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Today Editorial
Today Editorial
Today Editorial
Title
Lead or introduction
Body
Conclusion, summary, or appeal for
action
TYPES OF EDITORIALS
Informative Editorialmay define terms
and issues, identify persons and factors,
provide historical and geographical
background when necessary.
Argumentative Editorialtakes a stand on
a controversial issue and lives up to its reasons
in a logical way. It may present both sides of
the controversy.
Editorial of Persuasionenlists the readers
support of a program or a plan of action. It
gives reasons for support in closing; it cites
advantages to be gained or contains a plan of
action.
Editorial of Interpretation or
Commentexplains the significance
of a recent news event in relation to
other events.
Editorial of Criticismanalyzes the
faults in a situation. It usually suggests
a solution but it may end with a
question regarding the remedy.
Editorial of Appreciationwritten to
praise to give commendation or tribute
to a certain individual, institution, or
project.
Editorial of Entertainmentlight and
short but may subtly suggest a point
while it amuses.
Editorial of Refutationwritten in
answer to an appropriate opinion
expressed in another publication or
even in casual talk.
News Editorialsummary of events
pertaining to one topic. It is presented
in such a way that the editorial opinion
is clear, whether stated or merely
implied.
Editorialof Analogypresents a comparison
of two entirely different things in order to
explain the unfamiliar through the familiar,
the complicated through the simple, and the
abstract through the concrete.
Pooled Editorialresorted to if the issue
involved was very serious that the editors of
various newspapers believed their papers
have to address the issue by coming out
jointly with a common editorial, which they
may or may not title as a pooled editorial.
WRITING THE EDITORIAL
Be brief.
Write simply and directly.
Be impersonal. Use the Third Person or
we. Never use I except in quotations.
Be sincere.
Write clearly.
Write vigorously.
Present facts rather than mere opinion.
Be authoritative, but dont preach.
Use
various devices to catch and
keep the readers interest, such as:
a striking title
a good lead the bait
illustration in the form of a brief narrative
authority to support your facts or
arguments
analogy
comparison and contrast
End the editorial appropriately.
Relate the editorial to the lives
of the readers.
EVALUATING AN EDITORIAL
Are the form and style appropriate to the
content and purpose?
Does it have a purpose and does it seem to
accomplish that purpose?
Does it make the reader think?
Does it reflect the writers originality and
ingenuity?
Is the writing clear, vigorous, direct and
simple?
Is the diction exact, not ambiguous?
Does the editorial reflect clear and
logical thinking?
Does it give evidence of accurate
knowledge?
Does it sound sincere?
Does the opening sentence get the
reader involved?
Are the paragraphs comparatively
short?
Is the editorial brief and pointed?
Samples of Editorials
Cinderella without the Happily Ever After?
Masalimuot na Gusot
Patuloy pa rin ang imbestigasyon sa mga di-umanoy kayamanang
hindi idineklara ni Bise-Presidente Jejomar Binay sa kanyang Statement
of Assets and Liabilities Networth na siyang umani ng batikos galling sa
taumbayan. Ang kaganapan na ito ay mala-Cinderella ang kwento.
Glenn R. Permejo
Tolosa NHS, Leyte Divsion
Assignment:
Write an editorial of analogy about the
following major and light issues: