Copyreading and Headlining

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FRAIRE ACUPAN
Do you want
to be a good
copyreader?
Then, you
should…
• master the rules of spelling, mechanics,
grammar, usage and style in English;
Which is the correct spelling?
a. Acomodation
b. Accomodation
c. Accommodation
d. Acommodation
Which is the correct spelling?
a. Acomodation
b. Accomodation
c. Accommodation
d. Acommodation
Where should you put the
comma in this sentence?
Wearing his favorite polka dot skirt Lucy

went downtown smiling.
Where should you put the
comma in this sentence?
Wearing his favorite polka dot skirt^, Lucy

went downtown smiling.
• know how to take out
wordiness without leaving out
relevant information;
How do we take out the
wordiness of this?
Our hypothalamus is the one that controls

important situation that is involved in
maintaining our balance. Our hypothalamus
also controls our body temperature, water
balance, and blood pressure.
SUGGESTED REVISION
Our hypothalamus controls important
sensations involved in maintaining
balance, body temperature, water
balance, and blood pressure.
• exhibit an understanding of
recent and important
events on the society;
• be familiar with significant
works from different fields
of interest;
• develop an awareness of
your school publication
and its policies;
• employ a high level of
common sense;
• possess a keen eye for
detail.
What do we need
copyreading for?
Also known as copyediting, copyreading refers
to multiple readings of a copy to correct errors
in spelling, mechanics, grammar and usage. As
copyreader (or copy editor). You also need to
make sure that the copy conforms to your
school publication’s established style. (in the
absence of your own stylebook, it is preferred
that you consult AP Stylebook.)
Content editing is what copyreaders can do that
proofreaders cannot. Proofreaders can indicate
corrections regarding spelling, mechanics, grammar,
usage and style, but they are restricted to such. Thus, it
is the solitary role of the copyreader to check for
consistency of the content and to look out for untrue
and offensive statements.
How do we copyread or
copyedit?
Before actually starting with copyreading

process, you need to consider certain things
first.
• Read through the
copy before
making your
marks.
• Put slug line on the
upper right-hand corner
of the sheet.
• Indicate the order of
paragraphs by putting a
number on the left side of
each
• The end mark # or 30
signifies that the edit
is done.
• Numbers 1-9 are spelled out while numbers 10
and above are written in figures.
Examples
Seven dolls
2000 participants
EXCEPTIONS
• Dates and addresses are always in figures.
Example: Blk 2, Lot 4, Carlos St.
• Proper nouns
Example: 7 Up, 3D
• If a sentence begins with numbers spell it out.
Example: Two hundred and twenty-five
students signed the petition.
• Events: 1st-9th are allowed.
• Look for misspelled words.
Here in the Philippines, American

English variation is used not British.
Not advisable: colour, favourable,

programme
Commonly used: color, favorable, program
• Capitalization
Capitalized titles before names. Use
lowercase for titles or positions after the name.
Examples:
DepEd Sec. Armin Luistro
Armin Luistro, DepEd secretary
• Abbreviation
- Spell out Dept., gov’t and other
abbreviations
-Abbreviations Jr. and Sr. are allowed in
names.
Examples:
Engr. Manuel Lopez
Engineer Lopez
12 Lopez St.,
Lopez Street
• Acronyms
- Acronyms with four characters are usually
capitalized. Those with five or more follow sentence
case pattern.
Example: DSWD, Comelec, Pagasa

-When an acronym appears for the first in an
article, it is written after the meaning and is enclosed in
parentheses.
THE CORE SYMBOLS
INSERT
u of the
Bagio City, the summer capital country is
^ ^
e
bordered by pins.
^
INSERT
u of the
Bagio City, the summer capital country is
^ ^
e
bordered by pins.
^
DELETE
She used to jogg around the the
neighborhood, her headphones
blarring.
DELETE
She used to jogg around the the
neighborhood, her headphones
blarring.
CLOSE UP
(
(
I have ne ver seen a rain bow be fore.
(
(
I have ne ver seen a rain bow
before.
DELETE AND CLOSE UP
Get your notesbooks and copppy
everything that is writtteen on the board.

SPACE
Iam
havingtroubleswiththespace
bar.
TRANSPOSE
Can turn everyone their off
cellpohnes?
SPELL OUT/ ABBREVIATE
Juan dela Cruz Junior and I ran across
the two-hectare on September 1.

CAPITALIZE
tourists love sending the summer in the
philippines, specifically in tagaytay.

LOWERCASE
Many People consider McDonald’s
French fries its Specialty.

STET
stet stet stet
Please do confirm that you will be going
to this year’s program.

