Editorial Writing
EDITORIAL WRITING
By Regent Professor Alfredo G. Gabot
USEFUL SITES www.latimes.com www.usatoday.com www.nytimes.com www.pcoo.gov.ph Objectives * Explain the importance of editorials in community conversation * Write editorials that explain, evaluate or persuade and others * Understand the role of columns, reviews, analysis, editorial cartoons, others * Ability to comment on news intelligently Terms * Editorial * Editorial Page * Masthead * Op-ed Page * Editorial Board (Brainstorming) * Editorial that explains * Editorial that evaluates * Editorial that persuades Where to begin? * "The editorial page of the paper should begin where the rest of the paper leaves off." * Vermont c. Royster Pulitzer Prize winning editorial writer. * The reader should find ideas about the things reported Ideas in opinion * An editorial is an article that states the newspaper's idea on an issue. These ideas are presented as opinion. * Editorials appear on the newspaper's editorial page. A page which includes editorials, columns, opinion articles, reviews, letters and cartoons. * If the paper contains more than one opinion page, the others are called op-ed pages. Editorial defined * Official stand of newspaper, media outlet on relevant development or issue * Important, of interest to the public * Critical interpretation * It is the interpretation of the people's conscience, cause and convictions - Joseph Pulitzer * Presentation of facts and opinion in a concise, logical manner so it will be clear to the readers.
Characteristics * Interestiing * Brief * Purposeful * Clerness of style * Moral purpose * Sound reasoning * Power to influence * Lead logically to conclusion * Present only one idea * Avoid wordiness and high-faluttin words * Present facts and not mere opinions. Voice, Soul * Editorial page- -
By Regent Professor Alfredo G. Gabot
USEFUL SITES www.latimes.com www.usatoday.com www.nytimes.com www.pcoo.gov.ph Objectives * Explain the importance of editorials in community conversation * Write editorials that explain, evaluate or persuade and others * Understand the role of columns, reviews, analysis, editorial cartoons, others * Ability to comment on news intelligently Terms * Editorial * Editorial Page * Masthead * Op-ed Page * Editorial Board (Brainstorming) * Editorial that explains * Editorial that evaluates * Editorial that persuades Where to begin? * "The editorial page of the paper should begin where the rest of the paper leaves off." * Vermont c. Royster Pulitzer Prize winning editorial writer. * The reader should find ideas about the things reported Ideas in opinion * An editorial is an article that states the newspaper's idea on an issue. These ideas are presented as opinion. * Editorials appear on the newspaper's editorial page. A page which includes editorials, columns, opinion articles, reviews, letters and cartoons. * If the paper contains more than one opinion page, the others are called op-ed pages. Editorial defined * Official stand of newspaper, media outlet on relevant development or issue * Important, of interest to the public * Critical interpretation * It is the interpretation of the people's conscience, cause and convictions - Joseph Pulitzer * Presentation of facts and opinion in a concise, logical manner so it will be clear to the readers.
Characteristics * Interestiing * Brief * Purposeful * Clerness of style * Moral purpose * Sound reasoning * Power to influence * Lead logically to conclusion * Present only one idea * Avoid wordiness and high-faluttin words * Present facts and not mere opinions. Voice, Soul * Editorial page- -