NEWS WRITING

Dennis M. Vidar
Imus City
NEWS
NEWS
An accurate and timely
account of an idea,
issue, or event that
affects a significant
number of people.
(Rachel E. Khan)

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Characteristics
of a News
Accuracy Objective
Factual
Balance
Concise Timely

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News Gathering
News sources
1. Actual coverage of
events
2. Interviewing an expert or
persons in authority
3. Use of documents, such
as speeches, policy
statements, research
reports, press releases,
and other important
papers
Lead
Summary Lead

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FIRST PARAGRAPH

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Nanawagan kahapon sa Commission on
Elections (Comelec) ang National Citizens’
Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) na suriing
mabuti ang ginamit na voting machines nitong
midterm elections kung may plano pang gamitin
muli sa mga susunod na halalan para makatiyak
na hindi na makaranas ng technical glitches.
 

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Hinamon ni dating PNP chief Ronald

‘Bato’ dela Rosa ang kanyang mga kritiko sa
isang IQ test matapos siyang batikusin sa
pahayag na sasabak muna siya ng seminar
bago magbukas ang sesyon ng Senado
ngayong Hulyo.
 

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Voting machines busisiin - Namfrel
2 ND
- who + what Pilipino Star Ngayon - May 20, 2019
Nanawagan kahapon sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang
National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) na suriing mabuti
ang ginamit na voting machines nitong midterm elections kung may plano
pang gamitin muli sa mga susunod na halalan para makatiyak na hindi na
makaranas ng technical glitches.

Sinabi ni Namfrel Secretary General Eric

Alvia, marapat lamang umanong i-examine ang
mga voting machines at maging ang mismong
provider at ang serbisyo nito dahil hindi naman
umano nagbabago ang mga kapalpakan.

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Bato naghamon ng IQ test
2ND - who + what
Hinamon ni dating PNP chief Ronald ‘Bato’ dela Rosa
ang kanyang mga kritiko sa isang IQ test matapos siyang
batikusin sa pahayag na sasabak muna siya ng seminar bago
magbukas ang sesyon ng Senado ngayong Hulyo.
“Ang katalinuhan ng tao doon ‘yan
nasusukat sa IQ test. ‘Yung tumutuligsa sa
akin na ako’y bobo, sabay tayo, mag-exam
tayo ng IQ test kung sino mas mataas sa atin
ang IQ,” diin ni Dela Rosa

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President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law
establishing a national feeding program for
undernourished public school students in a bid to
help curb hunger and under nutrition in the
Philippines.
The chief executive approved Republic
Act 11037 or the “Masustansyang Pagkain
para sa Batang Pilipino Act” last June 20.

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News Structure
Headline
Lead
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Caption
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NEWS WRITING
 Keep your story brief.
Be accurate.
Be objective.
Look for the unusual
(event vs issue).
One sentence, one
paragraph
Provide a good headline

Pointers to Remember
Subject - verb - object
Balotang gagamitin sa May 13 polls dumating na
Duterte dispels hospitalization rumors

Quoted headline
Palace on Bikoy: All lies, black propaganda
Digong hindi naospital – Palasyo
‘Philippines not in danger of falling into China debt trap’

Headline
Writing
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“Reading maketh a full man;
conference a ready man;
and writing an exact man”
- Francis Bacon
In the silence of
our pens,
let us speak,
and let’s speak
loud!
Thank you
for listening.