Copyreading

and
Headline
Writing
Mr. Jared P. Manalastas
SPA- Philippine Science High School
Central Luzon Campus
 What is Copyreading?
Copyreading is the art of
arranging, correcting, and selecting
the quality and types of articles within
the acceptable journalistic standards .
 COPYREADING
CONTENT
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TECHNICAL EDITING
Responsibilities of a Copyreader
1. Edits errors in grammar (spelling, tense, subject-verb
agreement, etc.)
2. Edits errors in facts (accuracy checks)
3. Judges news value (grading of news)
4. Edits word copy (keeps the copy tight)
5. Writes the headline if the needs arise
6. Must be well-read and updated on the general and current
information
7. Must be well versed on law of libel
 Headline Writing

Headline serves as the title

of an article in the newspaper. It
gives a quick glimpse of what the
article is all about.
 Qualities of Headline Writers
1.Possess a keen sense of news values.
2.Able to pick out significant thoughts.
3.Expert with words- expressive, active, short words
4.Accurate in grammar
5.Cleaver in expression
Classes of Headlines According to Purpose

1.Headlines designed to inform

(the most commonly used)
Ex. House Okays $350B Aid
2. Headlines designed to intrigue
Ex. Tanodbayan Jumped Gun or Retrial?
 Steps in Headline Writing
1.Read the whole story to understand its
message.
2.Underline the key words from its lead, which
are the bases for headlining.
3.Using the key words from the lead, write a
short telegraphic sentence summary
of the news.
 Steps in Headline Writing
4. Use the shortest words possible. Substitute simple
effective synonyms to fit the headline within the
allotted space.
5. Divide it according to unit of thoughts into the
number of required lines or deck.
6. Use colorful noun or vigorous and active verbs
7. Start with noun followed by verb.
 Rules in Headline
1. The headline must have a verb implicit or explicit and must be in
present tense.
WRONG: Tenorio bagged national awards
CORRECT: Tenorio bags national awards

2. Do not use period.

3. Minimize punctuation marks. Use single quotation marks. Use comma

in place of “and” and a semicolon to separate sentences.
WRONG: Rolling stores to sell rice and groceries
CORRECT: Rolling stories to sell rice, groceries
 Rules in Headline
MALI: Duterte at Robredo dadalo sa Penagbenga Festival
TAMA: Duterte, Robredo dadalo sa Penagbenga Festival

MALI: Ang bayaning taxi driver sa US, Pinoy na ulit

MALI: Bayaning taxi
driver sa US,
Pinoy na ulit

TAMA: Bayaning taxi driver

sa US, Pinoy na ulit
 Rules in Headline

Ceasefire muna sa bangayan sa bagong buwis- Sotto

Sotto: Ceasefire muna sa bangayan sa bagong buwis

Ceasefire muna sa bangayan sa bagong buwis, ayon kay Sotto

4. Do not use the articles a, an, the
WRONG: A fire hits Tondo squatters’ area
CORRECT: Fire hits Tondo squatters’ areas
5. Do not use names unless the person is well-known or being
recognized for an achievement.
WRONG: Cruz dies in car mishap
CORRECT: Businessman dies in car mishap

6. Use infinitive for future events

WRONG: City Hall will push anti-squatting drive
CORRECT: City Hall to push anti-squatting drive
7. Use specific terms instead of generalities
WRONG: School official gets scholarship
CORRECT: Principal gets US scholarship
8. The first letter of the headline should be in capital letter and the rest are
all in lower case except for the proper nouns, if the paper is following this
commonly-used style
WRONG: Student government launches new projects
CORRECT: Student Government launches new projects

9. Do not use the school’s names or initials in headlines. The newspaper is

about the school; thus, it is so redundant to still include it. Instead, make
use of the space for other vital information
WRONG: Angel M. del Rosario HS celebrates Buwan ng Wika
CORRECT: Buwan ng Wika highlights Phl festivities
10. Avoid opinions or interpretations in headlining.
WRONG: Huge group of students conduct vigil
CORRECT: 300 studes conduct vigil

11. The –ing verb form should only be used if the events are presently
happening during the release of the newspaper
WRONG: Filipinos are hoping for Pacquaio’s victory today
CORRECT: Filipinos hoping for Pacquiao’s victory today