PUNCTUATION
SYMBOLS
COMMA
Let us eat, mother, before the show

^ ^
begins.
PERIOD
The best couple in the village was Mr. and Mrs.
Smith.
QUESTION MARK AND
EXCLAMATION POINT
What on earth did you just
tell me? I can’t believe it xI

APOSTROHE
^ ^
‘ ‘
Ritas bag was left at her friends
house.
QUOTATION MARKS
^ ^
“ ”
Did you hear what I said? Mary
asked.
SEMICOLON AND COLON
She does not want to watch
moviesx,she wants to eat her
favorite foodxxspaghetti.
THE
LAYOUT
SYMBOLS
MOVE LEFT, RIGHT UP OR DOWN
CENTER
RUN-IN TEXT
SET PARAGRAPH
THE SLUG LINE
THE SLUG LINE
2-3 Words that

describe your
article
Date
Name of the editor

It is a word or group of words written in
bigger, bolder letters than the usual page
text at the beginning of news article.
FUNCTIONS OF
HEADLINE
• to attract readers;
• To tell the story (in summary);
• To add variety of type, and to break the
monotony in a sea of type; and,
• to grade the news—big type is used for more
important news while small type is used for less
important.
TIPS IN HEADLINING
• First, read the story for general
meaning.
• Clues to the headline are usually
found in the lead.
What happened?
Who did it?
How did it happened?
• Use the shortest words possible
cop- policeman
nab- arrest
mishap- accident
up- increase
down- decrease
thief- robber
• Have a subject and a verb. Avoid stating verb.
The headline might sound as if it were giving
order.
• Use the present tense and active voice of the
verb.
Wrong: Dela Cruz topped bar exam

Correct: Dela Cruz tops bar exam
• Omit helping verb. If the verb is in the
passive voice, use only the past participle.
Wrong: Drug pushers are nabbed

Correct: Drug pushers nabbed
• Do not use period at the end of the headline.
• Omit article (a, an, the)
• Use comma “,” instead of “and”.
• Use semicolon “;” to separate sentences.
• Use single quotation ‘’
• Always give the source of a quote. A dash or a
colon may be used if quotations are not
necessary.
PNOY: No to corruption
‘No to corruption’- PNOY
• Use down-style. Only the first word and
the proper nouns are capitalized. People
are used to reading in a sentence way;
hence, this is more readable
COE dean retires in October 2013

WVSU welcomes new prexy
• Use only widely-known abbreviations.
• Be positive. Do not use negatives in headlines.
They weaken not only your headline but also
the article.
TERMS IN HEADLINING
DECK refers to the number of lines your
headlines will have.
UNIT COUNT. A system that considers

differences in widths of letters, punctuations and
spaces.
UNIT COUNTING
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 = 10
Students protest 14
1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 = 4
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 = 12
against budget cut 14.5
0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 = 2.5
HEADLINE SCHEDULE
The headline schedule can be represented in different
ways.
3/25/1 (max of 30 units) or /3/1/30
“3” refers to the number of columns the headline occupies

in the paper, “25” to the font size used for headlining, and
“1” to the number of lines required of the headline, and
“30” to maximum number of units the character must
have.
Road to peace
RINA JIMENEZ-DAVID
Have we now had our fill of the evolving drama

swirling around Vong Navarro, Cedric lee and
Dennis Cornejo Admittedly
even as we be moaned the “media circus
around the triangle” du jour, our dinner
conversation centered still on the ins and outs of
this cause celebre. And this was during the diner
before the “round table” with the panelmembers of
both Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the
Government.
Have we now had our fill of the evolving drama swirling around
Vong Navarro, Cedric lee and Dennis Cornejo. Admittedly

^h ^
ece
even as we be moaned the “media circus around the
triangle” du jour, our dinner conversation centered still on the
ins and outs of this cause celebre. And this was during the diner
^n
before the “round table” with the panelmembers of both Moro
Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Government.

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with

Wearing his favorite polka dot skirt Lucy

Wearing his favorite polka dot skirt^, Lucy

Our hypothalamus is the one that controls

Before actually starting with copyreading

Here in the Philippines, American

Not advisable: colour, favourable,

Example: DSWD, Comelec, Pagasa

neighborhood, her headphones

neighborhood, her headphones

Get your notesbooks and copppy

everything that is writtteen on the board.

Can turn everyone their off

Juan dela Cruz Junior and I ran across

the two-hectare on September 1.

tourists love sending the summer in the

philippines, specifically in tagaytay.

Many People consider McDonald’s

French fries its Specialty.

to this year’s program.

Let us eat, mother, before the show

The best couple in the village was Mr. and Mrs.

What on earth did you just

tell me? I can’t believe it xI

moviesx,she wants to eat her

2-3 Words that

Name of the editor

Wrong: Dela Cruz topped bar exam

Wrong: Drug pushers are nabbed

COE dean retires in October 2013

UNIT COUNT. A system that considers

3/25/1 (max of 30 units) or /3/1/30

“3” refers to the number of columns the headline occupies

Have we now had our fill of the evolving drama

Vong Navarro, Cedric lee and Dennis Cornejo. Admittedly

triangle” du jour, our dinner conversation centered still on the

Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Government.

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