The document provides an overview of key concepts in news writing. It begins by defining news as a report of a recent event that answers the basic journalistic questions (who, what, when, where, why, how). It then discusses several characteristics of news writing, such as using an inverted pyramid structure and leading with an opening paragraph that summarizes the key details. The document notes that news has evolved and now often provides day-to-day updates on stories rather than just single reports. It also emphasizes "framing" or focusing on a main angle for current events. Additionally, it distinguishes between "hard news" that reports immediate facts and "soft news" that provides background or human interest stories.

1. NEWS WRITING
JULIET C. GATUS
School Paper Adviser
THE ANVIL
Br. Andrew Gonzalez Technical High School

2. NEWS
FLASH…

3. MANILA, Philippines – Nais
ni Senate President Aquilino
‘Koko’ Pimentel III na simulan
na kaagad ang debate
tungkol sa pagbabago ng
Konstitusyon o Charter
change.
-Pilipino Star Ngayon

4. Yesterday, after a month-long
self-imposed boycott of the
media, President Duterte called
reporters to a snap press briefing
at Malacañang’s Rizal Hall, after
he had sworn in several ranking
officials of his government.
-Rappler

5. Seventy-one state universities and
colleges (SUCs) have yet to account for
P2.851 billion in funds given to them for
the implementation of various programs
and projects under the Aquino
administration’s Disbursement
Acceleration Program (DAP) that was
partially declared unconstitutional by the
Supreme Court more than two years ago.
-Philippine Star

6. To practice the federal
system of government, the
House of Representatives
will implement a dry run by
designating 12 deputy
speakers representing the
regions of the country.
-Philippine Star

7. News
“It is INFORMATION
only.”
-Walter Chonkite, CBN Anchor

8. Our common knowledge about
News Writing…
 A report of a recent event
 Answers right away the 5W’s and 1H
 Facts usually in form of ‘inverted pyramid’
 Has an opening paragraph which known as ‘lead’
 Follows these characteristics: timeliness, proximity,
prominence, significance and oddity
 Has different types/categories such as: novelty news,
personal impact news, national news, local news, news
feature news etc.

9. So what? We all know that!
There’s something
NEW in News
Writing!

10. A report of a
recent event
News nowadays
is more on
follow ups (has
day to day
updates)

11. Example:
Philippines wins round 1 in historic
case vs China
In a round one victory for the
Philippines, a United Nations-backed
arbitral tribunal at The Hague, in the
Netherlands, unanimously decided it
has the right to hear Manila’s historic
case against Beijing over the West
Philippine Sea (South China Sea)
Philippines wins case vs China
MANILA, Philippines (3rd
UPDATE) – The Permanent
Court of Arbitration (PCA) on
Tuesday, July 12, said an arbitral
tribunal has ruled in favor of the
Philippines in its historic case
against China over the West
Philippine Sea (South China
Sea).

12. Answers right
away the 5W’s
and 1Ha
It has something
to do with
“framing” or
“angling”.
Angling is the
chosen main
point in such
current events

13. Example:
Topic: SONA 2016
The Filipino-inspired menu will be
served at the Batasang Pambansa's South
Wing lobby at 5 pm.
Native chips with salted duck egg dressing;
chicken skin crackling, Pandesal with white
kesong puti and beef steak; penne with taba
ng talangka sauce, Sotong goreng; balut pate
in profiteroles, Monggo soup, smoked fish
with alugbati; crispy triangles of flaked
chicken adobo and mushrooms/fried lumpia
ubod.

14. Facts usually
organize by
‘inverted
pyramid’
Constant!
Has an opening
paragraph which
known as ‘lead’

15. Follows these
characteristics:
timeliness, proximity,
prominence,
significance and
oddity
Which now
breakdowns
into ABC

16. Accuracy
Brevity
Clarity

17. Has different
types/categories such as:
novelty news, personal
impact news, national
news, local news, news
feature news etc.
Exclusively
divided into
two types:
hard news and
soft news

18. Example of Hard news & Soft news:
Topic: A bill in the House of Representatives seeks to increase the pay of
public school teachers by P15,000 to attract competent people to work for
government schools.
A bill filed in the House
of Representatives
responds to teachers'
long-standing appeal to
increase their wages and
benefits.
Hard!
The classes she teaches
don’t start until midday,
but young teacher Mikee
Garcia begins her day
much earlier.
Soft!

