JOURNALISM

LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION TO
JOURNALISM
 What is Journalism?

 is a method of inquiry and

literary style that aims to
provide a service to the public
by the dissemination and
analysis of news and other
information.
 It is a profession of writing for
newspapers and magazine or of
broadcasting news on radio or
television.
 What is a News?

 It is an accurate and timely

account of an idea, issue, or
event that affects a significant
number of people.
 Keywords?
 ACCURATE
 TIMELY
NEWS VALUES

 TIMELINESS
 SIGNIFICANCE
 PROXIMITY
 PROMINENCE
 ODDITY
TIMELINESS
SIGNIFICANCE
PROXIMITY
PROMINENCE
ODDITY
ODDITY
TYPES OF NEWS

 HARD NEWS – it sticks to the

bare facts of the story
 SOFT NEWS – human interest
stories that do not possess all
the news attributes, except for
timeliness and oddity
OTHER TYPES OF NEWS

 NEWS FEATURES
 IN-DEPTH STORY
 FOLLOW-UP STORY
 SIDEBAR
HARD NEWS
SOFT NEWS
NEWS FEATURES
IN-DEPTH STORY
FOLLOW-UP STORY
SIDEBAR (SONA 2017)
LESSON 2: NEWSGATHERING
NEWSGATHERING

 FOR STRAIGHT NEWS

(5 W’s)
 WHO
 WHAT
 WHERE
 WHEN
 WHY
 NEWS SOURCES

 NEWS SOURCE –
traditionally defined as a
person, publication, or
document that contributes
to the information needed
in reporting an idea, issue,
or event.
 BEATS – areas of coverage
METHODS OF NEWS
GATHERING
 OBSERVING
 INTERVIEWING
 RESEARCHING
OBSERVING
INTERVIEWING
RESEARCHING

 Strive for sources which can be named

 Realize the gravity of agreeing to protect
identity of the source.
LESSON 3: NEWS STORY
STRUCTURE
THE LEAD

 It is the first paragraph of the

news story and it serves as the
climax.
 It is expected to answer 6 basic
questions:
 Who When
 What Why
 Where How
LESSON 4: EFFECTIVE
NEWSWRITING
EFFECTIVE NEWSWRITING

 CLARITY
 CONCISENESS
 CORRECTNESS
 CREDIBILITY
 COMPLETENESS
CLARITY
COMPLEX WORDS COMMON WORDS
 CONFLAGRATION  FIRE
 TERMINATE  END
 PURCHASE  BUY
 UTILIZE  USE
 FACILITATE  HELP
CONCISENESS

WORDY TIGHT
 In the company of  With
 At the present time  Now, Today
 A sufficient amount of  Enough
 In the vicinity of  Near
 During the period from  From
 Put in an appearance  Came
 In the event that  if
CORRECTNESS

 TECHNICAL CORRECTNESS – grammar,

structure, and style
 CONCEPTUAL CORRECTNESS – accuracy
of the data presented in the story.
CREDIBILITY & CORRECTNESS

 For a news story to be credible, it has to be

complete and vice versa.
 FAIRNESS is necessary to maintain
credibility
 COMPLETENESS means that the story has
all the necessary facts.
LESSON 5: WRITING THE OPINION
COLUMN
COLUMN
 It should contain the writer’s
opinion plus the facts that back it
up.
 Facts should ne in a form of
statistics, law and policies.
 It ends with a punch line, a call
for attention, or quick summary
of arguments
THE EDITORIAL

 Usually written by the editor-

in-chief or managing director
 It is the collective voice of the
editorial staff.
TYPES OF EDITORIAL

 EXPLANATORY
 INTERPRETATIVE
 CRITIQUE
 PERSUASIVE
 PRAISE
LESSON 6: FEATURE STORIES
WHAT IS FEATURE?

 A style of writing that takes an

in-depth look at a specific
aspect of reality, whether it is
about a current event, a trend,
or a person.
 Often termed as “soft news”
 It has an INTRODUCTION,
BODY, CONCLUSION
THE NEWS FEATURE

 Supports the daily coverage by

giving the readers a more in-
depth understanding of the
headlines,
 Can be about a news event that
can be covered more in-depth
than daily beat reporting
THE PROFILE

 It is a feature on a person or
place
 It takes a look at people from the
world of:
 Sports Health
 Entertainment
 Politics Science
 Business Education
THE PROFILE

 Find out what makes the

person interesting
 Only relevant aspects of a
person is highlighted
 May be “Q&A Format”
THE TREND STORY
 Generally seasonal because
they report trends in fashion
and lifestyle.
 Can also be food, art,
technology and even language
 HISTORICAL FEATURE
 Shows the importance and the
relevance of significant past
events.
 Review what happened and assess
the current and future impact.
HUMAN INTERESTS
 Are often emotional and
heartbreaking
 The subject are not the prominent
but is doing something unusual
 They take off from hard news.
PHOTOJOURNALISM
 Photojournalism is a particular form
of journalism (the collecting, editing, and
presenting of news material for
publication or broadcast) that creates
images in order to tell a news story. It is
now usually understood to refer only to
still images, but in some cases the term also
refers to video used in broadcast
journalism.