or H
forward.
4.Prefer active than passive voice.
5.Present the other details of the news in the next
paragraphs to answer questions not yet answered.
5. Use neutral language or “third person”

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 The Lead
Tip 1: Don’t try to put everything into the lead.
(Eliminate unnecessary words)

Tip 2: Decide on a focus and stick to it!

Tip 3: Condition the reader that you know what

you are doing.

Tip 4: Be honest and promise readers of what is

to come next.
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 Classification of Lead
1. Direct/Summary Lead
(For Hard or Straight News)
It answers the five Ws and one H (What, Who,
Where, When, Why and How).

2. Delayed/Novelty Lead
(For Soft News or News Feature Stories) It
attracts reader’s attention, arouses his curiosity
and sustains his interest.
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 Classification of Lead
Direct/Summary
Camarines Sur Rep. Leni
Robredo, who mostly trailed
during vice presidential surveys,
has been elected as the nation’s
second highest official beating
Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong”
Marcos Jr. by a narrow 263,473
votes.
Delayed/Novelty From
one percent to vice president.
Leni Robredo, who started out at
the bottom of the heap when she
threw her hat into the vice
presidential derby, has been
elected as the nation’s second
highest official beating Sen.
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
by a narrow 263,473 votes.

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 Classification of Lead
Direct/Summary
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno lost
his cool after stepping on a pile
of huwan waste while inspecting
the Bonifacio Monument on
Wednesday.
Delayed/Novelty The
City of Manila has become a
dumping ground – literally.
After a week in office, newly-
elected Manila Mayor Isko
Moreno visited the Bonifacio
Monument only a few steps from
the city hall and found that the
public had made it an open toilet.

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 Basic Headlines

Star sections urged to speak English

San Antonio lauds teachers’ efforts

Guidance: 31 bullying cases recorded

Bullying increased by 2% - Guidance

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 Body
- Continues what is started in the
lead
- Must include
chronology of the
issue
- Contains background and
details
- Must cite sources of
information
- Make use of transitions
- One sentence, one idea, one
paragraph
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 Use Third Person

Incorrect:
Larry Norman, vice president for enrollment
services, said enrollment at our school has
increased in 2005.

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 Use Third Person

Correct:
Larry Brown, vice president for enrollment
services, said enrollment at Rochester
College has increased in 2005.

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 Write in Active Voice

- Subject acts upon an object

- More direct

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 Quotes and Paraphrasing
Direct Quotes
- Use if the statement is
clear and does not need
clarification
- Use if it is particularly
memorable or striking
- Use if the person is well-
known and it adds
credibility to the story
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 Quotes and Paraphrasing

Paraphrasing
- Use when statement is hard to understand or technical

- Use when statement can be summarized better for the

flow of your story

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 Review
Lead:
An 18-year-old female student died in a car accident along North
Expressway yesterday.

2nd paragraph: (Identification of Who)

The victim was Joan dela Cruz, a pre-law student of Far Eastern
University, and daughter of Court of Appeals Justice Jose dela Cruz.

3rd paragraph: (expounding the What, Where and When)

She was found dead inside a 1980 Toyota Corolla with plate number
AUY 340, by a highway patrolman at around 3pm. The car was in a
ditch not far from the toll plaza of the North Expressway. Her body was
brought to the Valenzuela Memorial Hospital.

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 Review
4th paragraph: (Expounding on Why and How)
Initial police reports showed that the brakes of her car malfunctioned
causing the car to skid and fall into the ditch. “The brake fluid container
was dried up and the brake lining was very thin, said Police Officer Manuel
Reyes of the Valenzuela police precinct.

5th paragraph: (Adding drama to the story)

Police called the family of the victim and her father came to identify the
body. “She was supposed to celebrate her birthday next week,“ said a teary-
eyed Justice de la Cruz.

6th paragraph: (related but least important)

The accident caused a four-hour traffic jam along the North Expressway.
But traffic was flowing smooth by 8pm after the damaged car had been
towed. #

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 Review Article 1
Every school head a researcher – SDS Panganiban
In a move to make every school head a full-fledged researcher, the Schools Division Office
of Imus City, through the School Governance and Operations Division – Planning Section,
conducted an intensive 3-day capacity building cum workshop in conducting action research
from January 9-11 at Hotel Dominique, Tagaytay City.

OIC-Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Hermogenes M. Panganiban, challenged the

school heads to “walk the talk” in producing more action researches and to embrace its long-
term impact in solving school-based issues and concerns that need immediate action and
strategic decisions.
 
“Research is a formalized curiosity…it is the perfect solution to all the problems that we are
encountering in schools,” SDS Panganiban said.
 
He continued that “for a school head to make decisions, information should come from
evidence-based research and not just an opinion or assumption.”
  

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 Review Article 1
A total of 12 research proposals were presented on the third day before a panel led by OIC-
ASDS Mr. Galileo L. Go, Chairman of the Schools Division Research Committee.