19. Why? And
How?

20. Types of News
Hard news
- generally refers to up-to-the-minute news and events
that are reported immediately
e.g Politics, war, economics and crime
Soft news
- is background information or human-interest stories
e.g entertainment and lifestyles

21. “Even with the enactment of Republic Act No.
4670 or the Magna Carta for Public School
Teachers, the social and economic status, as
well as the living and working conditions of
teachers, have remained the same, if not
worsened,” he added.
Acknowledging the state’s duty to prioritize
budget allocation in education, the measure
will cover all teaching personnel in all public
schools in the elementary, secondary and
tertiary levels including technical and
vocational schools.
The salary will be increased by P15,000 per
month, regardless of their employment status
and position, and would be based on the
existing policies of the Department of
Education on merit selection and promotion.
Teachers hired for the first time will also be
exempted from income tax for one year.
Aside from these, the bill also calls for the
creation of pension fund for teachers who have
been in service for 15 years.
A bill filed in the House of
Representatives responds to
teachers' long-standing appeal to
increase their wages and benefits.
House Bill No. 195 seeks to provide an
across-the-board increase of salary
and other benefits for public school
teachers to attract highly-qualified
people to work in government schools.
“The responsibility of molding a child
to become a productive Filipino
citizen lies heavily in the hands of a
teacher. This is the delicate duty that
teachers have committed in their line
of work being intimately connected
with building the nation's future. bill
author and Deputy House Speaker
Romero "Miro" Quimbo said in a
statement Sunday, July 31.

22. For all these hours of work, Garcia takes home
only around P15,000 every month.
Teachers spend long, grueling hours managing
overcrowded classrooms and making sure
students get the quality education they deserve.
This means preparing lesson plans beyond
work hours, or even tutoring slow learners from
class long after the bells have rung for
dismissal.
But with the long hours of work, they earn
barely enough to cover their day-to-day
expenses, forcing many teachers to go into side
jobs or take out loans just to make ends meet.
Currently, teachers are paid a minimum of
P18,549 ($425.58)* a month. But there have
been moves to increase teachers' take-home
pay and ensure they have enough to meet their
daily needs.
Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT Teachers)
Representative Antonio Tinio has proposed
to raise the minimum salary to P25,000
($573.59).
The classes she teaches don’t start
until midday, but young teacher
Mikee Garcia begins her day much
earlier.
It starts at 8 am. Garcia handwrites the
lesson for the day on manila paper.
Three hours later, she arrives at a
public school in Quezon City, ready for
a day of teaching 8 subjects and classes
of more than 50 elementary students.
For 6 hours, she patiently handles a
variety of kids – fast learners, slow
ones, non-readers, rowdy kids, shy
types. The school day ends at 6 pm, but
work is far from over: she spends the
night checking homework and
planning her lessons for the next day.
Monday nights, she goes to university
for graduate studies. On weekends, she
spends several hours as a research
assistant to add to her income.

23. Guaranteeing financial security for
teachers is a step in the right direction,
said Garcia.
“It will really help a lot of teachers,
especially those who have to provide for a
family,” she said.
“I only have to fend for myself and yet I
struggle to make ends meet. I can only
imagine how difficult it is to have mouths
to feed and children to send to school
everyday.”
But she also emphasized the need to focus
on improving and maintaining the quality
of education too.
“I hope they also reexamine the process
and standards for becoming a teacher as
well as performance assessments so we
can assure that the money the
government pays us teachers don't go to
waste,” Garcia added.
Meanwhile, Senator Bam Aquino has
filed Senate Bill No. 2333 that will set a
minimum net take-home pay for
teachers and other government
employees.
Under the bill, teachers will be assured
of a take-home pay of at least 30% of
their monthly salary at all times.
Aquino pointed out that automatic
deductions from loans and other
payments leave teachers with little to
spend for their needs, forcing them
into a cycle of debt.
“How can these critical players in
nation building impact the next
generation if they are bombarded with
financial woes?” Aquino said.

