Editorial Writing

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3. • Describe an editorial and its basic parts
• Determine the structure of a conventional editorial
• Demonstrate critical thinking in organizing ideas
logically in an editorial
• Influence one’s stance on an issue observing the ethics
in journalism

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5. What distinguishes an editorial
from other parts of a newspaper?

6. Do you find it necessary to have
this article in a newspaper/ school
paper? Why?

7. How would a newspaper be
without an editorial?

8. EDITORIAL

9.  A presentation of fact and opinion in a concise,
logical, pleasing order for the sake of influencing
opinion, entertaining, paying tribute or praise, or
interpreting significant news in such a way that its
importance to average readers will be clear.

10.  Editorials are meant to influence public opinion,
promote critical thinking, and sometimes cause
people to take action on an issue.

12. -newspeg with reaction
Introduction
* A newspeg is a brief statement about the news
event or issue upon which the editorial is based.
* Usually, one short paragraph

13. - paragraphs that support
or justify the reaction
Body
It explains and analyzes the issue

14. - summarizes editorial’s stand
Ending

15. - gives the gist of the contents
Title/Editorial Head

17. Closing
-50 words
Refute the argument
-50 words
An introduction with a hook and thesis statement
- 50 words
Facts that supports the stand
-150 words

19. State the problem or situation
State your position
Give evidence to support your position.
State and refute the position of the other side in
the conclusion.
Offer one or two possible solutions to the problem.

20. 1st paragraph - S+P State the situation(news) with
the position (stand)
2nd to 5th paragraph
Last paragraph
- E Present the evidence in
news form
- C+S State your conclusion and
present feasible solution/
recommendation/
suggestion

22. 1. Explain or interpret
Editors often use these editorials to explain the
way the newspaper covered a sensitive or
controversial subject. School newspapers may
explain new school rules or a particular student-
body effort like hazard mapping.

23. 2. Criticize
These editorials constructively criticize actions,
decisions or situations while providing solutions to the
problem identified. Immediate purpose is to get
readers to see the problem, not the solution.

24. 3. Persuade
Editorials of persuasion aim to immediately see
the solution, not the problem.
From the first paragraph, readers will be
encouraged to take a specific, positive action.
Political endorsements are good examples of
editorials of persuasion.

25. 4. Praise
These editorials commend people and
organizations for something done well.
They are not as common as the other
three.

27. 1. Avoid using the 1st and 2nd person. Use only the 3rd
person.
2. Completely state the name of a person as you first
mention. Have his/her surname on the next
3. Avoid copying everything from a given fact sheet.
4. Focus only in one theme.
5. See to it that every word counts and serves its purpose .

29. - Watch a short video by UNICEF.
- Write an editorial from the facts
presented in the video as basis

31. Checking the editorial written:
1. Is the issue and reaction clearly stated in the introduction?
2. Is the introduction interest-arousing?
3. Does it contain a news peg?
4. Does it present a clear stand on the issue?
5. Do the given opinions back up by facts?

32. Checking the editorial written:
6. Are arguments arranged from the most significant to the
least significant?
7. Is it free from any preaching and libelous statement?
8. How does the editorial end?
9. Does the editorial offer a concrete solution to the
problem?
10. Can you easily tell the type of your editorial?

33. - John B. Oakes, New York Times
“If a newspaper were a living thing, as I think it is, its news
content may be the lifeblood, the front page may be its face
but its editorials – its criticism and commentary – are its very
soul. And when the editorials are flabby, complacent or
irresponsible, then the newspaper has lost its soul – and also
its character.”