Functions/Characteristics FUNCTIONS: 1. Typically attempt to persuade readers 2. Simply entertain them. CHARACTERISTICS: 1. Like other features‚ its treatment may range from light to serious 2. Its topics from the trivial to the highly significant 3. It may be editorial in treatment of news‚ satire‚ personal bits‚ pathetic or amusing incidents‚ pithy statements‚ witticisms. STEPS IN WRITING COLUMN ARTICLE: 1. Know to write and communicate well 2. Know the basics expected behind a column 3. Be prepared to thoroughly
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The Philadelphia Inquirer VOL. XVII © 2014 APPLEBY COLLEGE PHILADELPHIA‚ SUNDAY‚ JANUARY 19‚ 1812 Price $2 It’s Time for Independence from the British by MAAZ ELAHI Philadelphia - It has almost been thirty years since we achieved our ’independence’ during the time of the Revolutionary war. Yet the British continue to disregard our so called independence by colluding with Tecumseh and his tribes‚ making it impossible for American merchants to trade goods with
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Sports Editorial Title: Computer Games: Dangers of too much‚ too little Is playing computer games good for you? Well‚ it can be but it can also be worst. Computer games are glared upon by parents as a waste of time‚ and prior to that‚ some education experts said that these computer games can corrupt mind. Computer games are usually violent and brutal‚ this is the mainly reason why some young people are violent and can commit severe anti-social behavior‚ according to some media and experts. Computer
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2012 Presidential Candidate Editorial The upcoming election is not only the most important time of the year in politics‚ but it could also be considered as one of the most important and vital elections our generation has seen. Governor Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama both have very different and confrontational views in general‚ but more specifically in subject fields such as the economy‚ healthcare‚ and the taxes & budget systems. Although I am unfortunately not eligible to vote‚ I am
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Washingtonian Editorial Fellow – Stage Two 1) Where do you get your news? Include the 5-7 sources you go to most often. • The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ (for national news) • The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/ • NYT Upshot: https://www.nytimes.com/section/upshot • NPR: http://www.npr.org/ • FiveThirtyEight: https://fivethirtyeight.com/tag/significant-digits/ (I read their Significant Digits newsletter every day because it is hilarious) • News & Observer: http://www
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Advertorials An advertorial is an advertisement in the form of an editorial. The term "advertorial" is a portmanteau of "advertisement" and "editorial." And was coined in 1946. In printed publications‚ the advertisement is usually written in the form of an objective article and designed to look like a legitimate and independent news story. In television‚ the advertisement is similar to a short infomercial presentation of products or services. These can either be in the form of a television commercial
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Have you ever thought how divorce would affect children when they grow older? Many parents that decide to separate always end up arguing at each other or they would do things that would make the child feel like everything is their fault. Doing this causes the children to feel uneasy and will make them lose so much confidence in themselves as they grow older. However‚ parents who decide to just stay together but are always constantly arguing at each other will have the same effect on the children
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The Republic Act No.10354 or Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012‚ better known to all as the "RH Bill"‚ is probably one of the most controversial and most debated topic of 2012. After many years of bickering in the congress and among senators‚ which even lead to some tearful telenovela-like scenes as witnessed in senate proceedings‚ it was finally signed into a law by President Benigno Aquino III last December 21‚ 2012. The law‚ which provides access to contraceptives as
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To the editor Should an entire class of students be hindered in their learning if one of their classmates decides to have a day off school? I think not‚ and the majority of parents and students would believe the same. However in her 12/2/2013 article about the government’s Truancy Penalty Susie O’Brien would have you believe that missing a few days of school really isn’t that big of a deal and that really the parents should be the ones deciding what’s best for their child not the state government
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An Extra-Large Editorial (Subjectively Speaking) What does the word "large" mean these days? No‚ not that‚ ya pervert! I’m referring to the diminishing use of it in proper context. Ordered a large Coke lately? You probably wound up with the one that was one size smaller than the biggest they had. To me‚ large means if there are three sizes‚ it’s the biggest one. Apparently there are those in the retail industry who disagree with me. Sometime‚ without my knowledge‚ small was renamed as "regular‚"
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