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NEWS

THE DEFINITION OF NEWS

Let us give an example. The pimple is a quotidian problem to all people who passes under the age of puberty.
This is not news. But when the pimple no longer becomes a quotidian problem to these people, well, that is news.

There is a variety of definitions for the English word news. For journalism, it is about newly brought and
significant information about current or recent events which may or can interest a varying number of people.


EXAMPLES
'World's oldest flamingo' dies in
Australian zoo at 83
A flamingo believed to be the oldest of its kind in the world has
died at the age of 83 in Australia.
Greater the flamingo was put to sleep on Friday due to
complications brought about by arthritis and old age, officials at
Adelaide Zoo said.
The flamingo, named after its species, arrived at the zoo in 1933
and was a popular attraction.
Flamingos are wading birds with a very specialised diet. They
have far shorter life spans in the wild.
Greater flamingos - scientific name Phoenicopterus roseus - are usually larger than lesser flamingos and are characterised
by pale plumage and pink bills.
Greater the flamingo, who survived a bad beating by a group of teenagers in 2008, was a zoo favourite, officials said.
"Greater is best known for being the world's oldest flamingo and the last greater flamingo to have resided in Australia,"
Elaine Bensted, Zoos South Australia chief executive, told Agence-France Presse news agency.
"Although this is an extremely sad loss for us all, it was the right thing to do," she said, adding that there was no treatment
that could have improved the flamingo's quality of life.
The flamingo is survived by companion Chilly the Chilean flamingo, 65, said to be the last flamingo in Australia.
Zoo officials said they would keep a close watch on Chilly to see if there was any reaction to Greater's death.
They were also considering a memorial for Greater, they said.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25976523
Philippines is top micro-insurance market in Asia
By: Rain Castro, InterAksyon.com

MANILA One out of five Filipinos is covered by micro-insurance, making the Philippines the country with the highest
coverage in Asia.
In a report, the Department of Finance (DOF) said micro-insurance
coverage in the Philippines hit 19.95 million last year from only
three million in 2008 when only 3.3 percent of the population was
covered.
Ranked next to the Philippines are Thailand and India, with 14.1
percent and 8.9 percent of their population covered by micro-
insurance, respectively.
Micro-insurance refers to "the insurance, insurance-like, and other
similar business activity of providing specific products and services
that meet the needs of the poor for risk protection and relief against
distress, misfortune, or contingent event."
In areas devastated by Typhoon Yolanda, beneficiaries received a cash infusion of P0.5 billion after private micro-
insurance providers paid out damage claims within the required 10-day period, thus allowing survivors to recover from
the disaster faster than had there been no coverage.
The amount of premiums, contributions, fees or charges, computed on a daily basis, does not exceed five percent of the
daily minimum wage rate for non-agricultural workers in Metro Manila.
Meanwhile, the maximum sum of guaranteed benefits is no more than 500 times the daily minimum wage rate.
Source: http://www.interaksyon.com/business/79858/philippines-is-top-micro-insurance-market-in-asia

FIBA World Cup draw: Philippines joins Argentina, Greece in Group B
By Mark Giongco, INQUIRER.net
MANILA, PhilippinesThe Philippines joined
Argentina, Greece and four others in Group B after a
draw was held Tuesday for the 2014 Fiba Basketball
World Cup at the Palau de la Musica Catalana in
Barcelona, Spain.
Puerto Rico, Senegal and Croatia were also drawn in
the same group with the Philippines.
The preliminary round, which starts on Aug. 30, will
be played in four cities, namely Bilbao, Gran Canaria,
Granada and Seville, before the tournament moves to
Barcelona and Madrid for the final round.
The top four teams in each group at the end of the
preliminary round will advance to the 16-team
knockout round.
Reigning champion USA is in Group C along with
Ukraine, Finland, Turkey, Dominican Republic and
New Zealand.
Group A is composed of host Spain, Serbia, Euro
champion France, wildcard Brazil and Asian
champion Iran while Group D, with Lithuania as the
favorite, has Slovenia, African champion Angola,
Korea, Mexico and Australia.

Source: http://sports.inquirer.net/143230/fiba-world-
cup-draw-philippines-joins-argentina-senegal-in-
group-b

THE ATTRIBUTES OF NEWS

News must not be biased. It must only explain, not to give the writer's opinion. It must be concise and clear. It should be
accurate. But, one should remember that if the information gathered is close to minimal, the news must be vague but true,
not clear but false.

News can be heartwarming, inspiring, informative, or just entertaining. It interests a certain number of people. It must also
be timely. Still, past news may somehow resurface again if new information was found about it.


ELEMENTS OF NEWS

The following terminologies define the characteristics of news. These are timeliness, prominence, oddity,
proximity and impact.

Timeliness. This characteristic stresses out current information which provides the freshness and immediacy of
the news. Clear new details are also a necessity, thus, making readers lend their eyes to check what is on news today.
Now, let us say that it is February 4, 2014. Here is an example of timely news.




Prominence. It refers to people, things, or events who/which are noticeable. They can or may be controversial,
notorious, a hero, or just plain stubborn.



Oddity. It is the unusualness or bizarreness of news. This typically catches the ears and eyes of the viewers and
readers, for the information presented are out of the ordinary. Like when a celebrity does a sex change, or when a woman
conceives a child without intercourse. That just might be news.







Proximity. Afghans may not give any care about Super typhoon Yolanda which hit Tacloban recently. The news'
proximity entertains certain kinds of people. The closer an event, person, or thing is from home, the more it is
newsworthy. The news causes a kind of sympathy from the people, making it a center of interest. Now let us say that we
live close to or in Las Pinas:


Impact. It refers to the news' effect on people. The more the news is significant to a person, the more that he will
feel sympathy or interest towards the said topic.


Conflict. This involves two opposing sides. They are engaged in a kind of war or battle, until someone takes the
place of the winner in elections, athletic competitions, etc.


Drama. This element has a movie-like news story.
STRUCTURE OF THE NEWS

There are two kinds of news structure: the soft news and hard news.

Soft News. It is often subjective. This kind of structure is typically used in features. It starts with the least important facts
to the most important ones.















































Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140204154439.htm


Dramatic Rise in Skin Cancer among Middle-aged
Adults, Study Shows

A new Mayo Clinic study found that among middle-aged men and women, 40 to 60 years old, the overall
incidence of skin cancer increased nearly eightfold between 1970 and 2009, according to a study published in
the January issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

"The most striking finding was among women in that age group," says dermatologist Jerry Brewer, M.D.,
principal investigator of the study. "Women between 40 and 50 showed the highest rates of increase we've
seen in any group so far."

