Mayor Ramon A. Benjamin Sr. National High School Dacuton, Dumarao, Capiz
THE RADIANCE RADIANCE Journalism Seminar Seminar an !or"shop !or"shop #heme$ %Brea"through in Campus Journalism& No'em(er )*+, -/
NEWS WRITING Compile an 0resente (y$ 1laine 2race Bim(ao !hat is Ne3s4 inormation about an incident, unusual eent, !lace, !erson, or Defned as any inormation !ronouncement t"at is ne# to a certain $rou! o !eo!le% &rdinary inormation, "o#eer, does not com!rise ne#s% 'or an inormation to be considered ne#s, it must be considered ne#s, it must be une(!ected or a) brea* rom t"e normal +o# o eents)% In ot"er #ords, or any inormation to be called ne#s, it must be unusual, une(!ected, une(!ected, and een dramatic% Some say t"at ne#s is a re+ection o reality% .tomorro#/s itc"ell C"arnley o t"e -niersity o innesota defnes ne#s as .tomorro#/s "istory done u! in today/s neat !ac*a$e%) 5D1A6 an 7S1876 Ne3s Story It is accurate It is balanced and air It is trut"ul It is ob0ectie It is brie !ro!erly attributed It is !ro!erly It is #ell1#ritten Attri(utes o9 a 2oo Ne3s Story #imeliness Reers to t"e immediacy o t"e ne#s% &ccurrence o eents must be re!orted immediately% Re!ortin$ t"e eents as t"ey unold or occur se!arates 0ournalists rom a "istorian or a story teller% 0ro:imity or Nearness An eent t"at occurs near t"e readers is more meanin$ul meanin$ul t"an t"e same eent t"at unolds in distant !laces% 0rominence Stories about amous !eo!le and celebrities easily ma*e ne#s% inutes !ronouncements and little t"in$s done by t"ese !eo!le or anyt"in$ t"ey do are sub0ects o ne#s% ;ity Stran$eness o anyt"in$ usually tri$$ers t"e man/s consciousness% consciousness% Ne#s #ort"y is any unoldin$ o eents, es!ecially so i suc" occurrence deiates rom t"e normal course o t"e eent% Signi
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N;=16#> T"is reers to anyt"in$ ne# or about t"e latest inentions, discoery, trends, as"ion, etc% 01RS;NA6 5M0AC# Ne#s about 3DA' Scams and alle$ations o corru!tions "ae s"oc*ed t"e country% 6;CA6 N1!S A se( scandal inolin$ t"e local mayor is more si$nifcant to and more !reerred by t"e !eo!le t"an any national scandal% M;N1> Ne#s about #"o #on t"e bi$$est s#ee!sta*es !ri4e, !urse !ri4e o anny 3ac5uiao/s latest f$"t and "o# muc" 6anet 7im Na!oles alle$edly !oc*eted in t"e 3DA' scam are ascinatin$ ne#s stories or t"e readers% CR5M1 AND 07N5SHM1N# •
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S1? 7oe and stories about t"e latest +in$s o amous actors and actresses are amon$ t"e sta!les o local ne#s !a!ers% Ne#s about se( ideos o amous !eo!le and celebrities occu!y t"e minds o !eo!le% T"e case o 9"on$ Naarro, Denise Corne0o, and Cedric 7ee is a recent e(am!le o t"ese cate$ories% C;N865C#S Some ne#s stories are about #ars and reolutions% T"ese may also reer to t"e $a!s bet#een t"e ric" and t"e !oor% T"e recent eents in T"ailand and -*raine are e(am!les o t"ese cate$ories% R16525;N T"e election o ne# 3o!e, t"e centennial o t"e oundin$ o t"e I$lisia ni Cristo, t"e Ramadan o t"e uslims al#ays "old ne#s stories% D5SAS#1RS AND #RA21D51S T"e ty!"oon :olanda and its e2ects to !eo!le, t"e Eart"5ua*e in 8o"ol, t"e alaysian Airlines mis"a!s $ain !rominence in t"e ne#s !a$es% H7M;R 