24. Sources of News
Traditional
official source, people in
authority
Non-traditional
supporting source, multi-sector

25. Methods of Gathering News
 Actual coverage
 Interview with school
personalities
 Writing from documents
such as speeches, research

26. The Lead
Its main function is not only to
introduce the story, but to tell
the story in a capsule form. The
lead is the summary of the
story.
The ideal is 35 words or less.

27. Kinds of Lead
Conventional or Summary Lead
this is used in straight news to answer right away all or
any of the 5Ws and/ or the H.
Non-Conventional or Grammatical Beginning Lead
sometimes to emphasize feature news, the lead is
introduced by a kind of grammatical form which is
usually a phrase or a clause.
Novelty Lead (Unconventional or Unorthodox)
this kind of lead is best used in writing news features.
They are written to attract attention, arouse
curiosity, sustain interest or carry out a definite
purpose.

28. a. Who Lead – when the person
involved is more prominent than
what he does.
President Duterte intends to abolish the
party list system when the Constitution is
overhauled through a constituent
assembly, saying it’s a “mockery of the law.”
Conventional or Summary Lead

29. b. What Lead – this is used when
the event is more important than
the person involved in the news.
The ceasefire with communist rebels will be
discussed on Monday in a Cabinet meeting
in Malacañan following a pronouncement
by the Communist Party of the Philippines
(CPP) that it is ready to declare its own
truce.
Conventional or Summary Lead

30. c. Why Lead – used when the
reason is more unique than what
happens.
Upang maayos na ang lumalala pang
trapiko sa Metro Manila, gagawing
prayoridad ng Senado ang hinihinging
emergency powers ni Pangulong Rodrigo
Duterte, ayon kay Sen. Franklin Drilon.
Conventional or Summary Lead

31. d. How Lead – use this lead when
the manner, mode, means, or
method in achieving the story is
unnatural.
Sa pamamagitan ng pagbubukas ng
dalawang hotline patuloy na
pinadarama ng gobyerno ang pag-abot
ng kanilang serbisyo sa publiko.
Conventional or Summary Lead

32. Straight News
Sample
Conventional or Summary Lead

33. MANILA, Philippines – Vice
presidential candidate
Ferdinand "Bongbong"
Marcos Jr will be filing an
electoral protest before
June ends, his lawyers
confirmed.
– Rappler.com

34. A pregnant woman and a
tricycle driver were killed
while 44 others were
wounded in two road
accidents in Iloilo Province,
happening about two hours
apart.
– Philippine Star

35. Naglabas ng kautusan ang
Sandiganbayan upang pigilang
makalabas ng bansa ang mag-
amang dating bise presidente
Jejomar Binay at nasipang
Makati City Mayor Jejomar
Erwin "Junjun" Binay Jr.
-Pilipino Star Ngayon

36. Patuloy ang aktibidad ng
China sa pinag-
aagawang teritoryo nila
ng Pilipinas sa kabila ng
inilabas na hatol ng
arbitration court.
-Pilipino Star Ngayon

37. a. Prepositional Phrase Lead
– it is introduced by a
proposition
In a landmark, bipartisan vote, the
House narrowly approved legislation
Monday night banning smoking on
all domestic airline flights lasting
two hours or less.
Non-Conventional or Grammatical Beginning Lead

38. b. Infinitive Phrase Lead – it
begins with the sign of the
infinitive to plus the main verb.
To meet the needs of an expanding
population, the high school has
recruited 28 new faculty members.
Non-Conventional or Grammatical Beginning Lead

39. c. Participial Phrase Lead – it is
introduced by present/past
participle form of the verb.
Fired two weeks ago after refusing to
stop feeding stray cats at the aerospace
plant where she has worked for the last
45 years, the “Cat lady of Lockheed” will
go back to work today, her lunch bag in
one hand and a carton of cat food in the
other.
Non-Conventional or Grammatical Beginning Lead

40. d. Gerundial Phrase Lead – it
is introduced by a gerund (a
verbal noun ending in -ing)
Raising the salaries of teachers and
staff was the main topic in the
agenda of the school board meeting
last Saturday.
Non-Conventional or Grammatical Beginning Lead