There has been widespread concern in recent years about the rising incidence of melanoma, which affects
75,000 Americans annually and results in nearly 9,000 deaths. Few studies, however, have investigated which
age brackets of adults are most at risk.

Dr. Brewer's team conducted a population-based study using records from the Rochester Epidemiology
Project, a collaboration between healthcare providers in southeastern Minnesota that allows researchers to
study health and illnesses in the community. They found that among white, non-Hispanic adults in the 40 to
60 age group the incidence of skin cancer increased 4.5-fold among men and 24-fold among women.

In particular, women under 50 showed a marked increase in melanoma, a finding that may prompt future
studies of a premenopausal hormonal connection to the disease. Even though women were more likely to
develop melanoma, men were more likely to have deeper lesions.
Another significant finding was that the overall chances of surviving melanoma increased by 7 percent each
year of the study. "The improved survival rates may be due to increased public awareness, more frequent
screenings, and detection of skin cancer at earlier stages," says Dr. Brewer. "People have more access to
dermatologists than before, and we have new tools, like dermoscopy [which includes the widely used ABCDE
criteria], to view details of a mole and detect earlier melanomas."

The steepest increase in melanoma occurred in the last decade covered by the study, 2000 to 2009. The uptick,
researchers speculate, may be connected to the popularization of tanning beds in the 1980s and 1990s.

"There's been a cultural trend for many decades in which people connect being tan with being fit and even
successful," says Brewer. This trend could be one of the reasons, Dr. Brewer says, that melanoma has become
so prevalent in the groups he has studied.

The current study follows on the heels of last year's findings, in which Dr. Brewer's team noted alarming rates
of melanoma in young adults, ages 18 to 39. His group will continue to track the trend of melanoma and
survival rates among adults over 60.

Skin cancer can be prevented. Dr. Brewer gives four simple ways to improve your chances of preventing skin
cancer: 1. Avoid the use of tanning beds 2. Use sunscreen 3. Be familiar with your skin by performing
frequent self-skin examinations 4. Check in with your dermatologist annually.

These messages of prevention are important for people of all ages.


Hard News. It is the opposite of the soft news and is direct and straightforward. This structure is commonly used by
journalists all over the world. It is the reverse of the soft news: from the most important details to the least important ones.















































Source: http://www.csun.edu/~bashforth/406_PDF/406_Essay3/HardNewsVSFeatureStories.pdf






Wild pig causes two-hour traffic delay
on I-94
By Joe Student

(MyTown January 24) A 15-minute operation involving a forklift, 20
firefighters, seven police officers and one scared pig ended a two-hour traffic
delay on Interstate 94 Sunday morning.

The wild pig, which the fireman affectionately nicknamed "Tailgate,"
apparently wandered onto 1-94 around 8 a.m. and fell asleep in the middle of
the two-lane freeway.

St. Paul resident Geoffrey Saint was the first to come upon the 200-pound
animal.

"He practically took up the whole road," Saint said. "I barely slammed on my
breaks in time." Saint said the cars behind him followed suit, each stopping
short after reaching speeds of up to 70 mph.

Saint stayed in his car and phoned area police, who responded at 8:20 a.m.,
Lieutenant Terry Frank was the first officer on the scene.

"I couldn't believe my eyes," Frank said. "Here was this huge, sloppy pig, just
napping in the middle of the road, oblivious to what was going on around
him."

Frank said she attempted to rouse the pig by poking him with a stick. "He just
kept on snoring," she said.

By 9 a.m., three fire trucks and four patrol cars had responded to the "sleeping
pig" call.

"We just sat there and wondered what in the world we could do," Frank said.

The inverted pyramid format is divided into 5 parts.

The Lead. Usually contains one paragraph, stating with the 5Ws and an
H: (Who, What, Where, When, Why and How)

Supporting I nformation (Continuing Lead). This part explains and
gives more justice to the first paragraph.

Details. More facts about the news are given for better understanding of
the reader.

Background. This is not fully related to the main lead, but gives a
further understanding about the topic.

Lesser details. Provides additional information and little elaboration of
the topic.





Let us use the inverted pyramid format in defining the news structure of the story.

WELLINGTON (Xinhua) - Young
New Zealanders and Filipinos will be
able to spend a year working, studying
and holidaying in each other's countries
under a new visa scheme from next
month, New Zealand Foreign Affairs
Minister Murray McCully announced
Friday.

A new working holiday scheme would
allow 100 New Zealanders to holiday
and work in the Philippines and 100
Filipinos to do the same in New
Zealand each year.

(Details) McCully said the scheme,
open to people aged 18 to 30, was an
excellent opportunity for young New
Zealanders to experience another
culture.

"The Filipino community, at over
37,000 strong, is now the largest of all
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
communities in New Zealand," McCully said in a statement.

"This working holiday scheme will further promote the important links between our two countries."

Source: http://www.philstar.com/world/2014/01/31/1285298/new-zealand-philippines-work-scheme-strengthen-links




WRITING THE NEWS LEAD

Question Lead. This lead tempts the reader to read further. It is often a clich, but is effective.
-Will Roxas win 2016 elections for presidency?

Staccato Lead. It uses a short burst of phrases, sentences, simply separated by dashes, commas and periods.
-Vengeance. Power. Wealth. The Count of Monte Cristo-a classic of Alexandre Dumas, will, once again, be a major
motion picture in theatres, on 2015.

Suspended I nterest Lead. The lead induces the reader to read the story until he reaches its climax.
-The star wasn't in good spirits when I entered the room, but I sure got the story behind the scenes.

Sequence Lead. It is a succession of short paragraphs with parallel sentences.
-It's Saturday: Raveena's 16th vintage themed birthday. By seven thirty in the morning, seniors start their NAT review.
They finish at exactly twelve noon. Most of them come home at around one.

They prepare for the next event for about a few hours. They leave their houses by five thirty, and arrive at the big party
sharp at six in the evening, celebrate and groove for about six hours, get boosted up at twelve midnight, and merrily leave
the celebration at one in the morning.

Cartridge Lead. It is short, precise and quick. It uses few words as much as possible, just to give the reader an idea of the
news story.
-After two decades of cat and mouse, the notorious rapist was shot dead in cold blood.

