PRE-TEST JOURNALISM

Examine the lead paragraph driven from PDInqurer and answer which news category does the lead fall into.

MANILA, Philippines — The mayor of Los Baños, Laguna who was killed inside the municipal hall last December 3 suffered three gunshot wounds from a caliber 5.56 firearm, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP) Crime Laboratory.

Examine the lead paragraph driven from PDInqurer and answer which news category does the lead fall into.

MANILA, Philippines — The Muntinlupa City government opened on Thursday its own molecular laboratory to boost its capacity for COVID-19 testing.

MANILA, Philippines — The tail-end of a frontal system will bring scattered rains to the eastern section of Northern Luzon while the rest of Luzon will have isolated rain showers on Monday due to the northeast monsoon or “amihan” according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

MANILA, Philippines — Consumers beware: It may not be real honey that you are buying.

Researchers from the Department of Science and Technology’s Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) have found that at least three of four honey brands being sold in the Philippines are not pure or are entirely fake.

DAVAO CITY, Philippines —The young “lumad” (indigenous) woman killed in an encounter last month between the military and the communist New People’s Army (NPA) is remembered as wanting badly to change the injustice she saw around her.

Jevilyn Cullamat, the youngest daughter of Bayan Muna Rep. Eufemia Cullamat, was a shy yet diligent girl who took to heart all her responsibilities at home and in the farm, her cousin Pablito Campos IV recalls.

MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Sunday maintained that the communist rebels could never be sincere in engaging in peace talks as they have been amassing some P1 billion annually from extortion.

TOKYO — The Japanese government has decided to stipulate in law its goal of achieving virtually zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

MANILA, Philippines — Pope Francis has appointed Capiz Archbishop Jose Ad-vincula as one of his 13 new cardinals, according to the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).

the first paragraph tells the most important facts of the news story. Sometimes it is called slant or angle.

The lead used when the reason is more prominent or unique than what had happened.

The ________ helps the news writer to free flowingly tell the story while on the other side, it helps the readers to easily get along with the story.

This portion explains or complements the main lead. Normally, its length is twice the main lead in the typewritten form.

This is the traditional form of news writing. The most important facts are placed at the beginning. The details and the background are woven into the succeeding paragraphs, in descending importance.

A short, forceful word or expression. It is rarely used.

Below are the good tips for writing a good lead except for one