CJ L6 The Campus Paper

A newspaper is a publication
sold and distributed regularly in a

fixed interval. It may be monthly,
bi-monthly, weekly, daily, etc. and
this is because newspapers fall
under the category "periodicals.”
Usually, news in newspapers is
meant to be persuasive, and this
is why some news includes
opinions and comments that
stimulate reactions from the
readers. Another latent function
of newspapers is to entertain by
the use of photos, cartoons,
quizzes and other interesting
features.
National papers fall under two categories:
 the popular paper and the heavy or
 quality papers
Popular papers present their
news in a lively fashion with
easy-to-read articles and many
photographs.
Heavy or quality papers are
printed with longer articles
stressing on important and
serious events in the country.
The Campus Paper is the
version of the national newspaper
within an academic Institution. In
other words, it is a pioneer in the
publishing industry as a free
newspaper of the students by the
students and for the students to
circulate within the academic
community. The Campus Paper
may broaden its reach like the
community and other agencies in
the society.
Campus journalism
serves as a means to
strengthen the ethical
values and to encourage
the creative and critical
thinking of the Filipino
youth. It also helps in
developing the personal
discipline and moral
character of the young.
Campus Journalism is
one of the most effective
means of teaching
students the basic and
advanced writing
techniques and
inculcating in them the
values of work and fair
judgment.
Primarily, the campus paper
promotes the best interest not
only of the students but also of
the faculty and the
administration. The paper is a
conduit for the pleasant and
wholesome relationship between
the teachers and their students. It
is an avenue where students
ventilate their opinions, including
their grievances. In fact, many
school papers in higher learning
institutions maximize these
functions.
The campus paper has
become an avenue to expose
anything against anyone.
This brings problems with
the editorial board's security
of responsibility, objectivity
and fairness. Student writer
may write about as is
anything; they observe
responsibility, objectivity and
fairness, thus hearing both
sides of the issue.
A campus paper may be mimeographed or
printed, published or released by an
organization or school whose name or logo
appears in the masthead or in the editorial
box. The campus paper like any other
media has functions.
(from http://www.studymode.com/essays/Functions-Of-a-
Campus-Paper-1317897.html), as cited also by Sison et al.
(2012), provide the following campus paper’s main
functions.
Aid to Students
a. Provides opportunity for interesting writing
b. Gives students the opportunity to learn how to read the newspapers
c. Acts as stimulus to better work
d. Develops students’ power of observation and discrimination concerning
relative merits of news articles
e. Serves as outlet and motivation for journalistic writing
f. Offers training in organizations, business methods, commercial arts,
salesmanship, bookkeeping and business management
g. Develops qualities of cooperation, tact, accuracy, tolerance, responsibility,
and leadership
Aid to School and Community
a. Informs the community of the work of the school
b. Publishes school news
c. Creates and expresses school opinions
d. Makes known the achievements of the school
e. Helps unify the school
f. Encourages and stimulates worthwhile activities
g. Develops right standard of conduct
h. Provides an outlet for students’ suggestions for the
betterment of the school
i. Develops better interschool relationship
j. Develops school spirit
k. Develops cooperation between the parents and the
school
Information Function. This is the
function of the news in the campus
paper to inform. Since information
dissemination is the main purpose of
the campus paper, this is the
function most likely performed by
any campus paper. It gives the
readers information concerning the
things around the community and
within the school. Examples of the
activities include the graduation
schedule, the enrolment procedures,
number of enrollees for the semester
and other routine and non-routine
news in an academic year.
Opinion Function. Through the
editorials and editorial columns,
editors have the chance to post
their opinion regarding current
events inside the school and the
community. The main purpose for
this is to persuade the reader
toward a certain point of view.
The campus paper, therefore, can
stir the emotions and convictions
of the reading public – the
members of the academic
community.
Education Function. This is one of
the primordial functions of a campus
paper. Since students and teachers
alike are expected to read the school
paper, which showcases topics that
may be intensively and extensively
discussed, the reading public may
somehow be educated. Tabooed
topics such as sex education, family
planning and the like are sample
issues in which a campus paper can
be so effective.
Watchdog Function. The school
paper serves as the harbinger of
truth in the campus. In other words,
the writers are the eyes of the
readers to see what is happening in
the school and to guard the right of
the young ones.
Laboratory Function. The school
paper, as discussed previously, is a
miniature version of the daily
newspaper where all rights and
privileges, including concepts and
skills in journalism are practiced.
With this, the school paper becomes
an avenue of teaching budding
journalists. It becomes a training
ground for full-fledged journos
someday. In fact, the many campus
papers in Manila have become the
stepping stones of the prominent
Filipino journalists today.
Documentation Function.
The paper also serves as a
posterity tool of must-be-
remembered occasions in
the campus. This is why,
many school publication
practice submitting more
than one copy to the
campus library and to the
archive section so that the
paper becomes an evidence
of what transpired in such a
semester, a school year or a
grading period.
Entertainment Function. As a mini
version of the national newspapers,
when entertainment section exists,
the school paper likewise showcases
feature stories. Main purpose of
which is to stimulate the soul and to
feed the brain at the same time.
Developmental Function. In a developing country like the
Philippines, scholastic and commercial journalism has been
given greater and nobler significance. The sources of new
journalists are also the school. Journalists in campus
publications are most likely to be the journalists of the future.
The young journalist whose news deals with club activities,
school elections and campus activities will eventually become a
better one whose news deal with activities of the nation,
national elections and national concerns. The developmental
function of the campus paper does not only have implications
on the young ones themselves but also on the school as a
whole. School administrators and staff may reflect their
performance on the school paper and see what improvements
must be done.

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