Punch Lead. This lead is somehow similar to the Cartridge lead, but it is a little cryptic and surprising, thus, making
people read on. -Martial Law may be decreed once again this year.

Picture Lead. It is a descriptive way of writing the first paragraph. It describes the story by leaving pictures in the readers
mind.
-The death of Jesse Robredo left his wife and four daughters hugging each other, grieving,, as tears threatened to spill
down their cheeks.

Quotation Lead. By using this lead, it gives the readers a gist of the whole story. It uses a saying, or a quotation from a
well known personality.
-Albus Dumbledore once said, "It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live." And the HP fans must be reeling at
this moment.

Contrast Lead. This gives off a contrasting/comparing effect of the oppositeness of two or more things related to the news
story.
-Decades before, Leonardo DiCaprio was just one of the young boy next door actors of the early nineties. Now, the
handsome star captured the hearts of avid fans not only in America, but in most countries where top grossing 'Titanic' had
its premiere night in December 1997.

Freak Lead. Explosive yet giving caution to the readers.
-Voluntary gift: a heart

Marcus Oliveros, 22, sells his heart to stroke patients. Since he himself said that he had already fulfilled his dreams at a
young age, why not do a good deed by giving a vital part of his to someone who needs it more than he does?

Summary Lead. It simply gives a summary of the story.
-Anne Curtis, the beautiful actress of Showtime, signs a new contract with the famous brand Gucci, for a new commercial.

Epigram Lead. It emphasizes a moral lesson of the story.
-Try and try until you succeed. Growling Tigers won the basketball tournament last Saturday.


*Grammatical Lead. Cited from http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Meaning_of_grammatical_lead?#slide=1, here is its
definition and example: They start with various grammatical structures which achieve paper relationship between facts
and add vigor to the sentence structure.
- Lead my line so I can go to McDonald's.


TYPES OF NEWS STORIES

There are two types of the news story and these are: the action and idea story.

Action story. This story type shows the concreteness, the motion and the imagery. This is based on the actual coverage of
the topic.

Registered sex offender sought by JSO
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Police are searching for a man they say is a registered sex
offender Tuesday morning.

According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, 31-year-old Kristopher K. Reynolds is
wanted for lewd or lascivious battery and child abuse.

Reynolds last lived on 19th Street near Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, police said.

If you have any information about Reynolds, call Crime Stoppers at 866-845-TIPS. You
could receive a cash reward up to $3,000 if police arrest Reynolds.

Source: http://www.actionnewsjax.com/content/topstories/story/Registered-sex-offender-sought-by-
JSO/jFGQ_JPBbUGdQUeMsiOVPw.cspx

I dea story. It is also called substance story. This does not come from the actual coverage of the topic, but from
documents, speeches, reports or any material that is written.

Bullying has no proper place

By Halifax Media Services

Bullying always seems to be in the news especially these days when those who would
mercilessly taunt others have so many avenues to do so.

Usually, these stories start on school campuses or at parks or recreation centers places where
teenagers congregate in all our communities. Where teens gather, bullying often follows. It occurs
in many forms, too. In fact, the most harmful bullying is often accomplished among teens hurling
insults or racial and sexual epithets via social media. They sometimes have tragic endings
suicide is one horrifying outcome.

This week, though, brought a different twist on a national bullying story. It allegedly occurred
among professional football players in a high-pressure workplace where taunting is seen as part of
the larger game.

Jonathan Martin, a second-year offensive lineman, left the Miami Dolphins to deal with emotional
issues apparently brought on by a tormentor who is also a teammate. Multiple sources have told
media outlets that veteran offensive lineman Richie Incognito sent Martin text messages that were
racist and threatening. Martin is biracial, and Incognito is white. Miami management suspended
Incognito on Sunday night.

This sorry episode has called attention to the workplace culture of not just the Miami Dolphins
locker room but of every team in professional football. A story posted online Wednesday by The
Atlantic reported that Incognito was allegedly encouraged by the Miami coaching staff to
toughen up his more timid teammate. Some contend that Incognito whose checkered history
includes charges of assault and being thrown off two college football teams responded in the
only way he knew how.

So, was bullying overlooked on the Miami team as something thats historically a part of the sport
and football team-building? Likely. Was it even encouraged? Perhaps. In the often brutal world of
a violent team sport played by people earning millions of dollars, its easy to view it as far from a
normal workplace situation. But does it make such actions right? No.

Once, bullying was considered a rite of passage for teens, too. Today, though, thats hardly the
case. States are enacting tougher penalties for acts considered to be bullying. Thats because the
stakes have never been higher. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
youth who are bullied are more likely to be depressed, think about suicide and actually attempt
suicide.

One case has drawn national attention. Two Florida teens are facing felony aggravated stalking
charges for bullying a 12-year-old classmate who committed suicide after receiving text or online
messages telling her to kill herself or drink bleach and die. Investigators said the bullying
crossed the line from teen meanness into criminal harassment.

Experts agree that to stem bullying, the social climate has to change. Bullying has to be under a
microscope and seen as intolerable.

We believe all schools should take on this responsibility and pass it to their students. And the
same should be true of workplaces even in the fraternity known as the NFL.

Source: http://www.newbernsj.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-bullying-has-no-proper-place-1.231533


NEWS CATEGORIES

According to A. L. Malinaos Journalism for Filipinos, the following are considered news categories:

Novelty. This news category includes anything new a new discovery or invention, the latest fashion, the first man in
space. Masaru Oshe, a Japanese inventor, recently presented a fuel substitute, known as kero-gas or kero-tano, a
mixture of kerosene thinner and oil additives. To oil importing countries, like Japan and the Philippines, this would be
welcome news.

Personal Impact. The increase in oil price triggers a chain reaction, like high transportation fares and more expensive
prime commodities. The bulk of newspaper readers comes from the middle-income groups; hence, they are the most
affected by any government decision to increase oil prices.

Local News. This reemphasizes proximity. A robbery in Sampaloc is sure to be more interesting in Manila readers than a
stick-up in downtown New York.

Money. Stories about income, wages, new taxes, inflation, lotteries. Who won the sweepstakes draw? How much is
Manila Cardinal Jaime Sin getting from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) for his charity
projects? Stories like these would fascinate readers.

Crime and Punishment. The slay attempt, twice in a row, on former Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP)
President Dr. Nemsio Prudente and the celebrated Bernabe-Castano double murder case are examples.