6o*es, anecdotes, and cartoons enlien t"e !a$es o ne#s!a!ers% #H1 7ND1RD;2 Stories about t"e under!riile$ed and t"e ordinary !eo!le o t"e street are #ort" sub0ect o ne#s stories% H7MAN 5N#1R1S# Stories about t"e *indness o t"e li*es o ot"er Teresa, 3rincess Diana, ic"ael 6ordan and ot"er ascinate t"e consciousness o man*ind% W"en 3o!e 6o"n II isited "is 0ailed assassin, "e embraced "im, or$ae and blessed "im% T"e ne#s about suc" "umility and *indness ec"oed to t"e entire #orld% Success stories li*e t"at o bo(in$ icon anny 3ac5uiao is an e(am!le o "uman interest stories% H1A6#H Stories about t"e latest irus t"at struc* t"e country, den$ue eer, and t"e latest dru$s deelo!ed to lessen t"e e2ects o illnesses are #elcomed ne#s stories% SC51NC1 •
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T"e assassination o Senator 8eni$no .Ninoy) A5uino and t"e im!lementation o Deat" 3enalty #ere celebrated ne#s o t"e country%
T"is cate$ory includes ne#s stories about latest inentions, scientifc brea*t"rou$"s, and latest tec"nolo$ical adancements% 1N#1R#A5NM1N# Stories about best moies and "o# t"ey are made, t"e actors and actresses inoled in t"ese flms, een t"eir dialo$ues t"at become !ersonal credo to some111t"ese are sub0ects o ne#s stories e(tensiely #ritten in ne#s!a!ers and ma$a4ines% 8AM;7S 01;061 3ronouncements, $ood and bad deeds, as"ion, ac"ieements, etc% o amous !eo!le are $reat source o ne#s stories% !1A#H1R Re!orts on #eat"er, es!ecially no# t"at climate c"an$e a2ects t"e #orld, are #ritten e(tensiely% 8;;DS AND DR5N@S Tales about t"e #ines consumed by t"e ric" and amous, t"e latest cuisines and een t"e ood s"orta$es in some calamity1stric*en areas are sub0ects o ne#s stories% #3o 2eneral @ins o9 N1!S S#RA52H# N1!S Har Ne3s 3resents data in strai$"t or#ard or direct as"ion% It usually uses t"e summary lead% N1!S 81A#7R1 So9t Ne3 3resents t"e data indirectly t"rou$" t"e use o noelty% #ypes o9 Ne3s Accoring to #reatment HARD N1!S D1A6S !5#H 5M0;R#AN# MA##1RS T"ey are ob0ectie, direct% And actual% S;8# N1!S D1A6S !5#H 5N#1R5S#5N2 MA##1RS T"ey are sub0ectie and otentimes are bein$ eaturi4ed% •
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=5S7A6 N1!S #166S AB;7# AC#5;N S#;R51S #HA# AR1 C;NCR1#1 AND 1?065C5# it ado!ts t"e ollo#in$ ormat; 7ead 7ead su!!ort Detailsend =1RBA6 N1!S 8;C7S1S ;N #H1 5M0;R#ANC1 ;8 !;RDS AND !H; SA5D #H1M it uses t"e ollo#in$ ormat; 7ead 7ead su!!ort Details end C7RR1N# 1=1N#S It tells about re!ort o !ast eents% AD=ANC1 N1!S Is about re!ort o uture eents% 8;66;!*70 N1!S Is a ne#s re!ort t"at ollo#s current or adance ne#s% #he / !s an H A or S •
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!ho t"e eent "a!!ened to 4 !ith 3hom t"e eent is acted u!on? !hat "a!!ened? !hat #ill "a!!en? !hat did not "a!!en 4 !hat #ill not "a!!en? !hat is t"e ne#s all about? !here t"e eent "a!!ened? !here t"e eent #ill "a!!en? !hen t"e eent "a!!ened? !hen #ill t"e eent "a!!en? !hy did t"e eent "a!!en? !hy #ill t"e eent "a!!en? Ho3 t"e eent "a!!en? Ho3 #ill t"e eent "a!!en? Authority or Source is about #"at t"e aut"ority say about #"at "a!!ened or #"at #ill "a!!en or about t"e conte(ts o t"e ne#s% #ips in Ne3s 2athering 8e ent"usiastic about eac" assi$nment no matter "o# unim!ortant it may seem to you% &bsere closely% Get your acts rom reliable sources% Get all acts% Hae many contacts #it" students, aculty members, ot"er sc"ool !ersonnel, community members% Neer brea* a confdence% In tal*in$ #it" sources, concentrate u!on t"e t"ou$"t rat"er t"an #ords% Write your story as soon as t"e acts are $at"ered% Go all out or local ne#s% Do not ne$lect ollo#1u!s% Action is more ne#s#ort"y t"an statements or o!inions% 3lay u! ne#s t"at "as to do #it" community im!roement% Do not let your story become oerburdened by f$ures% 'ocus on t"e local
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0arts o9 the Ne3s Healine. It is t"e title o t"e ne#s story% Boy. It contains t"e lead, t"e lead su!!ort, and t"e details% T"e body e(!lains t"e lead, $ies bac*$round narrations, defnitions, 5uotes, obserations, and ot"er details% 1n. It summari4es t"e main idea o a ne#s story% T"e end is #"at t"e readers most remember s about t"e ne#s story% T"e lea is t"e #riter/s !romise to t"e reader % It ca!tures t"e essence o t"e story% It ans#ers #"at t"e story is all about% It encoura$es t"e readers to continue readin$ t"e ne#s story% =arieties o9 6ea Direct lead or summary lead tells at once t"e reader or listener t"e most im!ortant as!ects o t"e story% Delayed or noelty lead entices t"e reader or listener into t"e story by "intin$ at it contents% #ypes o9 6eas CONVENTIONAL LEAD. It ans#ers t"e /!Es an H. It also $ies t"e readers t"e !ro!er attributes or aut"orities% #he !ho 6ea Ronnie Reyes "as been c"osen to re!resent General Santos City in t"e 3"ili!!ines Teen Idol B% #he !hat 6ea 3olitical and economic1related iolence in T"ailand ca!ital 8an$*o* yesterday claimed t"ree lies o !rotesters as !olice and rioters made an abru!t conrontation oer t"e alle$ed irres!onsible statement o $oernment aut"orities% #he !here lea Soc"i, Russia #ill $at"er t"e #orld/s best at"letes as it "osts t"e B Winter &lym!ics% #he !hen 6ea A!!ointed Wednesday by t"e c"ancellor is a our1member $rieance committee to conduct inesti$ation on t"e alle$ed !"ysical assault committed by one aculty o t"e Colle$e o Arts and Sciences% #he !hy 6ea In order to du!licate last year/s to! !erormance in Nation Ac"ieement test in Re$ion , t"e Diision o General Santos City intensifed monitorin$ o all sc"ools and re5uired ri$id reie#s or all !u!ils and students% #he Ho3 6ea Re!eatedly stabbed by t"e sus!ect, t"e ictim su2ered multi!le body #ounds and #as rus"ed to t"e "os!ital #"ere doctors declared "im out o dander%
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Grammatical Beginning Lead % T"is ty!e o lead uses $rammar to "i$"li$"t t"e most im!ortant as!ects o t"e ne#s story% 0repositional 0hrase 6ea Wit" stin$in$ 0abs, s!eedy crosses, and crus"in$ "oo*s, rin$ icon anny 3ac5uiao reduced i$uel Cotto/s ace into a !itiul !ul! and #restled rom t"e ormer t"e W8& su!er #elter #ei$"t cro#n% 5n
T"e endin$ is oten #"at t"e readers remember most about t"e story% T"e endin$ is so im!ortant t"at ne#s #riters s"ould *no# "o# to end t"eir stories beore t"ey start #ritin$ t"em%
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Reference: A Campus Journalism Book by Ronnie Repalbor Sunggay Published and Copyrighted 20!
