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Read Philippine news leads, press releases and features to judge attribution, timeliness and reporting.
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A reporter is covering a fire in Barangay Malinis. Which sentence works best as the lead of the news report?
A reporter is writing a news report about a school division's new reading program. Which detail belongs further down in the report rather than in the lead?
In a report built on the inverted pyramid, where does the least important background detail go?
An editor must shorten a news report that follows the inverted pyramid. Which part is cut first?
The provincial hospital admitted forty dengue patients last week, Dr. Elena Cruz said. Cases usually rise after heavy rain. The hospital has added twenty beds. Which part of this passage is attributed to a source?
City Hall spent P5 million on the new market, the treasurer said. Vendors have doubled their daily sales. The market opened on March 3, records show. The mayor called it the province's cleanest, a statement said. Which claim carries no attribution?
Which sentence reports rather than comments?
The council raised the market fee to P30 on Monday. Vendors filed a petition the next day. The fee is unfair to small sellers. Two councilors promised to review it. Which sentence comments instead of reports?
"Barangay Uno proudly launches its award-winning feeding program, a model of care that other barangays now hope to copy." Which form does this passage belong to?
"Our new hospital wing is the finest in the province," the provincial government said in a statement released Tuesday. Which signal shows this came from a press release?
At four in the morning, Aling Nena lights her stove and begins boiling rice cakes, as she has for thirty years in the Tayabas market. Which form does this opening belong to?
A city paper is choosing today's main story. Which one has the strongest timeliness?
A news report published today describes city traffic using counts gathered in 2015. Which news convention does the report fail?
Forty families received relief packs at the barangay hall after floodwater reached knee level, the barangay captain said. Which question does this lead leave unanswered?
Which phrase properly attributes a statement to a source in a news report?
Rains ruined 200 sacks of corn in Barangay Tres, the farm office said. Traders cut their prices the next day. The mayor promised aid on Friday, a statement said. Records list 45 affected farmers. Which sentence names no source?
A school division sends a press release praising its own new library. What should a reporter do before printing the claims as news?
A feature article may open with one person's story instead of the newest facts of an event.
A reporter covers a fun run held for a provincial hospital. Which detail gives the report a human interest angle?
A city hall names one officer to answer all media questions about a fire. What is that officer called?
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