EDITORIAL WRITING

JOANA DIANE M. HEREZ

Stand. Connect. Enlighten.
Persuade. Influence.
Take a STAND.
• Will I reject it?
• Will I support it?
CONNECT
the ISSUE
to the
PEOPLE’s
lives.
How is it
significant
to the
people?
ENLIGHTEN
the minds.
How can I drive
home a point?

.
PERSUADE people.
Convince them.
• How can I be believable?
INFLUENCE.
Lead people
to action.
• What specific
solution can I offer?
 Requisites of an editorial
• An issue having high degree of sensibility to the public readers. It
must be relatable and essentialized to the context of the people's
lives.
• Two groups with opposite views on such issue.
• A stand/ position in which each group believes in.
• Pieces of evidence each group must present to justify their position.
• Collective stand/ third person’s point of view
THE BIG ‘HOW’
WHERE/HOW DO WE START?
Choose a topic.
SOURCES: screaming news/commissioned news/trending news
Current and timely Substantial for writing
passing on moral judgment
•Obtain background material and information about your topic
Observe read
interview research.
PHASE 1: PRE-WRITING stage.
1. Identify your purpose and audience – inform, interpret, criticize,
argue, suggest reforms, urge readers to action.
Explain or interpret the way the newspaper covered a sensitive or
controversial subject
Criticize constructive actions, decisions or situations to get
readers to see the problem.
Praise to commend people or organizations for a job well done
Persuade to get readers immediately see the solution and not the
problem
. . Organize Information – briefly outline your facts logically before
2
writing the piece.
Choose details
Order details according to importance (outlining)
FOCUS ON A CENTRAL THEME
The single greatest error made by beginning writers is trying to say
too much.
The error comes from the belief that, in order to be convincing, an
argument must be utterly comprehensive, addressing every
possible issue that relates to it.
An effective editorial must be essentialized.
3. WORKING ON AN EFFECTIVE TITLE.
The title of an editorial article is mostly composed of
three to five words (law of the shorter the better applies)
The title is a label head.
Example: Scapegoat for incompetence (ouster matrix)
Honoring family caretakers (mothers’ day)
Alliteration: Naked nights Taking turns Sweet surrender
Allusion: Clash of the Titans (escalating tension between US and China over West PH sea)
Pun: InfiniTEA PRESStitute PEKEnarya
• NOTE: The title must be striking to attract attention
PHASE 2: WRITING STAGE
•INTRODUCTION:
-presentation of the SITUATION/NEWS ITEM (newspeg)
-Stand/ position
•BODY
-3-point argument plus refutation
(Claims fully supported by proofs (4E: Explanation/Evidence/Example/Extra Details)
Tools: narrative of incidents, statement from credible sources,
statistics, provision from memo, order, by-laws, constitution, etc.
•CONCLUSION
Recap of the main points
Recommending a SOLUTION/ CALLING for an ACTION
Outlining is important.
Title: _______________________________
1.Situation: _________________________
2. Point to be refuted:__________________
3. Refutation:_________________________
4. Position: __________________________
5. Claims (three - point argument rule)
a. __________ b. ____________ c. _______________
- proofs to support each of your claims
6. Summary of main points
7. Conclusion
 Demolisyon kontra CALABARZON
Sa isinagawang Consultative meeting para sa National Schools
Press Conference (NSPC) 2019, napagdesisyunan ng committee
SITUATION/
na tanggalin na ang puntos mula sa group contest. Tatlo lang sa
NEWS ITEM 17 rehiyon ang tumutol sa panukalang ito ngunit majority votes
ang kinatigan ng NSPC Technical Working Group (TWG).

