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Headline Writing
Sarah Jean B. Bayocot
Lecturer
Copy reading – is correcting a copy
before the final printing
Duties of a COPYREADER
a
barangy - insert letter
Manilas - delete
- move to right
- move to left
WRITING HEADLINES
Printer’s Direction:
Headline
No. of pts., no. of columns, family type,
structure, style
Text
No. of pts., no. of columns, family type
MECHANICS OF HEADLINE WRITING
Number 2 means the head will run across two columns of the
page. Number 24 stands for the font size to be used. TNRB
refers to the font type Times New Roman Bold and KICKER
a preliminary head. The line below refers to the number of
line or deck the headline will have.
The final headline will look like this:
A,B,C,D,E,G,H,K,N,O,P,R,S,U,V,Z – 1 ½ unit
J,I,L,T,F – 1 unit
M W – 2 unit
a,b,c,d,e,g,h,k,n,o,p,q,r,s,u,v,w,x,y,z – 1 unit
j,i,l,t,f – ½ unit
m,w – 1 ½ unit
! , : . ; - ½ unit
- ? % - 1 unit
Space – 1 unit
Ooppss!