Aggregating Decades-Long Campus Journalism Practices: Production of a Database of Styles and Guidelines for the Mountain Collegian.
ABSTRACT
BAGACINA, ROMULO JR. A. APRIL 2011. Aggregating Decades-long Campus Journalism Practices: Production of a Database of Styles and Guidelines for the Mountain Collegian. Benguet State University, La Trinidad, Benguet.
Adviser: Ms. Christine Grace B. Sidchogan
This study was conducted primarily to produce a database of styles and guidelines for Mountain Collegian (MC) that would aid the publication in making its own stylebook. In the realization of this study, first, a survey questionnaire was floated to identify the areas needed by the publication. Based on the data gathered through the said survey questionnaire, the 10 areas identified by the respondents, the current members of the publication, were capitalization, abbreviation, acronyms, bylines and credits, names and titles, italicization, numerals, dimensions, punctuation, and reported speech.
After the ten areas of style needed by the publication were identified, issues of MC from 2000 to 2010 were analyzed for the determination of consistent and inconsistent styles practiced by the publication. Two issues for each editor-in-chief were used. Thus, a total of 20 issues and 340 articles were used for the analysis.
The analysis showed that many consistent styles are practiced by MC in areas of capitalization, abbreviation, acronyms, and punctuation.
The consistent styles identified were automatically included in the database as these are manifestations of the practice and journalism culture that MC has. However, despite the many identified consistencies in styles, many inconsistent styles were also noted.
With these inconsistencies, a survey questionnaire was created to determine the preference of MC on styles that are inconsistent.
It is recommended that the other areas of journalism styles of Mountain Collegian be looked into and analyzed for consistency.
INTRODUCTION
Rationale
The Mountain Collegian (MC), the official student publication of Benguet State University,
BAGACINA, ROMULO JR. A. APRIL 2011. Aggregating Decades-long Campus Journalism Practices: Production of a Database of Styles and Guidelines for the Mountain Collegian. Benguet State University, La Trinidad, Benguet.
Adviser: Ms. Christine Grace B. Sidchogan
This study was conducted primarily to produce a database of styles and guidelines for Mountain Collegian (MC) that would aid the publication in making its own stylebook. In the realization of this study, first, a survey questionnaire was floated to identify the areas needed by the publication. Based on the data gathered through the said survey questionnaire, the 10 areas identified by the respondents, the current members of the publication, were capitalization, abbreviation, acronyms, bylines and credits, names and titles, italicization, numerals, dimensions, punctuation, and reported speech.
After the ten areas of style needed by the publication were identified, issues of MC from 2000 to 2010 were analyzed for the determination of consistent and inconsistent styles practiced by the publication. Two issues for each editor-in-chief were used. Thus, a total of 20 issues and 340 articles were used for the analysis.
The analysis showed that many consistent styles are practiced by MC in areas of capitalization, abbreviation, acronyms, and punctuation.
The consistent styles identified were automatically included in the database as these are manifestations of the practice and journalism culture that MC has. However, despite the many identified consistencies in styles, many inconsistent styles were also noted.
With these inconsistencies, a survey questionnaire was created to determine the preference of MC on styles that are inconsistent.
It is recommended that the other areas of journalism styles of Mountain Collegian be looked into and analyzed for consistency.
INTRODUCTION
Rationale
The Mountain Collegian (MC), the official student publication of Benguet State University,