Sex. Who is sleeping with whom? Who is going to be married to whom? More for the tabloids but occasionally love
stories appear in respectable broadsheets. The breakup of movie actor Gabby Concepcion and Jenny Sequia, for a time,
was Page One story even in respectable newspapers.

Conflicts. These news stories are about wars and revolutions, coup d etats and violent demonstrations. They also include
inner conflicts: mans inhumanity to man, the struggle between good and evil, the gap between the rich and the poor.

Religion. Examples: stories on Easter, the voting preference of Iglesia ni Cristo followers, the onfrocking of priests, or the
election of the New Pope.

Disasters and Tragedies. Examples: The killer-typhoon Rosing in late 1995 and subsequent lahar flow in Bacolor,
Pampanga which killed thousands. The sinking of MV Gretchen in Negros in February 18, 1996 which killed some 50
passengers, mostly children.

Humor. New jokes, old anecdotes, and cartoons brighten up the paper.

Human Interest. Stories about human emotions: kindness, cruelty, success.

The Underdog. The underpriviledged, the less influential, the little man in the street, also deserved to be written, especiall
if they are taken advantage of.

Mystery. Examples: Faith Healers: can they really heal?

Health. Any advancement in the field of medicine is newsworthy. Any news about drugs that can alleviate mans
suffering is welcome.

Science. Advantages in space technology, like mans landing on the moon, the advent of cordless telephone, the internet
and the telefax machines. Having broadened mans horizon and revolutionized the communication system, these are being
written about extensively.

Entertainment. Once in a while, great movies are made and shown locally. The movie, Ghost shown to SRO audience
in Metro Manila theatres for weeks, has for the theme age-old adage that crime does not pay.

Famous People. Imelda Marcos will always be around for long as she lives or even after shes gone. The late Mrs.
Jacqueline Kennedy has captured the worlds attention as the wife of US President John F. Kennedy, as his widow, for her
short-lived romance with the late billionaire Aristotle Onnasis. Some of the rich and famous are newsworthy when they
are in power or when they fall from power, when they gain or lose fortunes or are involved in scandals.

Weather. All over the world, people are interested in weather in the Philippines, however, people task weather reports
with cynicism. Sometimes, Pag-asas weather reports are unreliable.

Food and Drinks. Some new wine concoctions can brighten the day of the rich and the famous. But food shortages in
quake-stricken areas are also concern to the readers.

Group Stories. These include accounts about natural minorities, like the Tasadays or the Higaonons in Mindanao.



GATHERING NEWS

-Before writing the news, you have to gather facts. So, what do you do? It's either of the three: be on the actual coverage
of the event, research sources/materials coming from documents, and, interviews with famous personalities.
-Make sure that your sources are reliable, accurate and correct.


INTERVIEW

-Before doing it, you must know about your interviewee. What's his full name? What's his job, his interests, his hobbies
and what does he look like. This is for you to adjust to your interviewee; on how you'll make your approach.
-Find out everything about the topic.
-Prepare yourself for the interview. Bring a pencil and a notepad for jutting notes. If you have any recording device, much
better.
-Make a list of specific questions for you to ask him.

-Introduce yourself. Your name, your purpose, whom do you represent.
-Everything he says should be of interest to you, no matter how unimportant. You must be the one to guide the flow of the
interview, not him,
-Let him talk. Encourage him to, but do not pressure him.
-You should listen closely to the one you're interviewing. A good questioner is a good listener.
-If you are using the pencil and notepad, first you must listen carefully to your conversation, understand it, then write it
down.
-Do not burden the both of you by being so formal. Give off a friendly aura. The more your interviewee is comfortable
talking to you, the better.
-Remember, you must get the 5Ws and the H. You'll be using these for later.

-After the interview, let your interviewee check what you have written to get quotations, statements, and every single
detail correct.
-Write the story as soon as you can.
-Let your interviewee check your article to ensure the correctness and accuracy: no misspelled figures, correct details, etc.


WRITING NEWS

-List down all the facts that you have gathered.
-Arrange your facts from the most important to the least important one.
-Choose a lead that will suite the news that you will be writing. The lesser words you use, the more that it'll be catchy to
the readers.
-Use the inverted pyramid format.
-Always remember the descending order of the importance of facts.


PARAGRAPH CONSTRUCTION

-Every paragraph must not exceed 75 words. It must be short yet factual.
-Avoid using words or phrases with the same meaning. Which one is shorter; use that, for it will be more effective and
catchy to the reader's eye.
-It is better if you only write one sentence per paragraph. But if you wish to expand it for better understanding, go ahead,
just make sure that it will not exceed three sentences.
-The kind of lead used for the main lead and supporting lead must at least be different.
-And again, most important to least important facts.











ACTIVITIES

I. Using the inverted pyramid format, identify the news structure of the story.
A toothy, long-nosed skull found in Texas belonged to a "swamp monster" that lived more than 200 million years ago.
The creature is a previously unknown type of phytosaur, an extinct creature that hunted fish and other prey along the
shallow edges of rivers and lakes. Dubbed Machaeroprosopus lottorum, the phytosaur probably measured about 18 feet
long.
"They had basically the same lifestyle as the modern crocodile, by living in and around the water, eating fish, and
whatever animals came to the margins of the rivers and lakes," study researcher Bill Mueller, assistant curator of
paleontology at the Museum of Texas Tech University, said in a statement.
Discovering something new
Phytosaurs are a common find in the Cooper Canyon formation in Garza County, Texas, where the new species was
discovered. This area is now dry and scrubby, but in the late Triassic, it was a conifer forest with fern underbrush and an
oxbow lake where phytosaurs hunted.
In 2001, Doug Cunningham, a research field assistant at the Texas Tech museum, unearthed the new skull during a dig.
"When he found it, just the very back end of the skull was sticking out of the ground. The rest was buried," Mueller said.
"We excavated it and brought it into the museum to finish preparation."
That preparation took years. Once the skull was out of the rock surrounding it, Mueller and his colleagues compared the
features of the skull with other phytosaur skulls (more than 200 have been found in North America). They also analyzed
another phytosaur skull, found 120 feet from the first.
They discovered that their specimens represented a male and female from a new species, which they named M. lottorum
in honor of the Lott family, the owners of the ranch where the fossil was found.
Extinct monster.
Phytosaurs lived from about 230 million to 203 million years ago. They were one of the victims of the Triassic-Jurassic
mass extinction, a huge die-off that wiped out many large land animals.
The new female's skull is about 3 feet long, and she would have grown to be about 17 feet total length, Mueller said. The
male would have been about a foot longer. M. lottorum's delicate snout suggests it ate mostly fish, and not more robust
prey. It would have looked very much like an alligator or crocodile, but its nostrils were up near its eyes at the base of its
snout, rather than at the end.
The researchers reported their findings in the September 2013 issue of the journal Earth and Environmental Science
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/science/2014/01/30/new-swamp-monster-skull-found-in-texas/


