Ayon mismo ito kay G. Mark Anthony Bercando, Chairperson ng

NSPC 2019, nais ng pamunuan ng NSPC na mas bigyang
POINT TO BE
REJECTED
prayoridad ang aktwal na paligsahan sa pagsulat dahil ito ang
sukatan ng tunay na kasanayan ng campus journalists.
 Masarap pakinggan, ngunit mas marami ang may
OF THE.
REJECTION
pagdududa sa tunay na dahilan – binibilog lang ng TWG ang ulo
OPPONENT’S
POINT
ng mga taga-CALABARZON. Halata naman na isa itong
demolisyon upang mabawi sa Rehiyon IV-A ang kampeonato.
Matinding pagtutol ang pahatid ng patnugutan ng Ang
POSITION
Niyog/ The Coconut sa panukalang ito.
Malaki ang puntos na nakukuha ng CALABARZON sa kumpetisyon ng
mga dyaryo. Sa katunayan, lima sa pitong pinakamahusay na
pampaaralang pahayagan sa Ingles sekondarya ay mula sa Rehiyon IV-A
noong NSPC 2017. Nakalathala ang resulta sa DepEd Memo No. 90 serye
1ST
ARGUMENT
2017. Maliwanag na pasok ang The Martyrs, The Patriot, Lipenos Cup, The
Westernlight at The Coconut (lima sa pito) sa best school paper category.
Sa Filipino, lahat ay mula sa CALABARZON ang itinanghal na pitong
pinakamahusay na pampaaralang pahayagan. Ganito din ang
naging resulta sa elementarya.
 . Nitong nakaraang NSPC 2018 sa Dumaguete, katulad din ng nagdaang
resulta ang nangayri sa labanan ng school papers. Hindi na kailangan pang
kwentahin ang puntos dahil maliwanag na dominado ng CALABARZON ang
labanan. Nakalulungkot isipin na may grupong nais pabagsakin ang Rehiyon
IV-A. Ginagawa nila lahat ng paraan upang mabawi ang koronang hawak ng
CALABARZON sa loob ng pitong taon. Mukhang hindi na healthy ang
kumpetisyon.
Nabubuo ang pampaaralang pahayagan sa pawis at kritikal na pag-iisip.
Produkto ito ng higher-order-thinking skills ng mga batang mamamahayag.
Kung walang puntos ang panalo sa dyaryo, balewala lang pala ang
2nd pagpupuyat at pagpupunyaging ginawa ng mga manunulat at tagapayo. Isa
ARGUMENT pa, isa na itong tradisyon sa kasaysayan ng NSPC. Hindi matatawaran ang
excitement at kasiyahang dulot nito sa buong editorial staff . Higit sa lahat
source of pride ika nga ang makapag-ambag ng punots sa rehiyon para sa
iniingatang kampeonato.
 . Habang patuloy na itinataguyod sa CALABARZON ang
pagpapaunlad sa programa ng campus journalism kasabay ang
3rd
pagyabong ng culture of competitiveness, tila pamunuan pa ng
ARGUMENT NSPC ang pumapatay sa programang ito. Dapat sana’y gabay sa
pagsulong at hindi sa pag-urong ang papel nilang gagampanan.
Nakalulungkot na umaayon sila ng grupong sariling interes ang
isinusulong at patuloy na humahanap ng butas upang pabagsakin
ang CALABARZON.
Mukhang planado ang lahat lalo na’t may mga bulung-
bulungang conspiracy ang nangyari. Lalong nagkaroon ng agam-
agam matapos ipahayag ng TWG sa National Journalism Training
sa Baguio City kamakailan na dapat daw ay ‘no monopoly’ ng
isang rehiyon ang panalo. Idagdag pa na dinaan sa botohan ang
desisyon. Syempre, boboto ang bawat superbisor sa option na
pabor sa kani-kanilang rehiyon.
 …
Walang hihigit sa tagumpay na pinaghirapang makamtan. Mas
mainam na palakasin ng lahat ng rehiyon ang programa nila sa Campus
Journalism at huwag pagtulungang hilahin pababa ang CALABARZON.
CONCLUSION
Sabi nga elevate your game upang mas maganda ang maging labanan.
Para naman sa CALABARZON, mas marapat na tanggapin ang
hamon at mas paghandaan pa ang NSPC 2019 sa pagsailalim sa
kumprehensibong mga pagsasanay. Sa ganitong paraan,
mapapatunayan ng Rehiyon IV-A na kaya ng grupong mapanatili ang
kampeonato – kahit walang puntos mula sa magwawaging mga
dyaryo.
Title: _______________
1. Situation:
2. Position:
3. Claims/ Arguments:
Affirmative side/s:
a.____________ b. _____________ c. ____________
Negative side/s:
a. ___________ b. _____________ c. ____________
4. Weighing in/ Summary of main points
5. Conclusion
 Buy and sell
The Comelec issued a reminder that buying and selling
PROBLEM/
votes are criminal offenses. This was made after Philippine
SITUATION/ National Police Chief Gen. Oscar Albayalde, in a remark
NEWS ANGLE that the PNP spokesman said was a joke, advised voters to
accept money offered by candidates but to vote wisely.

