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    News Writing:

    Objectives:
    Define the Role of journalism
    Outline the process involved in our practice of campus journalism
    Define NEWS
    Enumerate and explain elements that make a news
    Learn tips in writing good stories
    Write a good news story

    Use of Journalism
    Theory of social responsibility:
    Authoritarian theory (unity)
    Libertarian theory (freedom)

    Principal of media and morality


    formation of social, civic, and moral space- a Mediapolis. Where media can be designated place for
    civility, humanity, and responsibility
    higher form of social consciousness- one that looks out for society’s common good

    Advocacy of journalism:
    “articles that provide context, analysis, evidence and testimony that frame nad drive public
    debate”
    -is fact based
    -approaches a story from specific standpoint
    -presents arguments
    -address counter-arguments

    Contemporary model
    Present a social concern and why it matters
    present the facts
    interpret what the facts mean
    enable empowerment

    News writing:
    the basics:
    factual
    simple
    current

    News-is any event idea/reaction that is presented factually and simply written form to give the
    reader an idea of what is currently happening, particularly on matters of interest to the community

    Proximity/nearness – is it close to the community?


    Consequence / impact how many people- have been, are, and will be affected?
    Revelation- Is there significant, formerly unknown information to the readers?
    Entertainment- will it make a fun story?
    Immediacy/timeliness- did it happen recently?
    Oddity- is it something highly unusual?
    Inverted Pyramid:
    Lead and other main points
    Body details of the initial information provided
    Additional information

    Kinds of news stories:


    According to time relations:
    Advance story
    coverage story

    According to treatment:
    Straight news
    News feature / interpretative News
    Box

    According to topic/scope:
    Country/province-wide
    School-wide
    policy news
    Event news
    community news
    Achievement news

    Lead/Lede
    it is the beginning of a news story which contains the most important information, helping the
    reader decide whether or not to read the rest of the story
    -5 W 1 H leads
    -Grammatical beginning leads
    -Unorthodox leads

    5Ws Lead
    -After getting all the information to answer the 5 Ws and H, decide which one is most important
    and begin your lead with that.
    -Avoid stressing the wrong things/persons in the lead
    -Avoid using the “last, the, there, an, A” as much as possible as these could sound like a dull
    openings
    -avoid overloading lead

    Grammatical Beginning lead:


    Gerund- garnering a passing percentage of 95%, 20 Juris Doctors are now licensed lawyers
    Temporal Clause- while classrooms at PIES are being repainted, PIESan students attend classes at
    the available classrooms beside the auditorium
    Infinitive- to raise enough funds for the outreach program of the SHS Department, Grade 12
    HUMSS students will be collecting goods from the Grade school and Junior High school
    Department
    Conditional Clause- Unless the admin decide to increase the salary of its employees, the UNION
    will pursue their planned rally outside the gates of the university
    Unorthodox Lead:
    Direct Quotation Lead- I am no savior, says DR. Ramos after having saved 1,200 lives after Bagyong
    Biday hit Cagayan North two days ago
    Contrast lead- from 48th to 71st PIES lost its status as the premier center of basic education
    excellence in the Middle East after accreditors denied granting autonomous status to the
    institution
    Question lead- would you spend 800 KD for you child’s Senior High education?

    How to do it (Data Gathering):


    Understand what the story is about
    Understand why the story is important
    Learn how to interview effectively
    Contact key individuals for interview
    Respect people, their time, and privacy
    BE present during the event you are covering
    Take down notes, and strive for accuracy
    Use recorder if possible especially when you plan to include direct quotes
    Cross-Check data given by your sources to ensure consistency
    Gather as much information as you can before during and after the event

    How to do it (writing and editing)


    Think about the most interesting and importart of the news, create a good lead out of it and the
    rest of the details into the body, according to degree of importance of the information
    Don not fake your data
    Use simple language and avoid jargon unless necessary
    Edit your work and have others edit it too
    When it doubt, consult the experts
    Photojournalism:
    Photojournalism- is the process of storytelling using the medium of photography as your main story
    telling device. While a journalism will use their pen and paper to tell stories, a photojournalism will
    use their camera to capture the visual representation of a story
    -is important because it can add an emotional element to a news story. An imagine can connect with
    an audience and evoke and emotional reaction from them, which may inspire them to act on the call
    to action the news story may have accompanied with
    5 common elements that great imagines typically have:
    -Good use of light
    -color
    -Captivating moment
    -Correct composition for the given siutaion
    -the photographers choice of distance to their subject

    Exposure triangle aperture shutter speed ISO

    Tips best iphone photography


    Wipe up for more control
    Change your perspective
    Adjust your exposure
    Get a grid
    Add a blurry background with portrait mode
    Go deeper in your editing process
    Utilize photographic styles
    Macro mode for micro subjects

    Photos:
    Portrait
    Landscape
    Macro
    White space
    High ISO
    Pov below
    Sports/action
    Pow above
    Pov eye level
    Rule of thirds
    Panorama
    being a director
    Focus
    Editorial cartooning- are the graphical illustrations of certain political, social, economic and
    satirical ideas that may convey a message r a deeper meaning

    5 elements:
    Exaggeration
    Labelling
    Symbolism
    Analogy
    Irony

    Different tools:
    Traditional
    Digital

    How to make an editorial cartoon


    Research
    Sketch
    Sketch a draft
    Apply different techniques: Perspective, Layering, Shading, Guidelines
    Details
    Color

    Layouting:
    the arrangement of graphic, text and other elements on the print virtual page
    matter of creating and designing magazines articles and yearbook pages

    Tips:
    Theme-elements that are suitable for the pic and texts used
    overview- doing a draft and see how you can build a piece
    Contracts- dark background = light text, light background = dark text
    Make us of the canvas- do not make it crowded or don’t leave a big space
    explore

    Apps:
    Canva, Adobe photo shop, Inshot, Pics art
    Radio Broadcasting:
    Radio is the transmission and reception and electromagnetic waves of radio frequency, especially
    those carrying sound messages

    Characteristics:
    Makes pictures
    Speaks to the individual
    Speaks to millions
    Speed of radio
    Mobile medium
    No boundaries
    Simplicity
    Simple reach of illiterates and language
    Transient nature
    As background sound
    Personality
    Teaches
    has music
    Can surprise

    Radio setup:
    Microphone
    Soundboard
    Computer
    Streaming applications
    Speakers

    3 Tools:
    Effective speakers
    Sound and equipment/ functional facilities
    Clear directional policies

    Tasks:
    News Gathering
    Scriptwriting
    Delivery

    Radio script- refers to the written material which indicates verbal and non verbal action that has to
    go into the program
    Ensure accuracy of info
    Ensure continuity of program
    Maximize airtime
    Write as if you’re talking
    Needs:
    Director
    reporters and speakers
    Sound team
    Script
    Microphone
    Sound board
    Sound effects
    Appropriate music

    Each group will be creating their own radio broadcasting show


    The leader director must delegate the roles of each member
    A template script and radio sound effects will be provided
    Use the template script to create 5 headlines to present

    Sentinel workshop
    PSSG/PSPG Election
    Your 3 outputs from news writing
    Record your show in a vacant room

    1.) Sentinel
    2.) Pssg
    3.) Mc Arthur
    4.) Davao
    5.) Treaded Quezon
    6.) Weather
    Zach reminds me of de guy in campin who slept in de hotel

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