COPYREADING.pptx
- 1. COPYREADING AND HEADLINE WRITING (PAGWAWASTO NG SIPI AT PAG-UULO NG BALITA) ADOPTED FROM MR. ANTONIO DELGADO
- 2. • It is the art of arranging, correcting, and selecting the quality and type of news • It is also called copy-editing. • One who edits copies is called a copyreader or copyeditor
- 3. AS A COPY-EDITOR, YOU MUST….. Grammar Accuracy Libel Free Less Adjectives writes the headline
- 4. WHAT IS STYLE? In journalism, it refers to the fact that every time a certain term appears in a newspaper, they are spelled the same way. It also covers the use of abbreviations, titles, punctuations.
- 5. BASICS OF NEWSPAPER STYLE Numbers The numbers 1 – 9 are written in words while the numbers 10 and above are written in figures. nine students 13 children Examples:
- 6. BASICS OF NEWSPAPER STYLE Numbers • dates, address: always in figures. • proper nouns: may be written in figures/words • beginning of sentence: always in words • events: 1st – 9th is allowed Exceptions:
- 7. BASICS OF NEWSPAPER STYLE spelling • Here in the Philippines, American English is used, not British English. color, NOT colour Behavior NOT behaviour Examples:
- 8. BASICS OF NEWSPAPER STYLE spelling • If a word has more than one accepted spelling, the shortest one is preferred. Judgment NOT judgement Example:
- 9. BASICS OF NEWSPAPER STYLE capitalization • The first letter of the sentence is always capitalized. • Proper nouns are capitalized, common nouns are not. Taylor Swift singer Mr. Styles model Examples:
- 10. BASICS OF NEWSPAPER STYLE capitalization • Small letters are usually used for title or position. Mrs. Cecilia Burayag, the principal of BCIS, delivered the opening remarks. Example: • Titles are capitalized Example: Governor Umali Miss Universe President Duterte Mayor Marcos
- 11. BASICS OF NEWSPAPER STYLE ABBREVIATION • A title or position of a person may be abbreviated if it appears before the name but not if simply used in the sentence. • The abbreviations Jr. and Sr. are allowed in names. • Spell out Dept., gov’t, and other abbreviations
- 12. BASICS OF NEWSPAPER STYLE ACRONYM • Acronyms are usually written in capital letters. Example: DSWD ASEAN DILG When an acronym appears for the first time in a news story, it is written after its meaning and it is enclosed in parentheses. Example: University of the Philippines (UP)
- 13. BASICS OF NEWSPAPER STYLE LEAD • The standard lead answers the 5 Ws and 1 H.
- 14. BASICS OF NEWSPAPER STYLE GRAMMAR • Tenses of Verbs • Subject-Verb Agreement • Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement (agreement in gender and number) • Articles (a, an, the)
- 15. BASICS OF NEWSPAPER STYLE GRAMMAR In journalism • he said and not said he; • Aquino said and not said Aquino REMEMEBER
- 16. BASICS OF NEWSPAPER STYLE PUNCTUATION • It is used at the end of declarative and imperative sentences. • It is used in abbreviations such as p.m., a.m., Jr., Sr., Pres., Sen., Rep., Gov., Gen., Capt., Dr., Fr., Atty., Corp., and Inc. • Acronyms of schools, organizations and offices do not need periods. PERIOD (.)
- 17. BASICS OF NEWSPAPER STYLE PUNCTUATION Use commas: • to separate the month and day from the year. • to separate the street, barangay, town and province in an address • to separate facts concerning victims and suspects. COMMA (,) EXAMPLE Jolas Burayag, 17, of Barangay San Fernando Norte
- 18. BASICS OF NEWSPAPER STYLE PUNCTUATION Use colons when presenting a series of information and use semicolons to separate components of the series. COLON (:) and SEMICOLON (;) EXAMPLE Elected officers of the Board of Elders are: Dr. Arturo Guina, President; Atty. Ferdinand Dumlao, Vice President; Dr. Narciso V. Matienzo, Secretary; and Dr. Poyen Pini, Treasurer.
- 19. BASICS OF NEWSPAPER STYLE PUNCTUATION Use colons when presenting a series of information and use semicolons to separate components of the series. COLON (:) and SEMICOLON (;) EXAMPLE Elected officers of the Board of Elders are: Dr. Arturo Guina, President; Atty. Ferdinand Dumlao, Vice President; Dr. Narciso V. Matienzo, Secretary; and Dr. Poyen Pini, Treasurer.