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Lesson 4 - Functions of Newspaper

Journalism grade 8

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GRADE 8

JOURNALISM
CLASS
Miss Ma. Irene E. Inventor
JOURNKNOWS:
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "newspaper". Encyclopedia Britannica, 2
Aug. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/topic/newspaper. Accessed 20 August 2024.
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "newspaper". Encyclopedia Britannica, 2
Aug. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/topic/newspaper. Accessed 20 August 2024.
(Definition of newspaper from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the learning session,
learners are expected to:

1. Identify and explain the main


functions of a newspaper
2. Analyze the role of newspapers in
society.
FUNCTIONS OF
NEWSPAPER
JOURNALISM 8
FUNCTIONS OF
NEWSPAPER

TO SUPPORT
TO TO TO COMMERCE
INFORM INFLUENCE ENTERTAIN AND INDUSTRY
TO INFORM
It provides the public
access to any significant
information.
TO INFORM
Informing the Public:
Newspapers provide news and
information on current events.
TO INFORM
Educating:
They educate the public on various issues
and topics, often including opinion
pieces, editorials, and educational
columns.
TO INFLUENCE
It is tasked to counsel,
guide, enlighten, or call the
reader for action.
TO INFLUENCE
Public Forum:
Newspapers provide a space for public
discourse, where readers can express
opinions through letters to the editor
and opinion pieces.
TO ENTERTAIN

It provides articles that


enlighten their own burdens
and laugh their troubles away.
TO ENTERTAIN
Entertaining:
Newspapers often include
entertainment sections with comics,
puzzles, horoscopes, and human-
interest stories.
TO SUPPORT COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY
It makes business alive through
different journalistic articles that deal
about commercial and industrial
pursuits.
TO SUPPORT COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY
Advertising:
They serve as a platform for
businesses to advertise their products
and services.
**RECORD KEEPING**

Document events, acting as


a historical record.
✓ Cut out two (2) articles or sections in the newspaper
that correspond to each function.
✓ Paste each article in a long bond paper and
highlight or mark the examples. Label each bond
paper with its corresponding function and the page
where you got the article.
✓ Create a cover page bearing your Group Name,
members name and grade & section.
✓ Portrait format. Maximum 15 pages including cover
page per function.
Page 1
FUNCTIONS OF NEWSPAPER

NOLI DE CASTERS GROUP


Leader: Marcial Ken Rabe
Secretary: Rei Francisco
Time-Keeper: Eryn Balagot
Members:
Micah Bote
Angelica Prado
Xander Galvan
Eli Hugo
Chantel Gonzales

8 - Orion
Page 2
RUBRICS
Page 3
onwards
SOURCE: THE PHILIPPINE STAR
Date: August 20, 2024
Page: Frontpage
Function: TO INFORM
STAR Time
Special Thoughts to
Apply
and Remember
STAR Time
Why is it important for society to
have newspapers?

What is the impact of newspapers


on public opinion and democracy?

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