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Journalism
Quarter 1 – Module 2:
RA 7079 or Campus Journalism
Act of 1991
Journalism– Grade 7
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Quarter 1 – Module 2: RA 7079 or Campus Journalism Act of 1991
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Journalism
Quarter 1 – Module 2:
RA 7079 or Campus Journalism
Act of 1991
What I Need to Know
Do you know that there are a lot of things that you can learn about
journalism? In fact, this module is designed to help you in Journalistic Writing. It
also aims to impart the other genres, don’t miss this rare opportunity – read, write,
and have fun in learning the following lessons:
This module includes:
Lesson 2- RA 7079 or Campus Journalism Act of 1991.
Learning Competency and code:
Discuss specific provisions of RA 7079 or the Campus Journalism Act of
1991[SPJ7MDL-Ib-4]
After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. enumerate specific provisions of the Campus Journalism Act of 1991;
2. determine the responsibilities of the people involved in Campus Journalism
Act; and
3. present the entire concept of Campus Journalism Act.
What I Know
Anticipation Guide. Below are statements about Campus Journalism Act of 1991.
Before reading the media laws, check (√) beside those statements if you agree. Write
your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
_____1. Campus Journalism promotes free and responsible journalism among
students.
_____2. In selecting the editorial board members, teachers may recommend
potential writers though informal examinations.
_____3. The school administrators may collect funds for the savings of the
organization and for the contests, without publishing a school paper.
_____4. The student publication must be published by the adviser’s written works.
_____5. A staff or a member may maintain his/ her status as a student-writer even
when he/ she is expelled or suspended.
_____6. A student-journalist must maintain a satisfactory academic standing.
_____7. A student who is enrolled in the current semester/ school year may
participate in the selection of members through fair examinations.
_____8. Publication adviser must be selected by the school head.
_____9. The publication adviser’s function shall be limited to one of technical
guidance.
_____10. A publication staff must maintain his or her status as student in order to
retain membership in the publication staff.
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Lesson
Types and Functions of
1 Journalism
Joining schools press conferences is a thrilling experience for students.
Student-journalists who qualified the screening test may have opportunities to
meet other journalists during the contest. Meeting the authorities, writing to
express thoughts, opinions, and see the name in the byline are fulfilling. These
made possible through the Republic Act 7079 or Campus Journalism Act of 1991.
What’s In
Try to answer the following puzzle. The letters in the darkened boxes should
make two words (item 10). Gray boxes should not be filled out. The clues are
written below. Write that word on the line.
10.
1. T D T J
O
2.
3.
4.
A
5.
6.
7.
M
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8.
9.
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Clues Across
1. Anyone from the enrolled student in the school who passed and met the
qualification and standards of the editorial board
2. The organization’s savings coming from the donations, school appropriations,
savings, and other sources.
3. A teacher who was listed from the recommendees, and has a function limited to
technical guidance
4. The process on selecting the editorial staff
5. Sources and savings of the organization is intended for this
6. These are set of guidelines on how the publication must be managed and
operated, how the articles will be distributed, and the frequency of publication
7. A student journalist’s academic standing should maintain
8. It is an institution where free and responsible journalism is promoted and
developed
9. It is composed of student- journalists who qualified the fair examinations
What’s New
Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Eighth Congress
REPUBLIC ACT No. 7079 July 5, 1991
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF CAMPUS
JOURNALISM AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:
Section 1. Title. – This Act shall be known and referred to as the "Campus
Journalism Act of 1991."
Section 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is the declared policy of the State to uphold
and protect the freedom of the press even at the campus level and to promote the
development and growth of campus journalism as a means of strengthening ethical
values, encouraging critical and creative thinking, and developing moral character
and personal discipline of the Filipino youth. In furtherance of this policy, the State
shall undertake various programs and projects aimed at improving the journalistic
skills of students concerned and promoting responsible and free journalism.
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Section 3. Definition of Terms. –
(a) School. – An institution for learning in the elementary, secondary or
tertiary level comprised of the studentry, administration, faculty and non-
faculty personnel;
(b) Student Publication. – The issue of any printed material that is
independently published by, and which meets the needs and interests of, the
studentry;
(c) Student Journalist. – Any bona fide student enrolled for the current
semester or term, who was passed or met the qualification and standards of
the editorial board. He must likewise maintain a satisfactory academic
standing.
(d) Editorial Board. – In the tertiary level, the editorial board shall be
composed of student journalists who have qualified in placement
examinations. In the case of elementary and high school levels, the editorial
board shall be composed of a duly appointed faculty adviser, the editor who
qualified and a representative of the Parents-Teachers' Association, who will
determine the editorial policies to be implemented by the editor and staff
members of the student publication concerned.
At the tertiary level, the editorial board may include a publication adviser at
the option of its members.
(e) Editorial Policies. – A set of guidelines by which a student publication is
operated and managed, taking into account pertinent laws as well as the
school administration's policies. Said guidelines shall determine the
frequency of the publication, the manner of selecting articles and features
and other similar matters.
Section 4. Student Publication. – A student publication is published by the
student body through an editorial board and publication staff composed of
students selected but fair and competitive examinations.
Once the publication is established, its editorial board shall freely determine its
editorial policies and manage the publication's funds.
Section 5. Funding of Student Publication. – Funding for the student
publication may include the savings of the respective school's appropriations,
student subscriptions, donations, and other sources of funds.
In no instance shall the Department of Education, Culture and Sports or the school
administration concerned withhold he release of funds sourced from the savings of
the appropriations of the respective schools and other sources intended for the
student publication. Subscription fees collected by the school administration shall
be released automatically to the student publication concerned.