II. Write the appropriate lead for each story.

Story Lead
An article appeared today in the Journal of the American
Medical Association. The article concerns the dangers of
hot dogs. "If you were trying to design something that
would be perfect to block a childs airway, it would be a
bite-size piece of hot dog," says a researcher. He concluded
that children under 4 should "never be given a whole hot
dog to eat," and that hot dogs should never be cut
crosswise. The hot dogs are so dangerous that every five
days, it is estimated, someone, somewhere in the United
States, chokes to death on them. Other risky foods for
young kids up to 9 years of age include: candy, nuts,
grapes, apples, carrots and popcorn.

There was a report issued in Washington, D.C. today. It
came from the Highway Loss Data Institute, an affiliate of
the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. It shows that
there are advantages to driving big cars. A study by the
institute found that small two-door models and many small
or midsize sport or specialty cars have the worst injury and

repair records. Many of these small cars show injury claim
frequencies and repair losses at least 30 percent higher than
average, while many large cars, station wagons and vans
show 40 percent to 50 percent better-than-average claim
records. According to the analysis, a motorist in a four-door
Oldsmobile Delta 88, for example, is 41 percent less likely
than average to be hurt in an accident.
The Department of Justice, as it often does, conducted a crime-
related survey. It questioned long-term prisoners. It found that
new laws limiting the ownership of guns do not discourage
handgun ownership by career criminals. The report concludes,
however, that even though curbs on legitimate retail sales of guns
have failed to attain the goal of keeping weapons out of the hands
of criminals, the laws still may serve other useful functions. The
report explains that criminals get their weapons most often by
theft or under-the-counter deals. The department surveyed 1,874
men serving time for felonies in 11 state prisons and found that
75 percent said they would expect little or no trouble if they tried
to get a handgun after their release from prison. Fifty-seven
percent had owned a handgun at the time of their arrest. Thirty-
two percent of their guns had been stolen, 26 percent acquired in
black market deals, and others received as gifts from family and
friends. Only 21 percent had been bought through legitimate
retail outlets.

A 19-year-old shoplifting suspect died last Saturday. Police
identified him as Timothy Milan. He lived at 1112 Huron Avenue
and was employed as a cook at a restaurant in the city. A guard at
Panzer's Department Store told police he saw Milan stuff 2
sweaters down his pants legs, then walk past a checkout line and
out of the department store. The guard then began to chase Milan,
who ran, and 3 bystanders joined in the pursuit. They caught up
with Milan, and, when he resisted, one of the bystanders applied a
headlock to him. A police officer who arrived at the scene
reported that Milan collapsed as he put handcuffs on him. An
autopsy conducted to determine the cause of death revealed that
Milan died due to a lack of oxygen to the brain. Police today said
they do not plan to charge anyone involved in the case with a
crime because it "was a case of excusable homicide." The police
said the bystanders did not mean to injure Milan or to kill him,
but that he was fighting violentlypunching and kicking at his
captors and even trying to bite themand that they were simply
trying to restrain him and trying to help capture a suspected
criminal, "which is just being a good citizen."

The International Standardization Organization, which is
composed of acoustics experts, today opened its annual
convention. The convention is meeting in Geneva, Switzerland.
Delegates from 51 countries are attending the convention, which
will continue through Sunday. An annual report issued by the
organization warned that noise levels in the world are rising by
one decibel a year. If the increase continues, the report warned,
"everyone living in cities could be stone deaf by the year 2020."
The report also said that long-term exposure to a noise level of
100 decibels can cause deafness, yet a riveting gun reaches a
level of 130 decibels and a jet aircraft 150.


Source: http://global.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780199846412/student/chapter8/exercise/exercise3/




III. Construct a grammatical lead with the ff. given data.

Grammatical Lead
Fire Story

The flames were burning through a two-story wood-
frame building, with the fire either starting on the first
floor or outside.
It then went up the vinyl siding into the cockloft,
where it quickly spread.
Residents living in four or five apartments on the two
floors heard the alarm and got out

Source: http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?
section=news/local/new_jersey&id=9436011

Robbery
Shortly before 10.20am, a man has entered a
scrapbook shop on Electra Street and police will allege
he produced a knife and demanded cash.
He fled the scene with a sum of cash, and police took
two men and a woman into custody a short time later.
A 37-year-old Millbank woman has been charged with
one count of armed robbery and is due to face
Bundaberg Magistrates Court on May 5
Source: http://www.news-mail.com.au/news/police-
scene-regions-eighth-armed-robbery-month/2177174/

Riding in tandem

Radio reports said the victims, a man and a woman,
were inside a Valentino taxi traversing Elliptical
Road near the Quezon City Circle when two men fired
shots at them.
Members of Quezon City Scene of the Crime
Operations have already cordoned off the area.
The police, however, have yet to identify the victims.
The taxi driver, meanwhile, was unhurt...
Source: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/578850/2-shot-
dead-in-qc-by-motorcycle-riding-gunmen

Accidents
The actor was reportedly riding a bike. While trying to
avoid a pothole, he fell off the bike face first.

Cruz sustained a wound in the left nostril where a stone was
reportedly lodged. The actor received four stitches.
Cruz is said to be in shock and is undergoing a CT scan. He
will be tranferred to a hospital in Metro Manila
Source:http://www.abs-
cbnnews.com/entertainment/02/20/14/john-lloyd-
rushed-hospital-after-accident
Suicide
Police Officer 2 Julius Balbuena, case investigator, said
Raymart Ong tried to save his common-law-wife, Reynalyn
Paragas, 20, by rushing her to a nearby hospital after she
drank the poison late Friday afternoon, but it was too late.
Balbuena said the couple, who lived on P. Florentino Street
in Barangay (village) Sto. Domingo and had two children,
argued frequently over their financial problems
Source: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/565631/woman-
takes-poison-in-front-of-partner-during-fight-over-
finances

Hostage taking

Source: Police said that the 33-year-old man jumped
from the top of JPMorgan's regional headquarters in the
Chinese city's central business district. He died at a nearby
hospital at 2.30pm.
The Hong Kong resident's death is being treated as suicide
authorities said, adding that they believe the pressure of
work was a possible motive

Source:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-
2563866/JPMorgan-banker-leaps-death-skyscraper-Hong-
Kong-second-suicide-firm-matter-weeks.html











COPYREADING

THE DEFINITION OF COPYREADING

The copyeditor, or much simply known as the copyreader, is sometimes the anonymous person who edits the article of
the writer to have it free of any errors and or fallacies. He tidies up and evaluates the news story. He may be called the
deskman, editor, editor in chief, or slotman.

