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NEWS WRITING
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Resource Speaker:
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MS. JESSA MARIE M. NERISON
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3 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW…
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6 01 Basics of News Writing 02 Writing the Lead
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BASICS OF
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NEWS
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NEWS WRITING
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Its main goal is to give
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ABC of News Writing

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ABC of News Writing
Make sure to have
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your facts straight.

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If it contains errors,
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ABC of News Writing
Each word in your
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story should do a job.

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BREVITY
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ABC of News Writing
Complete and
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competent reporting.
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No questions left
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LEAD
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information that captures the gist
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1. Keep leads short and simple.
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3. Start your lead with the most significant or
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MANILA, Philippines — The COVID-19 situation
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continued to improve even with the easing of
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country, the independent monitor OCTA Research said
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PAPALO na ng P250 per kilo ang presyo ng mga pulang sibuyas
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sa mga palengke sa Metro Manila hanggang sa unang linggo ng
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Enero. 
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‘Yan na ang inilabas na kautusan ng Department of Agriculture
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(DA) nitong December 29 sa gitna ng patuloy na pagtaas ng mga
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BODY
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It clarifies information found in
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1. Keep paragraphs short. One to three
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2. Use words that are easy to understand.
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5. Add attributions of prominent persons.
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9. Your opinion is irrelevant in a news story.
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11. Avoid misspelling names.
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HEADLINE
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1. Limit your headline to maximum of 10
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2. Make it striking as possible.
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5 aid (n/v) assist/ assistance crook (n) criminal
6 back (v) support curb (n/v) restrain, limit
ban (n/v) prohibition cut (n/v) reduction
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8 bid (n) attempt exit (n/v) leave
blast (n) explosion fear (n/v) anxious expectations
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blaze (n) fire flee (v) escape rapidly
10 blow (n) injury/disappointment gems (n) jewels
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clash (n/v) argument, conflict hail (v) celebrate, acclaim
12 cop (n) policeman halt (n/v) stop
13 coup (n) revolution, change in hammer (v)beat
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5. Use historical present tense if the verb is
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6. Use infinitive verbs for future events.
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Fuel prices to be rolled back on Jan. 10

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5 LRT-2 may libreng sakay sa Dec. 30; free rides sa EDSA
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8 Lahat ng klase ng ‘pagsusugal’ naka-ban na sa Pasig
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10 NDRRMC: 6 nawawala sa Eastern Visayas dahil sa patuloy
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13 Omicron strain na sanhi ng ‘surge’ ngayon sa China, na-
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3 NEWS WRITING ACTIVITY
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1. Write a News Story about the EVENT TODAY.
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2. Interview at least 2 teachers/student
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