COMPILATION OF

Catherine L. dela Cruz

SPA-Sto. Rosario High School, printer’s
Minalin
Cluster VI direction
slugline

HEADLINE
Specification
 The sizes of the types are given
in points
6pts. for advertisement and scores in
sports stories;
8 and 10 pts. for body type;
12 pts. for subheads;
14 pts. for kicker or tagline;
24, 30, 36, 42, 48, etc. for headlines
Catherine L. dela Cruz SPA-STO. ROSARIO HIGH SCHOOL, Minalin / Cluster VI
Reference: ADVANCE CAMPUS JOURNALISM By CECILIANO-JOSE B. CRUZ
Printer’s Direction or Headline Order

Specification for headline

4-48BB-rom clc
means that:
The headline is 4 columns wide,
48 points, Bodoni Bold, cap and
lower case
Catherine L. dela Cruz SPA-STO. ROSARIO HIGH SCHOOL, Minalin / Cluster VI
Reference: ADVANCE CAMPUS JOURNALISM By CECILIANO-JOSE B. CRUZ
PD or specification for the body text

12 ems
8 rom.
means that:
the news story must be set in
one column, 8 points, roman
type
Catherine L. dela Cruz SPA-STO. ROSARIO HIGH SCHOOL, Minalin / Cluster VI
Reference: ADVANCE CAMPUS JOURNALISM By CECILIANO-JOSE B. CRUZ
For the standard high school paper
prescribed by the NSSPAA, for purposes
of the group contests,
the size of the paper is 18”x12”
(tabloid size)
divided into five columns
Each column is 12 ems (two
inches wide)
Catherine L. dela Cruz SPA-STO. ROSARIO HIGH SCHOOL, Minalin / Cluster VI
Reference: ADVANCE CAMPUS JOURNALISM By CECILIANO-JOSE B. CRUZ
Symbol “w/k”
Means that:
the headline has a kicker or
tagline

Catherine L. dela Cruz SPA-STO. ROSARIO HIGH SCHOOL, Minalin / Cluster VI

Reference: ADVANCE CAMPUS JOURNALISM By CECILIANO-JOSE B. CRUZ
Example
6-42AB-1
fl/ds
 Six columns wide
 42-point type size
 Arial Bold font type
 One line
 Flush left
 Downstyle
#
Catherine L. dela Cruz SPA-STO. ROSARIO HIGH SCHOOL, Minalin / Cluster VI
Reference: ADVANCE CAMPUS JOURNALISM By CECILIANO-JOSE B. CRUZ
 Newspaper
Type of article
Topic
Byline
Date to publish
 Reference:
ADVANCE CAMPUS JOURNALISM
By CECILIANO-JOSE B. Cruz
Other Sources:
Reuters
Basics in Campus Journalism by Tony Rogers
New Stories from
Philippine Star/Pinoy Ngayon
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Manila Bulletin
Tempo/Balita