12. Do not split a verb phrase

WRONG: Priests, nuns to
visit youth camp
CORRECT: Priests, nuns to visit youth camp
13. Do not divide preposition and its object
WRONG: Freshman gains praises for
act of heroism
CORRECT: Freshman gains praises for act of heroism
14. Do not split an adjective and the noun it modifies
WRONG: Teachers to hold pizza
Party on Feb. 14
CORRECT: Teachers to hold pizza on Feb. 14

15. Do not separate names that belong together

WRONG: UNESCO awards JM Alda
as ‘Youth of the Year’
CORRECT: UNESCO awards JM Alda as ‘Youth of the Year’
 Panuto: Gawan ng ulo ng balita ang mga sumusunod na pamatnubay .
_________________________________________ _________________________________________

(Unang Ulo) (First Headline)

MANILA, Philippines — Prayoridad ngayon ng US- Brits are about to have a taste of “bida ang
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ang saya” (joyful experience) as Jollibee Foods
Dengvaxia bilang kauna-unahan at tanging Corp. (JFC) has started its expansion in the
medical prevention tool laban sa dengue. United Kingdom with a ceremonial launch of
_________________________________________ its first store on Sept. 25.
(Unang Ulo)
_________________________________________

MANILA, Philippines — Nanatili sa 6.7- (First Headline)

percent ang inflation rate o pagbilis ng Amid concerns of revised history being taught to the
taas sa presyo ng mga bilihin nitong younger generation, a historian said it’s time to review
nagdaang Oktubre, ayon sa Philippine existing materials on martial law and the regime of
Statistics Authority (PSA). former dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
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 Panuto: Gawan ng ulo ng balita ang mga sumusunod na pamatnubay .
_________________________________________ _________________________________________
(Unang Ulo) (First Headline)

Inaprubahan kahapon ni Baguio Vice President Maria Leonor

City Mayor Mauricio Domogan Robredo and Sen. Risa
ang “anti-profanity” ordinance o
Hontiveros on Saturday showed
ang batas na nagbabawal sa
paghahayag ng masasamang support to the LGBTQIA+
salita partikular sa mga lugar na community to celebrate Pride
mayroong mga menor de edad Month.
at mga estudyante sa nasabing
lungsod. –
 UNIT COUNTING
j i l t f --------½ unit J I L T F ----------1
? --------------1 unit space ------------- 1
all figures ---1 unit all small letters-- 1
dash (-) -----1½ small m & w -- 1½
M & W -----------2
all caps except MWJ I LT F--1½
3-5 PARAGRAPHS - 1 COLUMN
6-9 PARAGRAPHS - 2 COLUMNS
10-15 PARAGRAPHS- 3 COLUMNS

16-19 PARAGRAPHS – 4 COLUMNS

 Rules in Acronym
Acronym is derived from the
combination of the first letters
or syllables of the words or
name of an organization. Here
are the rules to follow.
1. For four-finalized acronym and below, all letters should
be capitalized like in
WHO for World Health Organization
UN for United Nations and;
MILF for Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
2. For more than four-letter acronym, only its first letter is
capitalized like in
Asean for Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Unicef for United Nations International Children’s
Emergency Fund
3. For syllabic acronym, the first letter of each syllable of
A. the words should be capitalized like in
DepEd for Department of Education
GenSan for General Santos City
SoCKSarGen for South Cotabato-Sultan Kudarat-Sarangani-
General Santos
B. If the acronym lacks enough vowels, all the letters should
be capitalized like
ILSNHSMD for Irineo L. Santiago National High School of
Meralco Dadiangas
 TYPES OF HEADLINE
MMDA receives donation of body cameras Downstyle Pababang
Istilo
MMDA RECEIVES DONATION OF BODY CAMERAS Upstyle

MMDA Receives Donation Of Body Cameras CLC

Headline: :_________________________________________________
BOE sa SK Kagawad pinanukala

Printer’s Direction:__________________________________________
Arial/ 48pts ulo/ 2 kols/ 11pts-pamatnubay
Slugline:__________________________________________________
Balita/BOE Panukala/ JPM/ 2-23-2022/