Genre Flashcards
Soap operas in the Philippines began with
Gulong ng Palad (wheel of fortune) 1949
comes from the French word that means “kind” or “class”
The original Latin word is “genus” and means a Class of things that can be broken down into subcategories.
Genre
Primary Genres are..
News , Information, Education, Entertainment, advertising.
are stories that have critical importance to community and national life
News
are people trained to report news to an audience, are expected to be objective, comprehensive and bias-free.
Journalist
[Usually found in the first page of a newspaper] involves time-sensitive news, which is severe and is reported as breaking news immediately. (e.g. Political, investigative)
Hard News / Straight News
one of the guiding principle in covering and presenting news stories
Considered fair, balanced, and impartial stance when retelling the events, free of judgment and without interpretation
Objectivity
A device that incorporates text in the television screen (required to introduce succinctly the gist of the story)
Chargen
stories follow the beginning-middle-end structure
More in-depth look at a topic
Attempts to engage the reader using colorful language/innovations in style
Journalist’s perspective is also accepted
Feature
Requires more research and reflection from the writer
In USA “Feature” is also called as…
Literary Journalism
Also called as human interest stories
Include lifestyles, travel news, articles offering the best way to do something, or even video clips of presenting the point of view of ordinary folks
Soft News
Can argue for a certain and enlisting a person or identity
Sometime throw an adulation to an individual or organization
Sometime employ the tone of parody to underscore the misdemeanor of individuals or entities
Editorials and Opinions
Focuses on finding, reporting and presenting news which the authorities try to conceal
It is out to expose wrongdoing and questionable transactions, or shady deals brokered by those in power
Investigative reports