A news story, even though already written, does not exist unless the copyreader edits the article. Despite their tedious job,
one error that may go unseen or unchecked may cause their job.

He does not only look for grammatical errors and incorrect facts, but also views the article for its meaning and
essentiality.


COPYREADING SYMBOLS



Source: http://biostatmatt.com/uploads/ProofreadSymbols.pdf



THE COPYREADERS OBLIGATION

According to Estrada and Singh, authors of 'Basic Journalism', below are the copyreaders jobs:

-The article must be factually accurate.
-The article must be correct grammatically.
-The newspaper's style should be followed.
-The article must be free from libelous statements.
-The story needs an effective style and headline.


A COPYREADER MUST:

-Know his English and grammar.
-Have a dictionary or a list of words commonly used in news writing.
-has mastered the copy reading symbols.
-be inquisitive and perceptive about the news story. Be an observant.
-know the paper policy.


ACTIVITIES

I. Copyread the news given.

Cabanatuan City Residents of the biggest village in this city were stunned yesterday after seeing a housewife give birth
to a female mudfish (dalag).

Felina dela Cruz, 45, of Leonor Village St., Barangay Aduas Sur, delivered the freak baby at 2 P.M. Saturday.

The fish look-alike was 12 inches long with an inch long pinkish birth mark in the upper part of its body. It has reddish
lips that looked more like human lips, and orange eyes. Dela Cruz told the Times that she never had fondness for seafoods
and could not explain how she could have delivered the freak baby.
"Wala naman akong napaglihian nakakatuwa para magluwal nang ganito. Akala ko nga, di ma ako magkakaanak pa,"
Dela Cruz, mother to 11 other children, said.

The couple's youngest befor this baby is 17-year old Joel, a newsboy for the Manila Times.

The mother, according to husband Romeo, 45, had been in labor since October 2. On Oct. 12, Dela Cruz said, his wife
told him that the delivery was imminent.

He accompanied her to a midwife who predicted that his wife would birth give anytime this month

"Wala namang pinaglihian iyan. Mahilig lang siyang magkakain ng prutas," her husband said.

Nagtataka lang ako kung bakit nagkaganoon. Pero, nadiyan na iyan, tutal baby," he said.

Joel, 17, the brother of the fish baby, said, "Paris ordinaryong baby. The baby sucks from a bottle just like a human baby
does."

The couple has to name the baby. Ofelia Zerudo, fifty-seven, a negihbor who offered to act as godmother, said she is
suggestingthe name Jezebel.

Onlookers came here in trickles to personally see the baby, who is being kept in a plastic basin filled with well water
(tubig poso).

-Source: A. L. Malinao's 'Journalism for Filipinos', p. 57














II. At the left column, copyread the news given. At the right column, write the corrected form.

chagall fake: Owner to
fight painting's
destruction order
A businessman has been told a painting he paid
100,000 for will be burned, after it was ruled to
be a fake
Martin Lang bought wha thought he was an
original work by Russian-born artist Marc Chagall
in nineteen ninety two. It was tested by experts for
BBC One's Fake Or Fortune? to determine
whether it was genuine, then sent to the Chagall
Committee in Paris which said, under French law,
it had to be burned.
Mr. Lang described the move as ''an injustice'' and
said he hoped the decision would be reversed.


Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26015425



















III. Here are some paragraphs with errors. Copyread them.


Moving backwards, the 14 yr old babysitter in martin Tn. Said goodbye, then picked up the bible and ran
towards her home on Roe St.

Only one media reported that the President of the National Rifle Assn. met with sixteen members of the US
Congress on August 23, 2008.

Afterwards, 7 persons, all United States citizens, testified that the US navy payed the Westinghouse
Corporation $14,200,000 dollars.

Prof. Rebecca Malone of Forty-two Fifth Avenue works in the History Department and shares an office in
Rm. 247 of the Humanities Bldg.

The boy, age 7, had 42 cents and said his mother, the Mayor, will attend the P.T.A meeting Nov. 28 if the
temperature remains above 0.

Source:
http://global.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780199846412/student/writingcopyediting/editngexercises/exercise1/












HEADLINE WRITING

THE DEFINITION OF HEADLINE WRITING

News stories do not have titles; they have headlines.

Headlines must pique the interest of the people for them to read on.

According to Estrada and Singh's 'Basic Journalism', headlines perform the following functions.

They advertise the stories. They arouse interest so that people will read the stories. They give the high the high spots, the
foci of interest, the attention-arresting elements.

They summarize the stories. That's why headlines should be taken from the lead which in itself is the summary of the
story.
Exaggerated and misleading headlines have no place in a newspaper.

They beautify the page in which they appear. Because of their variety in size and type, they do much to make the page
attractive. They introduce contrast and relief to the dull gray of the body type. They bring balance, symmetry, and
typographical beauty to a well arranged page.

You need a facile vocabulary for headline writing. If the maximum count or the number of units that will get into the
space in 14 units, you cannot squeeze 15 units into it. You must reconstruct the headline.

Headlines must say exactly what the stories say. The former must reflect the facts and flavor of the story. Although the
must be bright to attract the readers, they must give the precise meaning of the stories and not only leave any false
impression.





















COUNTING THE HEAD

Here are tables providing information on the measure of every character in the headline.

