JOURNALISM
Quarter 1:
Composite News Reports
Minimum Essential Learning Competency:
Explain the significant characteristics of composite news.BRIEF INTRODUCTIO!
In your previous lesson, you've explored basic news writing types and techniques.
In this lesson, you will learn advanced news writing skills focusing on writing
composite news reports.
KEY POINTS
Composite News
Composite news is made of at least two noteworthy points of news reports drawn
together for space and coherence. The composite story structure may look like that
of a follow-up story because of combining news reports together, Nonetheless, they
differ because the follow-up story stays with past news reports, while the composite
story comprises fresh news with regards to the future,
When writing @ composite story, emphasize your lead! angles in their order of
significance, In the second paragraph, explain the angles in the body and elaborate
them according to how you saquence them in your lead, Then place less important
information into the preceding paragraphs. Also, include advance or anticipated
events related to the story. Each detail, although happened separately, should be
dealt with in a single, unified story.Lead Angle
‘Summary of othor angles
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Figure 1. Structure of Composite News.
‘Source: Campus Journalism and School Paper Adviainn (ith ed]
‘Example:
Manila City moves to prepare learners in blended learning
The Manila City Government continues its effort in
preparing their students in a blended learning system for the
school year 2020-2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso led the
turnover of the first batch of tablet devices and laptops to the
teachers and students of Aurora Quezon Elementary Schoo!
While SK officials of Barangay 899 gave school supplies to
their students,
“This effort of your city government is to halp every
student and teacher to continue studying and adapt to the
new normal of education, Ite ay tulong na rin natin sa mga
maguiang para maibsan ang kanilang hirap na mapaaral ang
kanilang mga anak,” Domagoso said.
‘The learning devices include pocket wifi for the teachers
and SIM cards with 10 gigabyte monthly bandwidth for the
students,
The gadgets will continue to be distributed in the different
public schools of the city starting this week until the start of
classes on October 5.
Meanwhile, SK Ch, John Philip Guerra led the distribution
of school supplies for kindergarten pupils to high school
students in Barangay 899 at Punta, Sta. Ana.
According to Guerra, giving school supplies is one of
their projects in helping students in their barangay in their
online classes.
Headline
Lead angie
Summary of
other angles
Detail of Lead
Angles
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the future)
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