Copyreading&headline writing
- 1. COPYREADING AND HEADLINE WRITING: More than Just Marks and Words “Youcannotcorrectunless youknowthatthereis somethingwrong.” RUEL C.FERNANDEZ Resource Speaker
- 2. Eagle’s Eyes Ready 40 Filipino pieacekeepers are battling heavily armed Syrian rebels who are trying to overran UN encampment on the Golan Heights, Defense Secretary VOLTAIRE GAzmin says yesterday. They have high morale Gazmin told reporters, referring to the group of Filipino peacekeepers defending Area Position 68 of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (Undof) on the Golan Heights
- 3. gazmin said the rebels attacked Area Position 68, about 4 kilometers from Area 69, after noon but was repulsed by the Filipinos Palace spokeswoman Abigail Valte said on the government-run Radyo ng Bayan that even without having to take the challenge thrown by Netizens for the President and Cabinet members to try using the MRT themselves, government officials were cognizant of the problems hounding the MRT.
- 4. The fire fight was going on bet ween the Filipino peacekeepers and the rebels as of 5 p.m. in Manila gazmine said the filipinos had reported no casualties. He praised the elite troops’ courage and “high morale”. A military officiasl who asked not to be identify said the filipino troops manning Area Positions 68 and 69 belonged to the Philippine Army’s elite Scout Rangers and Special Forces Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug. 31 2014
- 5. Shades of Green Looms Dark in the Paper Jose M. Almario was elected Pubic Information Officer… Your penis wonderful. I enjoyed using it last night. He eats, shoots, and leaves. Political orgasm
- 6. What is COPYREADING AND HEADLINE WRITING? It is the way of improving a story and making an appropriate headline for the article. The ROLE of Copy Fixers Good copy fixers keep the spirit and substance of the story. He/She basically brightens and polishes the article. He makes the story better by organizing it better than when it was submitted.
- 7. Tasks of a Copy Editor 1. Read thoroughly the news or reports. 2. Think of ways to best improve the news. 3. Check and correct errors in news context, grammar, punctuations, spelling, usage, and others. 4. Present the best lead for the news.
- 8. 5. Remove editorials from news and check for any libelous statements in the reports. 6. Simplify words and check for any redundancy. 7. Organize sequence or order of paragraphs of the news. 8. Write effective headlines. Tasks of a Copy Editor
- 9. Tasks of a Copy Editor 9. Suggest font and font sizes to the typesetter. 10. Determine columns and decks of headlines. 11. Correct the copies by using copyreading symbols.
- 10. Writing Headlines Headlines are display windows of newspapers. It is a quick source of information about the story. Well-written headlines grab the reader's attention convey clear, concise thoughts Poorly written headlines mislead and confuse a reader
- 11. Headline / head The headline or head is the title of a news story. While the lead summarizes the story, the headline summarizes the lead. The headline of the biggest or Number One story on page 1 of the newspaper is called a banner head.
- 12. Functions of Headlines •To tell in capsule form what the story is all about •To grade the news as to importance •To make the page look attractive
- 13. Try giving this lead a headline: Education Secretary Armin Luistro yesterday said his agency had not abandoned its development of “God-loving learners” as he denied having been pressured by any group into removing the phrase “God-loving” from the DepEd’s vision statement. Luistro: DepEd developing God-loving learners DepEd hones God-loving learners, says Luistro Luistro says, Deped is honing God-loving learners
- 14. The Catholic Church has denied the sacrament of marriage to a Quezon City councilor because of his stance advocating birth control. Pro-birth control councilor denied of marriage rites
- 15. Do’s in Writing Traditional Heads Make the head answer as many W’s as possible Scribes win in Presscon (?) Gulayan sa Paaralan, sinuportahan (?) Cat’nes places 2nd overall in reg’l confab Gulayan sa Paaralan, sinuportahan ng PTA
- 16. Do’s in Writing Traditional Heads Write numbers in figures or spell them out Eighty percent of del Pilarians approve CyberEd (x) 80% of del Pilarians approve CyberEd 9 golds up for grabs in Division Athletic Meet (x) Nine golds up for grabs in Division Athletic Meet
- 17. Do’s in Writing Traditional Heads Positive heads are preferable to negative ones. Hog cholera not in Bulacan (x) ARMM polls, hindi tuloy Bulacan gov’t allays hog cholera fear ARMM polls, ipinagpaliban
- 18. Do’s in Writing Traditional Heads Be specific. Put a verb expressed or implied. The Seminar on English proficiency (x) Mentors join seminar on English proficiency (improve) Mentors join seminar on English proficiency English Olympics up in October
- 19. Do’s in Writing Traditional Heads Omit articles ( a, an, the). Do not use all caps. The trend is down style ( lower case except for first word and proper nouns) and flush left THE ENROLMENT DIPS (x) The Kids to Receive Measles, Polio, Rubella shots (x) Kids to receive measles, polio, rubella shots Enrolment dips by 2.5 %
- 20. Do’s in Writing Traditional Heads The active verb is preferable than the passive, but when the doer is not prominent, use the passive head . Enrile wants new book published only after death Overseas job seekers warned vs Web offers
- 21. Do’s in Writing Traditional Heads Use the present tense for past stories; the infinitive for future stories. Ukraine seeks to join Nato to counter Russia Ukraine to join Nato to counter Russia
- 22. Don’t’s in Headline Writing Avoid label, wooden and mandatory heads. Avoid editorializing . Journalism training (X) Join Journalism training(X) SPAs perk up skills in division journalism training Kind Principal bats for moral values (X) SPA training, a success (X)