Section 6. Publication Adviser. – The publication adviser shall be selected by the
school administration from a list of recommendees submitted by the publication
staff. The function of the adviser shall be limited to one of technical guidance.
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Section 7. Security of Tenure. – A member of the publication staff must maintain
his or her status as student in order to retain membership in the publication staff.
A student shall not be expelled or suspended solely on the basis of articles he or
she has written, or on the basis of the performance of his or her duties in the
student publication.
Section 8. Press Conferences and Training Seminar. – The Department of
Education, Culture and Sports shall sponsor periodic competitions, press
conferences and training seminars in which student-editors/writers and teacher-
adviser of student publications in the elementary, secondary and tertiary levels
shall participate. Such competitions, conferences and seminars shall be held at the
institutional, divisional, and regional levels, culminating with the holding of the
annual national elementary, secondary or tertiary School Press Conferences in
places of historical and/or cultural interest in the country.
Section 9. Rules and Regulations. – The Department of Education, Culture and
Sports, in coordination with the officers of the national elementary, secondary or
tertiary organizations or official advisers of student publications, together with
student journalists at the tertiary level and existing organizations of student
journalists, shall promulgate the rules and regulations necessary for the effective
implementation of this Act.
Section 10. Tax Exemption. – Pursuant to paragraph 4, Section 4, Article XIV of
the Constitution, all grants, endowments, donations, or contributions used
actually, directly and exclusively for the promotion of campus journalism as
provided for in this Act shall be exempt from donor's or gift tax.
Section 11. Appropriations. – For the initial year of implementation, the sum of
Five million pesos (P5,000,000.00) is hereby authorized to be charged against the
savings from the current appropriations of the Department of Education, Culture
and Sports. Thereafter, such amount as may be necessary shall be included in the
General Appropriations Act.
Section 12. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following
the completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2)
newspapers of general circulation.
Approved: July 5, 1991
Source: www.deped.gov.ph
Department of Education. AUGUST 19, 1992 – DO 94, S. 1992
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What is It
Campus journalism is defined as “that enjoyable activity of the staff of the
campus paper in collecting, organizing and presenting news, writing editorials,
columns, features, and literary articles, taking pictures, cartooning, copy reading,
proofreading, dummying & writing headlines”. Campus Journalism was legalized in
the country through Republic Act 7079 on July 1, 1995, which mandates the
Department of Education “to conduct and implement programs in various aspects
of journalism.” Below are some functions of Campus Paper.
Functions of the Campus Paper
Aid to the students Aid to the school and community
• provide an opportunity for • educate the community as to the
interesting writing; work of the school
• give students the opportunity to • publish school and community
learn how to read newspapers; news;
• act as a stimulus to better work. • create & express school opinions;
• develop students’ power of • make known the achievements of the
observation and discrimination school to the community.
Check your understanding!
1. What Republic Act legalized the operation of campus papers in the country?
2. Who supervises the editorial staff and gives technical assistance to the
writers?
3. What term refers to the version of newspapers in the school setting?
4. How are the student-writers being selected?
5. From the presented Republic Act, what are its advocacies?
What’s More
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate terms/ phrases.
One of the functions of 1. ___________________________ is to publish articles,
columns, elicit letters to the editors. This made possible through legalizing 2.
_______________________ otherwise known as 3. ______________________. The set of
guidelines may be implemented considering the school policies to determine the
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frequency of publication and the manner of selecting the articles. In selecting the
publication staff, the school shall work out a system suited to its set-up.
The 4. ___________________________ must be chosen from the list of recommendees,
passing certain requirements to provide technical assistance to the staff.
Furthermore, student- writers are being selected through competitive and
must be 5. ___________________________in the current school year. The staff shall
maintain his/her status as students and shall not be 6.
____________________ based on its articles and performance. Fees collected by the 7.
_________________ shall be released automatically to the student publication
concerned. Promotions, donations, and contributions shall be exempted from 8.
______________________.
What I Have Learned
Present the following items using these charts.
1. How student-journalists are selected
2. Sources of funds
3. How Editorial Policies are formed
How student-journalists are selected?
How editorial policies are formed?
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Sources of Funds
What I Can Do
Complete the statement below to show your appreciation, commitment and
tolerance in following the Campus Journalism Act of 1991/ RA 7079.
T
olerance
C ommitment
A ppreciation
Value Stem: As a simple act of
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Assessment
Fill in the description below to present the entire concept of the RA 7079 or
Campus Journalism Act.
Key Concept Description
Advocacies of
Campus Journalism
Act
Mentor/
School Paper
Adviser
Student-writers
Sources of Funds
Additional Activities
PMI Matrix. Plus, Minus, and Interesting
Answer the table below. On the first column, write the notable lesson you
have learned in this module; on the second column, write what is quite
confusing, you may also ask questions on this part; and on the last column,
write what struck you most.
PLUS MINUS INTERESTING
What’s notable in the What is quite What struck you most?
lesson? confusing?
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Answer Key
References
Bulusan, Ferdinand. Campus Journalism within your reach. Quezon City: Lorimar
Publishing, Inc., 2016.
Constantino-Pangilinan, Estelita. Journalism Handbook Revised Edition.
Mandaluyong City: National Book Store, 2012.
"Department of Education." AUGUST 19, 1992 – DO 94, S. 1992 – Promulgating the
rules and regulations necessary for the effective implementation of RA 7079
otherwise Known As The “Campus Journalism Act of 1991”.
www.deped.gov.ph (accessed May 16, 2020).
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