UNIT 1: WRITING FOR PRINT MEDIA (NEWSPAPER) 1

WHY DO PEOPLE READ NEWS AND FEATURES? 2

. to widen knowledge to develop skills to reduce uncertainty to deepen understanding to solve problems to gain inspiration to save time and/or effort to secure power/advantage to be entertained 3

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NEWS AND INFORMATION 4

In the railway station, you might have noticed the board displaying the train timings. That is information. If a new train time table is issued by the railways replacing the existing one with changes in train timings, that becomes news. 5

FIVE STAGES OF THE WRITING PROCESS Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing Publishing 6

1. PREWRITING Think, Think, Think… Who is my audience? My classmates, teacher, a community member, a younger student… Do they have any knowledge of my topic? Will I need to provide background knowledge? What is my purpose? Am I writing to provide information, to persuade, to find out information, or to tell a story? 7

2. DRAFTING Write it down… Are my thoughts organized? Do I stick with the same idea throughout my writing? Do I know what order I want to say things in? Which ideas do I want to develop? On your prewriting identify the ideas which you must use, might use, and will not use. What ideas should I develop further? 8

3. REVISING Improve your writing… Are my details clear? Are my words descriptive? Did I use repetitive words? Should I add or take out parts? Do I need to explain more? Is there something missing that I should include? Is my writing in a sensible order? Does my writing need to be in time order? Does the information need to be presented in a way that is easy for others to follow? 9

4. EDITING Correct your work… Have I used complete sentences? All of my thoughts are complete. There are no run-ons. Are my language conventions correct? Spelling Capitalization and punctuation Grammar Have I used editing marks to make corrections? Remember to look in your writing folder if you forgot what to use. 10

Editing Marks… insert indent check spelling delete capitalize lower case insert period 11

5. PUBLISHING Take your writing through the final stage. You may choose to either type your writing or hand write it on paper. Be sure to reread your work before turning it in. 12

GENRES OF PRINT MEDIA News writing Features writing 13

A. NEWS WRITING Gives the reader information that will impact them in some way. It usually flows from most important to least important. 14

CONCEPT OF NEWS - News must be factual, yet not all facts are news - News is primarily about people, what they say and do - What is news today is often not news tomorrow 15

NEWS WRITING FORMAT/ STRUCTURE Choosing the correct structure to benefit your readers is critical to the success of your story. 16

17 The Inverted Pyramid of news suggests that news be told in order of most interesting or important to least interesting or important

Most interesting news stories use this style. This style is beneficial to many different people because less time will be spent on the parts of the story that aren’t as important. It benefits to: 1. Hurried readers 2. Beginning journalists 3. Headline writers 4. Page layout editors 18

KEY FEATURES OF A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE 19 1Headline/article title tells what the story is about. usually only four or five words. It tries to attract the interest of the reader by telling them what the story is about, in a short and interesting way 2Byline/authorshows who wrote the story 3Place line & date Where the story reported 4Leadtells the most important facts. It will set the scene and summarise the main points of the article: who, what, when, where (how, why) 5BodyProvides more detail about the event, in particular it answers the questions how and why 6Endinggives something to think about

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21 1. HeadlinePaul Low: I advised PM not to open conference due to 'hostile reception'

22 1. HeadlinePaul Low: I advised PM not to open conference due to 'hostile reception' 2. BylineBY NEVILLE SPYKERMANNEVILLE SPYKERMAN

23 1. HeadlinePaul Low: I advised PM not to open conference due to 'hostile reception' 2. BylineBY NEVILLE SPYKERMANNEVILLE SPYKERMAN 3. Place linePutrajaya: 2 September

24 1. HeadlinePaul Low: I advised PM not to open conference due to 'hostile reception 2. BylineBY NEVILLE SPYKERMANNEVILLE SPYKERMAN 3. Place linePutrajaya: 2 September 4. Lead Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was advised not to attend the opening of the 16th International Anti- Corruption Conference (IACC) on Wednesday due to "possible hostile receptions" against him.

25 Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was advised not to attend the opening of the 16th International Anti- Corruption Conference (IACC) on Wednesday due to "possible hostile receptions" against him.

26 What Who How Where Why When

27 1. HeadlinePaul Low: I advised PM not to open conference due to 'hostile reception 2. BylineBY NEVILLE SPYKERMANNEVILLE SPYKERMAN 3. Place linePutrajaya: 2 September 4. LeadPrime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was advised not to attend the opening of the 16th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) on Wednesday due to "possible hostile receptions" against him. 5. BodyMinister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Paul Low said as head of the Government certain protocols must be accorded to Najib. "I'm from Transparency International and I know this will be a meeting of fearless activists and it's going to be hostile," said Low, responding to questions from the floor during a workshop session.

28 1. HeadlinePaul Low: I advised PM not to open conference due to 'hostile reception 2. BylineBY NEVILLE SPYKERMANNEVILLE SPYKERMAN 3. Place linePutrajaya: 2 September 4. LeadPrime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was advised not to attend the opening of the 16th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) on Wednesday due to "possible hostile receptions" against him. 6. EndingLow said Najib decided against delivering the keynote address in the afternoon after taking into account security concerns and the atmosphere of the conference. Low will be delivering the address. In earlier press statements, Najib was scheduled to open the conference with the gathering of world anti-corruption experts.

KEY FEATURES OF A NEWSPAPER 29 Flag/ Logo/ Newspaper Title/Title Piece (The name of the paper atop the front page.) Jump (The part of the story that continues on another page. The introduction to the jump on the first page is called the “jump line.” “See ‘giraffes’ on Page 4” or “Continued on Page 4) Refer (They appear on Page 1 and tell the readers about stories inside the paper)

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B. FEATURE WRITING  Read more like nonfiction short stories.  Focus on facts likely to amuse, entertain, inspire.  Because of their emphasis, they are also called human interest or color stories. 31

PARTS OF FEATURE WRITING Have a beginning, middle and end 32

33 BEGINNINGTHEY can be deemed the young and the reckless. We see them often enough, zig-zagging through traffic on their motorcycles, sometimes even without their safety helmets on. And to compound matters, it is believed that as many as three in 10 youngsters actually ride without a valid licence. MIDDLEThe recent Ops Selamat during the Hari Raya period saw an increase in accidents and fatalities. Of the 330 fatalities, 200 were motorcyclists and pillion riders and 39 of these motorcyclists did not have a valid licence. ENDWe hope that with the proposed fee reduction, everyone who seeks to ride on the road will sign up for the course. Certainly this is the right time to do so for those who are still riding around recklessly without a licence.

FEATURE WRITING FORMAT 34

 4 SQUARE METHOD is a way to learn to write. This method will guarantee that you can write with confidence. 35

2. HOURGLASS FORMAT 36 Introduction General statement Focus on issues What you found/specific Discussion Conclusion

3. STORYTELLING PATTERN 37 Lead Fact Clincher The writer includes a clincher or a kicker which gives the reader something to remember without repeating previous information; a circle kicker returns back to the opening paragraph

4. CHRONOLOGICAL PATTERN 38 Lead Foreshadowing Chronological Storytelling Climax at End Though similar to the narrative style, this pattern works very well when a writer is trying to convey critical points of a story!