Section 261 of Batas Pambansa 881, the 1985 Omnibus

Election Code of the Philippines, expressly prohibits the
POINT for
REFUTATION buying and selling of votes. Comelec officials have warned
that the offenses can warrant imprisonment of one to six
years. 
 Yet how many people have been convicted and sent to prison for the
offenses?
.
REFUTATION

Sadly, everything about the said law all boils down to just as good as a
piece of paper. This is why the problem is so widespread even the PNP chief
has admitted the difficulty of stopping it – the reason for his “joke.” The
POSITION problem has been around even during the time of Manila Archbishop Jaime
Cardinal Sin, who also told Filipinos to take money offered by candidates but
to vote according to their conscience. That was similar to Albayalde’s
message. 

Vote-buying and selling are believed to be so rampant across the country

that the illegal acts are credited for the consistently high voter turnout in all
ARGUMENT 1 Philippine elections. Flashes of news on vote buying have been aired on
national televisions three days before mid-term elections. Comelec
spokesperson James Jimenez even admitted that this year has the most cases
of vote buying compared to the previous elections.
 The offenses give undue advantage to candidates with large
. war chests, regardless of whether they are legitimately
CONTINUATIO wealthy or merely distributing dirty money. The offenses are
N OF
ARGUMENT 1
up there with the other reasons why some of the most
corrosive afflictions of Philippine society, such as corruption
and injustice, have their roots in elections.

This situation arises from the weakness of the Comelec in

enforcing election rules. The poll body cannot enforce many
ARGUMENT 2
of its most basic rules, such as those governing common
poster areas. With less than two weeks before the midterm
elections, campaign materials are polluting walls, trees and
electrical posts. The Comelec has to be blind not to identify at
least the gross violators.
 In the case of vote buying and selling, it’s impossible to
. monitor the movements of every candidate, especially if
ARGUMENT 3 the illegal acts are mutually carried out by buyer and
seller. But it’s possible for the Comelec to go after
violators randomly, and to make sure offenders – both the
vote buyer and seller – are brought to justice.

The Comelec must take this matter seriously by giving

SUMMING UP/ appropriate criminal charges, disqualification, or any
CONCLUSION concrete action against the offenders. Election laws are no
joking matter, after all. (The Philippine Star,May 2019)

NOTE: the proposed alternative solution must be

‘specific.’
More sample.
• Trash talk.docx
In a nutshell.
• State the problem/situation
• Identify the strongest point for refutation
• Give your position on the problem
• Explain. Justify your position. Present 3 –point comprehensive
arguments and background of the problem.
• Weigh in. Summarize the main points
• Craft a conclusion. Offer a solution to the problem/ call for an
action.
Editorial’s focal points.
• E – Exposition (process writing approach)
• D – Demarcation line between news and opinion.
• I – Issue that matters to most people
• T – Timely theme
• O – Opposing views , one stand/ position.
• R – Relevant to the lives of the majority
• I – Influence public opinion.
• A – Alternative solution is suggested.
• L – Logical arguments
credits.

• Manila Standard
• Daily Tribune
• Manila Times
• Philippine Star
• Ms. Cha Aguilar's lecture
• The Coconut / Ang Niyog
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thank you
for listening.