Lower-
case
Space
units
Upper-
case
Space
units
Punc.
marks
Space
units
Num-
bers
Space
units
a 1 A 1
1
/
2
.
1
/
2
0 1
b 1 B 1
1
/
2
!
1
/
2
1
1
/
2

c 1 C 1
1
/
2
? 1 2 1
d 1 D 1
1
/
2
&
1
/
2
3 1
e 1 E 1
1
/
2
# 1 4 1
f
1
/
2
F 1
1
/
2
- 1 5 1
g 1 G 1
1
/
2
% 1 6 1
h 1 H 1
1
/
2
$ 1 7 1
i
1
/
2
I 1
1
/
2
:
1
/
2
8 1
j 1 J 1
1
/
2
;
1
/
2
9 1
k 1 K 1
1
/
2
,
1
/
2


l
1
/
2
L 1
1
/
2

1
/
2


m 1
1
/
2
M 2
1
/
2


n 1 N 1
1
/
2
( )
1
/
2


o 1 O 1
1
/
2
<space>
1
/
2

p 1 P 1
1
/
2

q 1 Q 1
1
/
2

r 1 R 1
1
/
2

s 1 S 1
1
/
2

t
1
/
2
T 1
1
/
2

u 1 U 1
1
/
2

v 1 V 1
1
/
2

w 1
1
/
2
W 2
x 1 X 1
1
/
2

y 1 Y 1
1
/
2

z 1 Z 1
1
/
2
























Example:

F o r <space> s a l e :
1
1
/
2
1 1
1
/
2
1 1
1
/
2
1

1

A <space> b a b y
1
1
/2
1
/
2
1 1 1 1














=8
1
/2
units
=6
units
HEADLINE PATTERNS

According to A. L. Malinao, author of Journalism for Filipinos, these are the kinds of headline patterns.

1. Crossline. This is a single line type running over two or more columns. If there are two lines, it is called two-part
crossline.





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2. Dropline. This type of headline pattern involves two or three lines of type arranged diagonally. They are usally of
equal length.





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3. Flushleft. Two or more lines of type, each starting flush to the left (meaning the lines touch the left edge of the
column.





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4. Hanging I ndentation. There are usually three or more lines of type. The first of which is flush left and
right and the succeeding lines are usually indented with their ends flush right.






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___________________ ___________________ ___________________


5. I nverted Pyramid. This pattern involved two or more lines of type with the first line flush left and right and the
succeeding lines getting shorter and centered.






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___________________ ___________________ ___________________


6. Flush Right. This pattern involves two or more lines of type ending flush right.





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____________ ____________ ________ _________




COMMON HEADLINE FAULTS

Common Error Example Improvement
1. No blank spaces or gaps. They
must be filled.

Scholars Graduate
from UP

Scholars
Graduate
from UP

2. No padding. Never fill blank
spaces with unnecessary or wasteful
words.
Castaway has
Finally Arrived
in Civilization
Castaway
Arrived in
Civilization

3. No hanging prepositions. Do not
split words which go together.
P 758-M budget for CL
Projects

P 758-M budget
for CL Projects

4. Do not editorialize. Remember,
you should be only giving facts.
Tremendous Red Tide
Hits Zambo Sibugay
Red Tide Hits
Zambo Sibugay
5. Always give the source of a quote
stated in your headline.
It's Over

It's Over, Says Rivero

6. Do not use questions to present
your headline
RH Law is Effective? Effectiveness of RH Law
7. Do not make a mistake of using
words with similar meaning.
The Amazing 7 Wonders of Earth
Under Surveillance
7 Wonders of Earth Under
Surveillance
8. Never state the obvious and never
write a headline with double
meaning.

Philippines' Top Grossing Indi
Film has Many Fans

Philippines'
Top Grossing
Indi Film
Amazes Critiques



SLUG LINE

A line of abbreviated text at the beginning of each scene in a screenplay that describes the location and time of day.

Source: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/slug_line



Source: http://lmc.gatech.edu/~hkoenitz/lcc3406/Script.html




PRINTERS DIRECTIONS

According to Estrada and Singh's 'Basic Journalism', these are guidelines in printing.

1. Printer's directions are written at the upper righthand corner of the copy. Copy refers to the typewritten materials to be
taken to the press.

The directions should include the size (in points) and type of letter to be used (roman light, roman bold, italics) and the
length of the lines (in ems)

Thus, for the text of news, features, columns, essays, and stories, the printer's directions may be:
9 points roman light
12 ems
For the editorial:
10 pointa itals
24 ems


Here are some words which are commonly misspelled. Other words with their shorter definitions are suggested for usage
in news writing.

abrasions - cuts
absence of - no
absurd
a cut on his ear - cut ear
accede to - grant/allow
accessory
accidentally
accommodate
accommodation - seats/rooms
accord - agreement
accumulate
accurately
accustom
achievement
acknowledgement
acquaint - tell
acquaintance
across
act as - to be
adequate transportation - enough transportation
adjacent to - near
adolescence
adumbrate - sketch/illustrate
advisable
affluent - rich/wealthy
ahead of schedule - early
aisle
a large proportion - many
allay - to calm
all right
alright
a man by the name of - named
amateur
ameliorate - improve
amend
analyze
annihilate
annually
anonymous
a percentage of - some
apiece - each
appalling
approximately - about/roughly
apprentice
arrangements were in the hands of - arranged by
as far as... concerned - as for
ascertain - learn
assail - attack w/argument
assimilate
assistance - help/aid
at present - now
attempt - try
attired in - wore
attribute
Aussie - Australian

balk - impede/thwart
bandwagon - the winning side or a steadily mounting
campaign that has every indication of winning popular
support
bare - expose/reveal
bat (to bat) - speak for, defend
bathe
beginning
Benedict - married man
berth -position/appointment
best of health - well/healthy
beverage - drink
bid (except auctioning) - attempt
bid, ask - invite
bifurcation - division/split
blast - criticize
body - committee, organization
bog down - to encounter unexpected difficulty in
bookkeeper
booter - football
breadth
bruise
bulletin
bureau

camouflage
cancellation
carry out the work - do the work
caused injuries to - injured
center round - center on/in
changeable
cite - enumerate, mention, accuse
clandestine
cloudburst - heavy rain
collegiate
commence- begin
compared with - than
concerning - about/on
confab - conference
conflagration - fire
conservative - low/cautious
constructed of wood - wooden
continue to remain - stay
continuous
contusions - bruises
cop - police
couch - include; express in words
council
counsel
cow (to cow) - frighten
crown - championship
curb - stop/control

dip - decline/decrease
disappearance
disappoint
distaff - women
dog (to dog) - to continue to trouble
draw fire - to be criticized
dry run - rehearsal
due - scheduled

