copyediting and headline writing

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Mr. Antonio Delgado

August 15, 2012

San Antonio Central School


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It is the art of arranging, correcting,

and selecting the quality and type of

news

It is also called copyediting.

One who edits copies is called a

copyreaderor copyeditor


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1) edits errors on grammar

2) edits errors of fact

3) edits verbose copy4) deletes opinion/slant and libelous

statements

5) makes sure articles follow thenewspaper style

6) writes the headline


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In journalism, it refers to the fact

that every time a certain term

appears in a newspaper, they are

spelled the same way.

It also covers the use of

abbreviations, titles, punctuations

and how time is mentioned.


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The numbers 1 9 are written in

words while the numbers 10 and

above are written in figures.

Example:

nine students

13 children


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EXCEPTIONS:

dates, address: always in figures.

proper nouns: may be written infigures/words

beginning of sentence: always in

words

events: 1st 9th is allowed


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Look for misspelled words.

Here in the Philippines, American

English is used, not British English.

Ex: color, not colour

If a word has more than one

accepted spelling, the shortest one

is preferred.

Ex:judgment, instead ofjudgement


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The first letter of the sentence is

always capitalized.

Proper nouns are capitalized,

common nouns are not.

Ex: singer

Regine Velasquez


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Small letters are usually used for

title or position.

Ex: Mrs. Cecilia Burayag, the

principal of BCIS, delivered the

opening remarks.

Capitalized titles: Governor Umali


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Spell out Dept., govt, and other

abbreviations.

The abbreviationsJr.and Sr.are

allowed in names.

A title or position of a person may

be abbreviated if it appears before

the name but not if simply used in

the sentence.


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Remember:

Engr. Emmanuel Delgado;

Engineer DelgadoRemember:

12 Dimagiba St.

Dimagiba Street


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Acronyms are usuallywritten in

capital letters.

Example:

DSWD

Check if the letters of the acronym

are in the correct order.


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When an acronym appears for the

first time in a news story, it is

written after its meaning and it is

enclosed in parentheses.

Ex: University of the Philippines (UP)


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The first sentence of a paragraph is

indented.

In news stories, the rule is one

paragraph, one sentence only.


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There should be no names of

unknown persons in the lead.

Check for buried leads.

The standard lead answers the 5 Ws

and 1 H.


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Check for errors in:

Tenses of Verbs

Subject-Verb AgreementPronoun-Antecedent Agreement

(agreement in gender and number)

Articles (a, an, the)


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Remember:

he said and not said he;

Aquino said and not said Aquino


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It is used at the end of declarative

and imperative sentences.

It is used in abbreviations such as

p.m., a.m., Jr., Sr., Pres., Sen.,

Rep., Gov., Gen., Capt., Dr., Fr.,

Atty., Corp., and Inc.

Acronyms of schools, organizationsand offices do notneed periods.


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Use commas:

to separate the month and day from

the year.

to separate the street, barangay,

town and province in an address

to separate facts concerning victims

and suspects.

Ex:Jolas Burayag, 17, of Barangay

San Fernando Norte


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Do not use commas:

to separate the abbreviations Jr.,

Sr., or III from the name.

Ex: Emmanuel Delgado Jr.


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(Filipino) Gumamit ng kuwit sa

paghihiwalay ng mga pananalitang

pasalungat na pinangungunahan ng

ngunit, datapwat, hindi, atbp.

Hal: Mayaman sila, ngunit hindi sila

maligaya.


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Use colons when presenting a series of

information and use semicolons to

separate components of the series.

Ex: Elected officers of the Board of

Elders are: Dr. Arturo Guina,

President; Atty. Ferdinand Dumlao,

Vice President; Dr. Narciso V.Matienzo, Secretary; and Dr. Poyen

Pini, Treasurer.


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Use hyphen:

in most compound nouns

Ex: editor-in-chief, officer-in-chargein fractions

Ex: two-thirds, three-fourths

(English) in numeralsEx: twenty-two, fifty-nine


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(Filipino) Gumamit ng gitling kapag

ang isang tanging ngalan ay

inuunlapian.

Hal: maka-Estrada

taga-Cabanatuan

pam-Bagong Taon


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(Filipino) Gumamit ng gitling sa

pagitan ng unlaping ika- at

tambilang o oras.

Hal: Ika-7 ng Agosto

Ika-3:35 ng madaling araw

(Filipino) Sa mga salitang ang

kayarian ay inuulit.

Hal: kabi-kabila


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Use a dash between two figures to

indicate inclusion of all intervening

figures.

Avoid: from Aug. 15 to 30

Better: Aug. 15 30


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Quotation marks are used in direct

quotations. Indirect quotations do

not need them.

Ex: I forgot it, he said.

He said he forgot it.

Periods and commas are written first

before closing quotation marks.

Ex: Lets go to SM, the boy said.


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Quotation marks are used to set offan alias or nickname.

Ex: Ramon Bong Revilla Jr.

