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EDITORIAL Writing

The document discusses the editorial page of a newspaper, including its objectives, functions, and principles. It explains that an editorial expresses the opinion of the publication's management on current issues and is intended to analyze, interpret, and provide context for news stories. It also outlines the roles and responsibilities of an editorial board and editorial writers.

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EDITORIAL Writing

The document discusses the editorial page of a newspaper, including its objectives, functions, and principles. It explains that an editorial expresses the opinion of the publication's management on current issues and is intended to analyze, interpret, and provide context for news stories. It also outlines the roles and responsibilities of an editorial board and editorial writers.

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Editorial

Writing
The Editorial
Page
•The editorial page of any newspaper is the
VOICE of the editorial staff and the readers.
•It expresses the opinion of whatever the
management of the publication feels in
relation to the present occasion.
Objectives of an
Editorial
•To explain and interpret the news, to put it in
on its proper perspective, to analyze it, to draw
conclusions from that analysis.
•To persuade the readers to follow a course of
action that the newspaper believes is for the
public good regardless of party interests
involved.
Functions of an Editorial
Writer
Explaining the news
Filling the background
Forecasting the future
Passing moral judgment
EDITORIAL BOARD:
•The seven-member board, headed by the publisher and the leader
writer, which decides what issues the newspaper will offer an opinion
on and what that opinion will be.
• A publisher is the chief executive officer of a newspaper responsible
for all of its operations, including the news and editorial sections.
•The editorial board's day-to-day operation is supervised by the
editorial and opinion editor on behalf of the publisher.
The board also includes three editorial writers, the Public Forum
editor and the editorial cartoonist.
Principles of
Editorial
Writing
•The code of principles emphasizes the scientific method in arriving
at and presenting the TRUTH.
•The editorial writer should present facts honestly and fully.
•The editorial writer should draw objective conclusions from the
stated facts, basing them upon the weight of evidence and upon his
considered concept of the greatest good.
•The editorial writer should never be motivated by personal interest,
nor use his influence to seek special favors for himself or for others.
•The editorial writer should realize that he is not infallible.
The editorial writer should regularly review his own
conclusions in the light of all obtainable information.
The editorial writer should have the courage of well-
founded conviction and democratic philosophy of life.
The editorial writer should support his colleagues in their
adherence to highest standards of profession integrity.
Informative – are those which just give information, review,or announce
certain facts or events.
Interpretative – those which explain or bring out the significance of an event,
situation, or idea
Editorials of crusade and reform – those which criticize certain conditions,
then suggest a solution or change; or which just give a message of reform
without necessarily pointing out a problem or a bad condition
Editorials on special occasions – those which are written to give meaning
to occasions such as Christmas, labor day, heroes’ birthday, and other
significant events.

Types of Editorial
Editorials that praise or commend – those that express
appreciation for a worthy action
Editorials that offer entertainment – those which are written to
give in a light vein, primarily to entertain readers
Editorials of tribute- those are for persons or important event
Editorial liners – short, witty paragraphs, either serious or light

Types of Editorial

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