- 23. Don’t’s in Headline Writing Don’t end a line with a preposition, but don’t confuse a hanging prep. with a two-word verb. RP sweeps Asian titles in Petron Asian Karting Open RP sweeps Asian titles in Petron Asian Karting Open • Guest Speaker bats for moral values
- 24. Don’t’s in Headline Writing Don’t break off words, verb phrase, preposition and object School Choir to per- form in NAMCYA in Nov. (x) Choir to perform in NAMCYA in November
- 25. Don’t’s in Headline Writing Don’t abbreviate months/ days unless figures follow. SG election slated in October SG election slated on Oct. 31
- 26. Punctuating Headlines Use a comma in place of the conjunction and. In a two-line head, separate two independent clauses with a semi-colon (;) Palace apologizes for sorry state of MRT, shuns ‘rush hour ride’ challenge Ebola outbreak spreads to Senegal; riots break out in Guinea
- 27. Punctuating Headlines In using direct quotation as head, use dash, colon, and comma instead of the traditional quotation marks. SC didn’t ask for e-court funding–Palace Luistro: DepEd developing God-loving learners No worries, says MILF on Bangsamoro Law delay MILF says, no worries on Bangsamoro Law delay
- 28. Vocabulary Headline What do the words in bold mean? Farmers group scores gov’t on unemployment Director Ramirez keynotes Reg’l Journalism confab Transport groups buck high oil price hike Literary contests cap Buwan ng Wika Scribes in libel row
- 29. Vocabulary Headline Replace the italicized words with apt head lingo Campaign against pornographic literature going on Drive vs smut on Math winners announced Math winners bared
- 30. Vocabulary Headline Replace the italicized words with apt head lingo Campus writers will join regional journalism conference Scribes to join reg’l presscon
- 31. Vocabulary Headline Replace the italicized words with apt head lingo Principal approves Student Gov’t election Principal okays Student Gov’t polls
- 32. Vocabulary Headline Replace the italicized words with apt head lingo First year student wins first place in poster making contest Freshman cops gold in poster making tilt
- 33. Pagsulat ng Ulo ng Balita Ano ang mali sa ss. na ulo ng balita? Iwasto. Mag-aaral, kahanga-hangang nagwagi REG’L SCHOOLS PRESSCON Editor ng Malaya, nanguna sa pagsulat ng balita Aklasan sa DAR, nalutas nagsipag-aklas, bumalik Aklasan sa DAR, nalutas; manggagawa, bumalik
- 34. Mechanics of Headline Writing A Technical Instruction or The Printer’s Directions 3-30 Arial Black-Inverted Pyramid body text: Arial Narrow Meaning: The first number means that the headline will run across three columns of the page. The second number stands for the font size to be used. AB (Arial Black) indicates the font type. Inverted Pyramid is the headline pattern to be used. The two lines below means that make a two-line headline. Putin ready to invade Ukraine; Kiev warns a war
- 35. Counting the Headline 1.All small letters except jilft and mw are counted as 1. 2. Small letters jilft are counted as ½. 3. Small letters m and w are counted as 1½. 4. All capital letters except MW are counted as 1½. 5. Capital letters M and W are counted as 2. 6. Capital letters J, I, L, F, T are counted as 1.
- 36. 8. All punctuation marks except the –?, $ and % are counted as ½. 9. Dash, question mark, dollar and percent sign are counted as 1. 10. All figures, except 1, and spaces are counted as 1. 11. Number 1 is counted as ½.
- 37. Putin ready to invade Ukraine; Kiev warns a war (43 units) Pnoy urges Senate to hasten PDAF scam probe (44 ½ units)
- 38. Headline Patterns Crossline or barline – a single line of headline running over two or more columns Indonesian turns forest into ‘school of life’ Ombudsman, kulang sa abogado Dropline – two or three lines of headline, usually of the same length and are arranged diagonally Dole Philippines donates armchairs to Sarangani
- 39. Headline Patterns Flush Left – two or more headlines are aligned at the left edge of the column Malacañang muling nagpaalala sa OFWs sa pagdadala ng droga PH cagers take Croatia to overtime before losing
- 40. Headline Patterns Hanging Indention – usually three or more lines of headline, the first set flushed to both margins and the succeeding lines are indented several spaces from the left margin, thus hanging as if from the first Military ready to step in if anti-gov’t protest turn violent Inverted Pyramid – two or more lines of headline with the first line flushed to both margin and the succeeding lines getting shorter and centered Pinoys escape massacre in another UN camp
- 41. Headline Patterns Flush Right – two or more lines of headline are aligned at the right edge of the column Ordinansa sa riding in tandem, ipatutupad na sa Manila Flushline or full line – consists of two or more lines of the same length FDA: Don’t buy these eye drops
- 42. Other Kinds of Headline 1. Streamer – striking bold-faced head extending across the top of the page 2. Umbrella – a streamer that is placed at the very top of the page above the nameplate of the newspaper 3. Binder – a streamer at the top of an inside page 4. Boxed head – the headline is boxed either for prominence of to avoid tombstoning
- 43. Other Kinds of Headline 5. Jump head (run-over head) – headline of a news story, which is cut and continued on the inside page; it is followed by the word from page – or the like 6. Subhead – a short title of a portion of news story to break the monotony of gray text; set in boldface and occupies more than half the column width 7. Tagline, kicker or teaser – a short single line placed above the main head, may be of smaller type, underlined and set flush left or centered 8. Hammer – if the tagline or kicker is bigger than the headline
- 47. The writer whose work cannot be improved by a constructive editor does not exist.