41. e. Clause Lead – the lead may be
dependent or subordinate or it
may either be a noun or an
adjectival or adverbial clause.
Since the school board failed to raise
the needed P200, 000 during the fund
drive, construction of the new
auditorium will be postponed.
Non-Conventional or Grammatical Beginning Lead

42. a. Astonisher Lead – uses an
interjection or exclamatory
sentence.
Follow regulations or close shop!
This was the stern warning issued Monday to mining
firms by President Rodrigo Duterte as he vowed to be
tough on businesses that are destroying the
environment and violating government standards.
Unconventional

43. b. Contrast Lead – describes
tow extremes or opposites
for emphasis.
Bright lights, tinsel and
expensive toys are on display in
the shop windows, but it will be a
bleak Christmas for hundreds of
poor families in the re-located
areas.
Unconventional

44. c. Punch Lead (startler or astonisher)
– a short, forceful word or expression.
Victory Day!
The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on
Tuesday, July 12, said an arbitral tribunal has
ruled in favor of the Philippines in its historic
case against China over the West Philippine
Sea (South China Sea).
Unconventional

45. Time to work!
Output 1
Prepare a summary lead about this workshop

46. Time to work!
Output 2
Prepare a straight news based on this workshop

47. Time to work!
Output 3
Coherence in News Writing. Arranging the parts
of news based on the angle of the story.

48. Given the lead sentence, number the paragraphs to make
the story follow the principle of coherence and the most
important to least important structure of news stories.
Lead:
Stores and commercial establishments are now
required by law to provide consumers with
exact change.

49. • Under the law, establishments
that don’t provide exact change to
customers will face penalties.
• Aquino previously said the Act
aims to promote a culture of
decency, integrity, and
professionalism among Filipino
businesses.
• This as the Republic Act 10909 or
the “No Shortchanging Act” lapsed
into law July 21, said Sen. Paolo
Benigno “Bam” Aquino on Sunday.
• “Naniniwala tayo na madadala at
mapakikinabangan ng mga
negosyanteng Pilipino ang
kasanayang ito kapag lumaki at
lumago ang kanilang negosyo,”
Sen. Bam said.
• However, the law allows
establishments to give more than
the exact change, if situation calls
for it.
• A P500-fine will be imposed for
first time violators. While the
second offense will warrant
P15,000 fine and three months
suspension of the establishment’s
license to operate. The third
violation will result in the
revocation of the establishment’s
license to operate and a fine of
25,000 pesos.

50. CORRECT ORDER:
2
3
1
4
6
5

51. Lead:
Bumagsak sa kamay ng batas ang taxi
driver na nasa likod ng umano sa
pagpatay sa misis ng musikero at sa
serye ng panghoholdap at panggagahasa
sa Metro Manila.

52. Si Ramos ang itinuturong
humoldap at pumatay kay Maria
Amparo Gamboa, biyuda ng
musikerong si Dominic “Papadom”
Gamboa noong Pebrero 10. Nakita
ang katawan ng biktima sa
Kalayaan ave., Brgy. Guadalupe
Nuevo, Makati.
Kinilala ni Chief Supt. Eusebio
Mejos, hepe ng Southern Police
District (SPD), ang suspek na si
Ricky Ramos, 24, ng Brgy. Harapin
Ang Bukas, Mandaluyong City.
Nadakip siya Huwebes ng hapon sa
Brgy. Santa Lucia, San Miguel,
Bulacan.
Siya rin umano ang nasa likod ng
mga panghoholdap sa Makati at
Mandaluyong City. Isa sa
kanyang mga biktima ay
ginahasa pa umano niya.Ayon sa
pulisya, and modus ni Ramos ay
mangangarnap ito ng taxi sa
Quezon City at Pasay saka
magpapanggap na driver bago
mag-aabang ng pasahero na
kanyang bibiktimahin.
Dinakip si Ramos sa bisa ng
warrant of arrest dahil sa mga
kaso nitong robbery sa mga korte
ng Maynila at Makati.

