HEADLINE/ULONG BALITA: Tungkol saan ang balita?

BYLINE: By KRISTINE E. ENRIQUEZ (Manunulat ng Balita) / ALLIAH LARRA DE CASTRO (News Writer)

DATELINE/PLACELINE: Ika- 14 ng Nobyembre, 2023 / NOVEMBER 14, 2023

LEAD:

 Unang talata sumasagot sa tanong na SINO, ANO, SAAN, KAILAN, BAKIT, PAANO?
 Maikli lang dapat. Hindi lalagpas sa 35 na salita. Kung maaari isang pangungusap lang na nagbibigay ng buod ng
balita.
 Simulan sa sumasagot sa tanong na SINO o ANO.
 HUWAG simulan sa salitang dyan o ditto.
 HUWAG simulan sa tanong o quotes.
 Simulan ang lead sa PANDIWA.

HALIMBAWA NG WHO LEAD (Nagsimula sa sumasagot sa tanong na SINO):

BODY/KATAWAN NG BALITA: (2 PARAGRAPHS)

o Partikular na nangyari o detalye ng balita.

o Katamtaman ang haba (60 words). Maaaring ilagay ang ilang “researches” o “DIRECT QUOTES” na nakalap o
mahalagang sinabi ng ilang tao ini-interview sa balitang nabasa o napanood.
UNANG TALATA- INDIRECT QUOTE
HALIMBAWA: MGA DATA GALING SA AHENSYA O SURVEY NA SUMUSUPORTA SA LEAD
 AYON SA.. AYON KAY… / ACCORDING FROM…. ACCORDING TO…
PANGALAWANG TALATA- DIRECT QUOTE
HALIMBAWA: MGA DATA GALING SA INTERVIEW
 AYON KAY DR. CRUZ, “ ……. .”
 DR.CRUZ SAID, “ ………. .”
o BAWAL ANG SARILING OPINYON. DAPAT AY NANGGALING SA BALITANG NAPANOOD O NABASA ANG
ISUSULAT.
o 1-2 pangungusap. Bawat pangungusap ay may isang buong kaisipan (main idea).
o Mababaw na salita lamang ang gamitin.

CONCLUSION: ENDING SENTENCE/ SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM

OTHER TIPS: XXX
 Don’t put acronyms in parentheses after the first reference… Wrong: The Commission on Elections
(COMELEC) has invited bidders… Right: The Commission on Elections has invited bidders…
 Avoid editorializing, excessive use of adjectives.
X X X The very dynamic principal, Dr. Cruz, said…
 Avoid contractions.
X X X The club officers said they’re now working on…
 Avoid adverbs of manners
X X X Around 100 students participated actively in the…
 Prefer the active to the passive voice.
Example: Lilia Cruz bagged a gold medal in
(NOT) A gold medal was bagged by Lilia Cruz
 If numbers begin a sentence, spell them out.
(NOT) 100 students participated actively in the…
SHOULD BE: One hundred students …
OR: Around 100 students…
 Avoid using that.
X X X The SSG president said that they had started…
SHOULD BE: The SSG president said they had started…
 Avoid using repeated words in the same sentence.
X X X Around 100 students attended the student seminar-workshop in…
 DO NOT begin your lead with a, an, or the.

CHECK / / /
 Spell out on first mention names of organizations.
-Department of Environment and Natural Resources
 On subsequent mentions, use generic terms
-the department or use the acronym
 Capitalize formal titles that come directly before a name.
-DENR Undersecretary for Policy, Planning and International Affairs Jonas Leones
 Lowercase formal titles that appear on their own or follow a name.
-Jonas Leones, DENR undersecretary for Policy, Planning and International Affairs.
-Jonas Leones is the DENR undersecretary for Policy, planning and International Affairs.
 When a month is used in specific date, abbreviate
-Jan. 15, Feb. 15, Mar. 15, Apr. 15, May 15, Jun. 15, Jul. 15, Aug. 15, Sept. 15, Oct. 15, Nov. 15, Dec. 15
 When a phrase lists only a month and year spell out the month and do not separate the month and the year with
commas.
-July 2019
-November 2020
 Use a.m. or p.m. (small letters with periods)
- 9 a.m. or 10 p.m.
 Use the word said. Do not use stated.
 For past events, DO NOT use the word last; for future events, DO NOT use, next.
- The visitors arrived Monday. NOT last Monday.
- The visitors will arrive Monday. NOT next Monday.
 Numbers from 1-9 are spelled-out except if they refer to age time, measurement.
(NOT) There were 9 students who…
(SHOULD BE) There were nine students who…

 Number from 10 and above are written in numerical figures except if they begin a sentence.
 - (NOT) There were twelve students who…
- (SHOULD BE) There were 12 students who…

- (NOT) 100 students who took the entrance exam…

- (SHOULD BE) One hundred students who took the…
 Write when and where in this order: TIME, DAY and PLACE. DO NOT USE COMMAS between time, day and place.
-The students performed at 8 p.m. Monday in the school auditorium…
 Write name then age.
-John Adams, 54 said…
 Commas and periods are always placed inside the close quotation mark.
-Dr. Cruz said, “I will donate cash to your club.”
 Semicolons ( ; ) and colons ( : ) are always placed outside the close quotation mark.
-Dr. Cruz said he would “donate cash to their club”; however, school officials said…