JOURNALISM PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES

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JOURNALISM PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES UNDERSTANDING MASS MEDIA AND THE IMPORTANCE OF MEDIA LITERACY

WHAT IS NEWS?

News is not just "what happens". It is a carefully selected product shaped by rules, business needs, and the type of media delivering it.

The Simple Answer and Why It's not Simple

. At its simplest: News is information about recent events that is shared with the public

. But here is the problem: Millions of things happen every day. Only a tiny fraction becomes news.

● As the famous scholar Stuart Hall said:

"Of the millions of events which occur every day in the world, only a tiny proportion ever become visible as `potential news stories' and of this proportion, only a small fraction are actually produced as the day's news."

Who decides what becomes news, and HOW?

. The Myth of the "Nose for News"

ONE point one. Early Beginnings

PHILIPPINE ORIGINS

ONE point two. The Three Early Years (eighteen eleven to eighteen sixties)

ONE point three. Nineteenth-Century Milestones

COMMERCIAL PRESS

MULTIPLE NEWSPAPER

ONE point four. The Revolutionary Period (eighteen eighty-nine to nineteen hundreds)

ONE point five. American Colonial Period (eighteen ninety-eight to nineteen forty-one)

● Nineteen eight 2 LANDMARKS

ONE point six. Japanese Occupation (nineteen forty-one to nineteen forty-five)

UNDERGROUND - GUERRILLA PRESS

PRODUCTION REALITIES:

THE COST:

One point seven Post-Liberation Years (nineteen forty-five to nineteen seventy-two)

THE BIG GIANTS RETURNED/EMERGED:

VERNACULAR AND POPULAR MEDIA BOOM

Nineteens eighties - THE COMICS-MAGAZINE

One point eight The Martial Law Days (nineteen seventy-two to nineteen eighty-six)

KEY DECREES

REGULATORY BODIES (musical chairs):

THE "CRONY PRESS" - nineteen seventy-two to nineteen eighty-six

FUNCTION OF THE CRONY PRESS:

THE ALTERNATIVE PRESS

CHAPTER ONE: The Philippine Press: Core Principles

Also called: news worthiness factors (things to prioritize)

Traditional News Values

Scholarly Frameworks

News Values in Digital age

One. WHO

Two. WHAT

Three. WHEN

Four. WHERE

Five. WHY

Six. HOW

Important Note on the five Ws plus H:

One point two. NEWS STORY'S STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS

Lede/Lead paragraph

Advantages of the Inverted Pyramid

TYPES OF LEAD

Narrative Lede

Descriptive Lede

Question Lede

Quote Lede

Delayed-Identification Lede

Common Lead Errors

FUNCTIONS OF A HEADLINE

QUALITIES OF A GOOD HEADLINE

OTHER STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS

Byline

Deck/Subhead

Pull quote

Ending/Kicker

QUALITIES OF GOOD NEWS

INFORMATION AND SOURCE MANAGEMENT

Focus: What audiences click on or find entertaining Question Asked: Will this go viral?

Focus: What audiences need to make informed decisions Questions Asked: Will this help people understand their world?

Focus: What marginalized communities need to assert their rights, preserve culture, or improve lives

Information Gaps in Cultural Communities

One point one. TYPES OF SOURCES

Two. Secondary Sources

Routine vs Cultivated Sources

EVALUATING SOURCE CREDIBILITY

Step two: Formulating Questions

One. Open-ended: Encourages detailed, narrative answers; best for cultural stories

Three. Follow-up: Probes deeper into a previous answer

Step three: Conducting the Interview

Step four: Source Protection

Overview

The document provides an in-depth analysis of journalism in the Philippines, highlighting significant historical milestones and the transformation of media amidst sociopolitical changes. It emphasizes the importance of media literacy in understanding how news is shaped and delivered.

Key Points

1Media literacy is crucial for understanding the news landscape
2The Philippine press has undergone significant evolution influenced by colonial and political changes
3Early journalism in the Philippines included community newsletters and official newspapers
4Journalism serves both business interests and the public’s right to information
5The role of journalism is shaped by cultural and societal values over time.

Details

Category: Communication and Media

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