The outputs will undergo revision as suggested and corrected by the SDRC panel members
composed of Mr. Ivan Honorpette A. Mijares, Ms. Riza C. Garcia, Ms. Matea-Alvyn H.
Trinidad and Ms. Jenielyn A. Sadang.
 
According to Ms. Trinidad, OIC-SEPS in Planning and Research, all school heads are
scheduled to present their completed researches in April and will automatically be slated to
present in October during the 5th Conference of Researchers for Action and Transformative
Endeavor (CReATE), the annual research conference of the Division.
 
“With teachers and school heads recognized as vital elements in the quality of teaching and
learning in schools, a sound and evidence-based research will lead to the continuous
improvement on student learning outcomes and opportunities to learn,” she said.

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 Review Article 2
Green School Program ng Imus,
dapat tularan – RD San Antonio
Pinuri ni Regional Director Dr. Diosdado M. San Antonio ang kauna-unahang green school
program sa rehiyon na pormal na inilunsad ng Lungsod ng Imus noong Pebrero 18 sa Imus
National High School.
 
Ang programa ay naglalayong buksan ang kamalayan ng komunidad, lalo na ang mga
kabataan, sa pagsasagawa ng mga hakbang na mangangalaga sa kalikasan tulad ng
pagtatanim ng mga puno at halaman, pagtitipid gamit ang alternatibong mapagkukunan ng
enerhiya gaya ng solar energy para sa kuryente at electric vehicles bilang kapalit ng mga de-
gasolina, sewerage treatment at mga rainwater harvester para sa pagtitipid sa tubig, at
regulasyon sa paggamit ng plastic.
 
Sa kanyang mensahe, sinabi ni San Antonio na ang konsepto ng green school ay isang
“historic, trendsetter, trailblazing initiative from our highly respected officials in Imus, in
collaboration with DepEd Imus City headed by SDS Jimmy Panganiban and ASDS Galileo
Go.”

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 Review Article 2
“DAPAT”
 
Aniya, ang gawaing ito na kolaborasyon ng lokal na pamahalaan sa pamumuno ni Mayor
Emmanuel L. Maliksi, DepEd at ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR) ay “swak na swak sa mga adhikain ng Regional Office at dapat tularan ng lahat ng
mga paaralan.”
 
“Dapat ang mga paaralan ay nagtuturo ng mga pagpapahalaga na kailangan upang ang mga
pamayanan ay maging progressive at magkaroon ng tinatawag na pag-unlad. Kapag ang
iyong gustong gawin ay hindi dahil sa iyong sariling kapakanan, in the end mayroong
kabuluhan ang gawa,” paliwanag ng direktor.
 
“Ganyan dapat ang leader na mabisa, ang leader na nakakagawa ng mga miracles sa
kanilang mga paaralan, yung talagang pinag-iisipan kung ano ang relevance ng natututunan
sa iba’t ibang mga capacity building initiatives,” dagdag pa niya.
 

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 Review Article 2
BALIK-TANAW
 
Ibinahagi rin ni San Antonio na 34 na taon na siya sa serbisyo mula nang maging bahagi ng
DepEd noong 1985 at hanggang ngayon ay seryosong-seryoso pa rin siya bilang edukador.
 
“Seryoso po na ang pakiramdam ko, lahat ng masama sa ating pamayanan ay kagagawan ng
mga teacher na hindi inaayos ang kanilang mga gawain, gayundin ang mga punongguro at
mga opisyal ng DepEd kabilang ako. Lahat tayo ay malaki ang papel na ginagampanan sa
anumang pagbabagong nagaganap sa lipunan,” aniya pa.
 
DIREKSYON

Binati rin ng regional director ang pagkakaroon ng Imus ng isang komprehensibong manual
na magsisilbing gabay sa pagbuo ng marami pang paraan at inobasyong sisimulan sa
lungsod, itutuloy sa CALABARZON at maging sa buong bansa.
 

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 Review Article 2
“Congratulations! Eventually, target natin is for the whole country to become green, hindi sa
pag-iisip kundi green sa pamamaraan sa pangangalaga ng kalikasan.”

Ang Imus National High School na regional winner at finalist sa 2017 National Search for
the Most Eco-friendly and Sustainable Schools ang magsisilbing pilot at model school ng
Green School Program.
 
Layon ng pamahalaang lungsod at ng SDO Imus City na maging “eco-friendly” ang lahat ng
35 pampublikong paaralan at inihahanda na umano ang mga insentibo para matiyak ang
pagsunod sa naturang programa.
 
“Kailangang makita sa buhay ng ating mga estudyante, guro at administrators yung totoong
practice ng green school. Ito’y hindi mangyayari overnight. It will be a long journey pero
tama na sinimulan na natin ito,” ani Mayor Maliksi.
 
“Ang sikreto ay napakasimple lamang: pagkakaisa at pagtutulungan. Sa bisa nito, ang lahat
ng ating pinapangarap ay magagawa at mararating.”

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 Thank you for lending your ears!

Love what you are doing and it will

love you in return.

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