Juan Chua alias Boy SingkitDo not use quotation marks to set

off titles of events, shows, movies,

books, etc.Ex: We watched The Titanic.

But: We watched Walang Hanggan.


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(English) Apostrophes are used in the

possessive form of the noun.

Ex: the teachers table

the teachers meeting

Apostrophes are used in

contractions.

Ex: Im (I am)

youre (you are)


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Symbol Instruction Example


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Delete editorializing words/phrases.

Ex: The very beautiful and intelligent

principal

The cops were right in arresting


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Check for redundancies

Ex: the concert the concert ended

at the back of the rear

advance planning

asked a question

repeat again


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REMEMBER: After editing the news

story, write 30 at the end of the

article.

REMEMBER: If the article is not yetfinished, write or at thebottom of the page.


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Wastong paglalapi ng pandiwa

Mali: Nagdala ang mga bangkayng mga biktima sa Gospel Memorial

Homes.Wastong gamit ng ditoat rito, dinat

rin, atbp.

Wastong gamit ng saat kayWastong gamit ng ang, siat ni

Wastong gamit ng nangat ng


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an assemblage of words written in

bigger, bolder letters than the usual

page text at the beginning of the

news

it is nota title


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1) to attract readers

2) to tell the story (in a summary)

3) to add variety of type

4) to identify personality of

newspaper

5) to index/grade the news


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1. First, read the story for general

meaning.

2. Clues to the headline are usually in

the lead.

What happened?

Who did what?

How did if happen?


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3. Use the shortest words possible.

Examples include:

cop policeman

nab arrest

mishap accident

up increasedown decrease

thief - robber


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4. Have a subject and a verb. Avoid

starting with a verb; the headline

might sound as if it were giving

orders.

Wrong: Revise money mart guidelines

Correct: Central Bank revises money

mart guidelines


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5. Use the historical present tense if

the verb is in the active voice.

Wrong: Reyes topped editorial tilt

Correct: Reyes tops editorial tilt


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6. Omit the helping verb if the verb is

in the passive voice. Only the past

participle is retained.

Wrong: Drug pushers are nabbed

Correct: Drug pushers nabbed


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7. Use the infinitive for future events.

Wrong: City Hall will punish anti-

squatting drive

Correct: City Hall to punish anti-

squatting drive


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8. Do not use a period at the end of

the headline.

9. Omit articles (a, an, the).

Wrong:A fire hits Tondo slum area

Correct: Fire hits Tondo slum area


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10. Use a comma instead of and in

writing headlines.

Delays, confusion bug Asiad

Lacson, Trillanes no show at SONA


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11. Use semicolon to separate

sentences.

Gina Lopez heads Pasig body;

Noy swears in 35 other execs

12. Use the punctuation marks

(especially the exclamation point)

sparingly.


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13. Use single quotes () in headlines

instead of double quotes ().

14. Always give the source of a quote.

Quotation marks are not necessary,a dash or a colon will serve the

purpose.

Crackdown on errant bus firms Enrile

Enrile: Crackdown on errant bus firms


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15. Use the down-style only the first

word and proper nouns are

capitalized, unless otherwise

indicated. This is more readablebecause people are used to reading

sentences this way.

Ex: Faculty honors Nuez


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16. Use only widely known

abbreviations.

Wrong:JEE to play Santa this

Christmas


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17. Dont use names unless the person

is well known, use common nouns

instead.

Wrong: Santos electrocuted

Correct: Carpenter electrocuted


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18. Use specific terms instead of

generalities

Example: Trader killed

Better: Trader stabbed to death


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19. Just report the facts; do not

editorialize.

Wrong: Noy gives inspiring talks

(The word inspiring is just your

opinion.)

20. Be positive. Don't use negatives in

headlines. They weaken not onlythe headlines but also the stories.


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Enrolment ups by 18% (20 units)

1 number of columns

18font size or points

TNR font or typeBfont style

1number of lines

1/18/TNR-B/1

FL/DS


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Enrolment ups by 18% (20 units)

FLheadline pattern

DSdownstyle

(20 units) unit counts

1/18/TNR-B/1

FL/DS


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1/11/TNR-N

1 line spacing

11font size or

pointsTNR font or type

N font style

{ - text to whichthe direction

will apply


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A count system considers differences

in the widths of letters.

Capital letters:

M, W 2 units

JLIFT 1 unit

Others 1 units

Small letters:

m, w 1 units

jlift unit

others 1unit


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Punctuation marks:

dash () 1 units

question mark (?) 1 unit

others - unit

Number digits:

0 to 9 1 unit

Space1 unit


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BCIS bags medals in NEPPESA quiz bee

B C I S b a g s

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1

(11 units)

m e d a l s i n

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + + 1 + 1

(10 units)


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BCIS bags medals in NEPPESA quiz bee

N E P P E S A

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1

(11 units)

q u i z b e e

1 + 1 + + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1

(7 units)

TOTAL = 11 + 10 + 11 + 7 = 40 units

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