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Copyreading and Headline Writing

The document provides guidelines for copyediting and headline writing. It outlines rules for formatting numbers, dates, abbreviations, acronyms, paragraphs, leads, grammar, punctuation, quotation marks, headline construction, unit counting, and general printer's directions. The instructions emphasize writing concisely, using correct spelling and punctuation, and properly structuring stories for clarity and readability.

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Copyreading and Headline Writing

The document provides guidelines for copyediting and headline writing. It outlines rules for formatting numbers, dates, abbreviations, acronyms, paragraphs, leads, grammar, punctuation, quotation marks, headline construction, unit counting, and general printer's directions. The instructions emphasize writing concisely, using correct spelling and punctuation, and properly structuring stories for clarity and readability.

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Copyreading and

Headline Writing
Mga paalala sa pagwawasto

NUMBERS
⮚ the numbers 1-9 are written in words while the numbers 10 and
above are written in figures.
Halimbawa: Alert level zero malabo kay Duterte
NUMBERS
EXCEPTIONS
⮚ Dates, address: always in figures
⮚ proper nouns: may be written in figures/words
⮚ beginning of sentence: always in words
⮚ Events: 1st-9th is allowed
ABBREVIATIONS
⮚ Spell out Dept., gov’t and other abbreviations.
⮚ The abbreviations Jr. and Sr. are allowed in names.
⮚ Remember:
Engr. Emmanuel Delgado;
Engineer Delgado
12 Dimagiba St.; Dimagiba Street
ACRONMYS
⮚ Acronyms are usually written in capital letters
Example:
WHO, DOH
⮚ Check if the letters of the acronym are in the correct order.
⮚ 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)
PARAGRAPH
⮚ The first sentence of a paragraph is indented.
⮚ In news stories, the rule is one paragraph, one sentence only.
LEAD
⮚ 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
GRAMMAR
Check for errors in:
⮚ Tenses of Verbs
Filipino: Naganap, Nagaganap, Magaganap
PUNCTUATION: COMMA
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
LRT, MRT, PNR walang taas pasahe
PUNCTUATION:
QUOTATION MARKS “ “
⮚ Quotation marks are used in direct quotations. Indirect quotations
do not need them.
Periods and commas are written first before closing quotation marks.
Ex: “ Let’s go to SM, ‘’ the boy said.
Pag-uulo ng balita
Ang ulo ay nagpapahayag ng istorya o ideya ng istorya .
1. Direct to the point
2. Tells the entire story
3. Give specifics
4. 8 words or less
5. Use names: IF KNOWN
6. No articles (Ang, mga, isang)
DECK
⮚ this is the number of lines your headline will have
Example:
BCIS bags medals in NEPEESA quiz bee (1deck)
10 more cops wanted
for Maguindanao massacre
(2 decks)
UNIT COUNT
⮚ a count system considers differences in the widths of letters
Capital letters: Small Letters:
M,W – 2units m, w- 1 ½ units
JLIFT-1 unit jlift- ½ unit
Others- 1 ½ units others- 1 unit
UNIT COUNT
Punctuation marks
Dash (-) – 1 ½ units
Question mark (?) – 1 unit
Others- 1/2 unit
Number digits
0 to 9- 1 unit
Space- 1 unit
GENERAL PRINTER’S DIRECTION
Lead: 24 ems-14 TNR-bold
Body: 12 ems-10 TNR
Headline: 3-28Bb-Rom, encircled and single, double or triple
underlined depending on the number of decks used
Note: Adjust numbers and font style accordingly based on contest direction
Lead: 24 ems-14 TNR-bold
Body: 12 ems-10 TNR
Iwasto at lagyan ng angkop at tamang simbolo ang balitang
Headline: 3-28Bb-Rom, encircled and single, double or triple isinulat ni Jimmy Escalera ng Pilipino star. Lagyan ng print
underlined depending on the number of decks used direction ang lead, ang katawan, at ang ulo ng balita. Ihana
Note: Adjust numbers and font style accordingly based on contest direction wastong pagkakasunod-sunod ang detalye ng balita.
Iwasto at lagyan ng angkop at tamang simbolo ang balitang isinulat ni
Jimmy Escalera ng Pilipino star. Lagyan ng printers direction ang lead,
ang katawan, at ang ulo ng balita. Ihanay sa wastong pagkakasunod-
sunod ang detalye ng balita.

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