ecclesiastical
efficiency
eighth
eliminate
embarrassment
eminence
ensue
enterprise
envelope
ex - former
exaggerate
exhaustion
explain
exodus - going out, as of a large number from any given
area
eye (to eye) - to consider

fatigue
feud - animosity/quarrel
fierce
five - basketball team
flay - criticize
foil - thwart/reject
foresight
forfeit
forty
fright
fringe benefits - additional job concessions made by
management to labor a commission, free rides to and
from work

gab - conference
gaiety - merriment
get the axe - to be dismissed
gimmick - a device or trick to sell something or put over
an idea
gird - brace, prepare
go - try
gorgeous
grandeur
grievance
grill - investigate, to question

hail - welcome/praise
halt - stop
ham - overacting actor, amateur radio station
hike - increase
hit - attack/assail
hypocrisy
hypothesis

illuminate
immense
incidentally
incur
inquiry - investigation
irrelevant
its
it's

judgment
junk - dispose/ throw away

kegler - bowling aficionado
kin - family
kit - package
kitty - collection
kindergarten

lair - shelter/nest
leaf - tobacco
leisure
letup - temporary easing up
license
lieutenant
likeable
lingerie
link - connect
lull - calm
luncheon

magazine
maintenance
malleable
medicine
mediocre
meet - conference
megman - movie director
memo - memorandum
miscellaneous
misspell
monotonous
morally
mum - silent, non-committal
muscle
mustache

nab - arrest/capture
necessarily
nix - reject
notable
noticeable
nuisance

obvious
occasion
occurrence
offense
officially
omitted

pamphlet
pan (a book/article) - severely criticize
panacea - universal remedy, cure all
parallel
peg - fixed at a certain amount or level
persuasion
physique
pit - oppose
planning
poignant - pungent, ill spirited
possession
post - position/assign
power - electricity
predecessor
preferably
prejudice
prestige
privilege
probe - investigate
procedure
professor
pronunciation
proprietor
psychiatrist
psychological
pursue

quasi - to a certain degree
questionnaire
quiz - question

ratify - sanction/confirm/approve
raze - destroy
receive
recommend
recurrence
reliable
remittance
revamp - change/renovate
riddance
rift - disagreement/dispute
rotunda
row - fight/quarrel/disagreement
rule - decision

sacrifice
Samaritan - one who does a good deed to help his fellow
men
sanction
sans - without
savant - learned man
scan - examine/check
scissors
scribe - newspaperman
secrecy
segregate
separate
sequence
sergeant
serviceable
set - schedule, arrange
severe
shift - transfer
shouldn't
significance
sincerely
sincerity
sked - schedule, slate
smut - pornography
solicit
soothe
sortie - any swift movement, mission
sovereign
spark - encourage
spawning grounds - breeding grounds
squalor
stationary
stationery
statistical
stir - incite/induce
stopgap - temporary solution
strength
subsequent
subsidiary
suburban
succeed
succession
summarize
surprise
suspense
syllable
sympathize
systematic

tension
they'll
thorough
tournament
tragedy
transferring
truly
tyranny

undoubtly
unnecessary

weather
weird
whether
wholly

zealous - partisanship

TIPS FOR HEADLINE WRITING

According to Estrada and Singh's 'Basic Joirnalism', here are some tips for headline writers.

-First, read the story for general meaning.

-Search for key words on which to base our headline

The Philippines proposed yesterday immediatee adoption of an emergency program that will have an effective impact on
the "ruinously" low world market price of sugar.

-Clues to the headlines are usually in the lead.

What happened?
Who did that?
How did it happen?

-Use brief, clipped language. Use the shortest words possible.

RP backs plan designed to hike world sugar prices

-Use colorful nouns; vigorous, active verbs.

Curbs on gov't borrowing urged

Revenue bureau to purge misfits

Cebu grape industry perks up

-Preferable: comma

Delays, confusion bug Asiad

-Do not overuse exclamation points.

Omit forms of to be especially when used as helping verb.

Cornejo filing attempted rape

-Use only widely known acronyms.

-Do not use X-mas for ChristmasPrinter's Directions

ACTIVITIES

1. For each of the following words, list at least three synonyms that would take less space:

a. suggestion
b. organization
c. contributor
d. falsehood

2. Shorten each of the following phrases:

a. capital city
b. on the order of
c. at that time
d. due to the fact
e. a softly blowing wind
f. attain victory
g. during the time

3. The two headlines that follow have bad breaks, or awkward line splits. Rewrite each one to keep verb phrases
together on one line and to keep modifiers and the words they modify on the same line. Dont worry about the count, but
try to keep all lines about the same length.

a. Provost will
resign today
b. Russia may
ratify new
treaty today


5. Rewrite these headlines to remove unproven accusations:

a. Child murderer goes on trial
b. Cops nab 40 hoods in gambling raid

4. Rewrite this headline to correct unattributed opinion:

Regents hit students
with stiff tuition
The Board of Regents today set tuition
for next year at $2,000, an increase of
12 percent more than the current level.

5. Correct the punctuation in these headlines:

a. Mayor opposes tax cut;
prepares new budget.
b. President is doing a good job,
head of veterans group says.
c. President doing good job:
Vets chairman
d. Tennessee beats Kentucky;
claims SEC championship
e. State assembly votes no on death
penalty bill, and ends session

6. Show correct capitalization for downstyle headlines:

a. President Signs Trade Treaty With Japan
b. Educators Consider Ways to Combat Illiteracy

7. Refer to the headline-writing rules discussed in this chapter. Then, without considering the count, explain why each of
the following headlines is poor:

a. School board plans to
study admission policy
b. Fair manager tells plans for fair
c. Beat grandmother, three children
d. Kidnap victim trys to identify captors
e. Henderson, Smith spar in
second campaign debate
f. Inmate escaped from prison farm
g. Council passes sales
tax despite protest

8. Use the standard headline-counting method explained in this chapter to give the count for this headline:

Amityville horror real,
psychic detectives say

9. Refer to the headline schedule in Figure 9-4 (page 000) to give the maximum number of units for each line of these
headline assignments. Remember, the first number refers to the number of columns; the second number is the point size of
the type; the third number is the number of lines in the headline.

a. 2-48-2
b. 1-24-3
c. 5-60-1
d. 4-36-2

10. Use the standard headline-counting method explained in this chapter to give the count for this headline:

Governor summons units
special session units
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maximum count and no shorter than two units less than the maximum count.


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