53. Correct Order:
1st- B
2nd- A
3rd- C
4th- D

54. Time to work!
Output 4
(English)
Make a blind lead and come up with a news story
based on these facts .

55. • early Monday morning
• Two drug suspects were killed in separate
incidents in Batangas province
• the suspect tried to escape and shot at police
while doing so. "Glenn" was killed when police
fired back
• According Lipa-City based Filipino Connection,
a suspected drug dealer was shot dead in an
encounter with city police in Barangay Lodlod
in Lipa.
• Police had set up a buy-bust operation against
the suspect

56. • Police are still looking for the suspect's
companions who managed to escape after
shots were fired.
• They recovered 45 grams of suspected shabu
and a cal.45 pistol from the suspect's body.
• Tabios, who was described as a notorious thief
and drug dealer

57. • Police have yet to determine who shot him
• A few hours later, 22-year-old Jerome Tabios
was found dead in Barangay Malapad na Bato
in Nasugbu town, the Filipino Connection also
reported
• Tabios shot in the head and his body was left by
the side of the road.

58. Origin of the story:
Two drug suspects were killed in separate incidents in
Batangas province early Monday morning. According to
reports by the Lipa-City based Filipino Connection, a
suspected drug dealer was shot dead in an encounter with
city police in Barangay Lodlod in Lipa. Police had set up a
buy-bust operation against the suspect, identified only as
"Glenn", past 12:30 a.m. on Monday. According to the
investigation report, the suspect tried to escape and shot at
police while doing so. "Glenn" was killed when police fired
back. They recovered 45 grams of suspected shabu and a
cal.45 pistol from the suspect's body. Police are still looking
for the suspect's companions who managed to escape after
shots were fired. A few hours later, 22-year-old Jerome
Tabios was found dead in Barangay Malapad na Bato in
Nasugbu town, the Filipino Connection also reported.
Tabios, who was described as a notorious thief and drug
dealer, was shot in the head and his body was left by the
side of the road. Police have yet to determine who shot him.

59. Time to work!
Output 4
(Filipino)
Bumuo ng isang diretsong balita gamit ang mga
sumusunod na datos.

60.  Kaso ng Dengue
 Hulyo-Setyembre 2014- 56
Hulyo-Setyembre 2015- 98
 Mula kay: Dr. Andy Lim, Medical Health Officer ng
Conception Tarlac
 50% ng kaso ay mula sa Brgy. San Nicolas Poblacion
 Nagpapagamot ang iba sa Conception District Hospital
habang nasawi naman si Mala Mok, batang babae edad
apat.

61.  Samantala, mula sa kalapit na barangay, patay rin si
Deng Gue babae anim na taong gulang ng Brgy. San
Jose
 Bilang aksyon nagsagawa si Mayor Bay Gon ng
Municipal Order na naglalayong magkaroon ng Clean-
Up Drive buwan-buwan sa 47 barangay na sinasakupan
nito.

62. What is Composite
News?
-two or more divergent aspects of a
news topic are drawn together for
the sake of space and coherence.

63. Example:
Seven people, among them a local traffic enforcer, were
killed in separate highway accidents in the provincial capital
and in nearby towns in the past two days, police blotters
indicated.
The first two fatalities were identified as Elmo Padernal and
Lester Jordan, whose speeding motorcycles collided head-
on on a secluded stretch of a highway in Banga town on
Saturday.
Two others, Jojo Miranda and Gladys Anne Paranaque, died
on the spot the next day when a bus rammed the
motorcycle they were riding in Barangay Carpenter Hill in
the south of Koronadal City.

64. Koronadal City is the seat of the South Cotabato provincial government
and the administrative capital of Region 12.
Motorists Carl John Leonida and Danny Camariñas were killed Sunday
afternoon in one accident after another in busy thoroughfares in
Koronadal City.
The latest to perish in these series of accidents was Clarence Federiso,
a member of the city's Traffic Management Unit.
Federiso was killed when a speeding bus sideswept his motorcycle
while at Gen. Santos Drive southwest of Koronadal City.
His badly-injured passenger, Christine Joy Pagdato is still in critical
condition in a hospital.

65. Thank you!