The document provides guidelines for writing news stories, including techniques for gathering and structuring information. Facts should be studied, numbered by importance and unnecessary details eliminated. Stories should be written accurately and attribute sources while avoiding bias. Names and locations should be clearly identified. Young writers are advised to double space text, include a slug line, and number pages except the last. Various news structures are described, including the straight news story where the lead answers key questions (who, what, when, where, why) and the body elaborates on these details in a factual, unbiased manner.
2. Techniques of News Gathering
• Study first the data gathered
• Arrange/number the facts
according to their importance
• Eliminate all unnecessary details
3. Form & Structure of the News
Story
REPORTER
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Write the story right way
Play up the dominant points
Be accurate & truthful
Avoid editorializing & writing libelous
materials
• Give the source(attribution) of the news
4. • Write the names in full when these are
mentioned for the first time
• Identify the names mentioned
• Watch out for errors of facts & grammar
• Observe the guidelines of clear & effective
writing
• Adopt a paper style sheet for consistency
5. For Young Writer
• Type copy on standard-size copy
paper, double or triple spaced to give
room for the copyreader’s marks.
• Write a one or two-word slug line in
the upper left-hand corner to indicate
the subject of the story.
6. • Complete sentences & paragraphs on
the same sheet of paper.
• Avoid splitting words at the end of the
line.
• Write more at the end of every
sheet, except the last one which should
be marked # or 30. These
marks, together with the slug
line, should be encircled
7. Various Types of News Structure
Straight News Story
• The summary lead answers the most
important W’s depending on which of
the W’s is the most prominent among
them.
• The body consist of the elaboration of
the W’s of the H.
8. The Torres Goldies ripped the Laurel Greenies last
week at the High School oval because of better
team work, 65-60. (Lead)
The Torres team was composed of Antonio Oropeza,
captain; Rogelio Romero, forward; Seki Santos,
and Dioscoro Reyes, guards.(Elaboration of the
WHO)
9. The game was held in the evening of Sept.10 in
connection with the celebration of Barangay Day.
The Greenies’ defeat was the first they suffered in
the current invitational games. (Elaboration of the
WHEN and WHO)
10. The Goldies played smoothly. They did not
shoot for the basket until they were near it.
The cheering squads kept the players’
morale high.(Elaboration of the HOW)
Although the final score was 65-60, there
were times when the lead of the Goldies
was as much as 10 points. (Further
elaboration)