TYPES OF CAMPUS

JOURNALISM
FORMS OF JOURNALISM:

•News
•Opinion
• NEWS

- It is information that is published in

newspapers and broadcast on radio and
television.
- It is about recent events in the country or world
or in a particular area of activity.
• OPINION

- It is a view or judgment formed about

something,
- Not necessarily based on facts or
knowledge.
• NEWS

1. Breaking News
2. Feature Stories
3. Investigative Stories
1. BREAKING NEWS

- Telling about an event as it happens.

- It is straightforward.
- The information is accurate and
unbiased manner.
2. FEATURE STORIES

- A detailed form of something interesting.

- It is described as “soft news” and does not
deliver firsthand news.
- It is a recap major news that was reported
previously.
3. INVESTIGATIVE STORIES

- Stories that uncover information that only

few people knew.
- About serious crimes, political corruption
and corporate wrongdoing.
- Accurate presentation of facts.
• OPINION

1. Editorials
2. Columns
3. Reviews
1. EDITORIALS

- Unsigned articles that express a

publication’s opinion.
- Editorial writers build on an argument
and try to persuade readers to think the
same way they do.
FOUR TYPES OF EDITORIAL:

1. Explain/ interpret
2. Criticize
3. Persuade
4. Praise
2. COLUMNS

- Signed articles that express the writers report

and his conclusion.
- Allowing him/her to write in personal style.
- Purpose of this is to inform, interpret, and to
fiscalize.
TYPES OF COLUMNS:

1. Editorial column
2. Readers column
3. Business column
4. Sports column
5. Arts Column
6. Women’s column
7. Entertainment column
8. Personality
9. New products and inventions
3. REVIEWS

- A short critical appraisal of something such as

a book, film, play or restaurant that is written
for a particular audience.
- Provide opinion of the subject based on
research and experience