Reading techniques i newspaper goodies
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The document outlines the key parts of a newspaper including the nameplate, banner head, byline, dateline, cutlines and headlines. It then discusses the functions of headlines, which are to give readers the news at a glance, draw attention, organize the newspaper and capture the appropriate tone. Finally, it provides the fundamental steps in writing headlines which are to read and summarize the story, cast the summary in a sentence, and shorten the sentence into headline form.
Reading techniques i newspaper goodies
- 1. PARTS OF A NEWSPAPER Nameplate / Flag Banner Head Ears / Pugs Byline Teaser/Skybox Dateline Banner story / Cut / Photo Splash Cutline / Caption Folio Photo credit Headlines Jumpline
- 2. PARTS OF A NEWSPAPER Nameplate / Flag
- 3. Teaser/Skybox Ears / Pugs Ears / Pugs Folio
- 4. Banner Head Headline Headline Banner story / Splash Headline
- 6. Cut / Photo Cutline / Caption Photo credit
- 7. Jumpline
- 8. ad th e as M
- 10. AD L IN H E E A title given to a news item
- 11. FUNCTIONS OF HEADLINES • Headlines give readers the news at a glance. • Headlines draw attention and capture drama.
- 12. Beautifulprincess marries prince charming; Shrek commits suicide Third little pig found guilty of stealing mermaid’s voice
- 13. Snow White brags about not really liking porridge belonging to the bears
- 14. The good fairy wins prize for refusing to deliver Pinocchio’s conscience
- 15. Headlines organize the news and the newspaper. Headlines capture a tone that is consistent to the story. TONE -- refers to voice, focus, overall identity and purpose
- 16. FUNDAMENTAL STEPS IN WRITING HEADLINES : 1. Read and summarize the story.
- 17. Dozens of students at Angeles City National High School became ill yesterday after being served a tuna lunch in the school cafeteria, officials said. Forty-two third-, fourth- and fifth-graders were taken to two area hospitals, where most were released after treatment for food poisoning and dehydration. Eight students were kept overnight for observation at Angeles Medical Center.
- 18. Guide Questions: What are the key words? What is the point of the story? What does the lead/lede and the nut graf say?
- 19. 2. Cast the summary in a sentence.
- 20. Some guidelines: Demand accuracy. There is no place in newspapers for headlines that are not absolutely accurate. Near enough is not good enough. Keep it short and direct. Write active, rather than passive, heads. Almost every head is improved with a strong verb. (a THESAURUS is a good investment!)
- 21. WHAT CAN I CHANGE Ask yourself: WITHOUT CHANGING OR CLOUDING THE MEANING OF THE SENTENCE? Make every word count. Avoid headlines that waste words. “Eating" is far more direct than “being served with"
- 22. 3. Shorten the sentence by putting it in headline form
- 23. The Basics of headline form: Usepresent tense. Ex: Angry GMA promises to wipe out Abu Sayyaf Duterte wants Misuari freed
- 24. Eliminate the articles a, an and the Ex: Skip the highway, mayor appeals to the motorists `The Aviator’ wins 3 awards
- 25. Replace the conjunction and with a comma. Example: Pangasinan groups, execs act to revive mangroves DENR to probe Gov, son on illegal logging raps
- 26. Use figures rather than writing out numbers higher than one. Teenager killed, 2 hurt Example: in collision Attack on rebel leader kills son, 3 others in Arayat
- 27. • Drop the end punctuation • Use single instead of double quotation marks • Example: •Al-Qaeda capable of ‘devastating attack,’ says UN
- 28. Use semi-colon when there are 2 subjects. Example: Trapped child freed from cave; Rescuers lauded for ‘heroic’ effort For future-tense headlines, replace WILL with TO Example: 3 Celebrities to appear on game show
- 29. Supply attribution where needed Example: Eating more fat raises cancer risk, new study concurs New research underscores link between cancer, high-fat diet
- 30. Use common abbreviations that are approved by your stylebook Example: Ebdane warned of DPWH syndicate DBM passes buck on ‘love bonus’
- 31. Avoid bad breaks Never divide a first and last name Ex: Victory for Al Gore seen Never divide a title and a name Never hyphenate to end a line Ex: Promising edit- ing career end- ed by lousy head
- 32. Avoid adjective-noun break when each has a meaning distinct from its parts Ex: Ex-con is fried chicken chain’s manager of year • Rewritten version: Ex-con named best manager by chicken chain
- 33. Avoid preposition-object break Ex: Republican support for tax break guaranteed Pray for Pope; don’t speculate
- 34. 4. Substitute shorter words and terms for long ones to make the headline fit
- 35. 5.Avoid headlinese Headlinese – cliched terminology of short words