EDITORIAL PAGE

An editorial is an article written by editorial writers which can be stated in newspapers or TV broadcasts. The editorial page is a part of the newspaper that analyses and comments about certain topics which are trending. The editorials’ main purpose is to influence public opinion, create critical thinking to the readers, and sometimes cause people to do something about an issue

An editorial page is also referred as the soul and heart of the newspaper. It said to be the heart of the newspaper because it gives the opinions and ideals of editorial writers on a certain issue. Editorial writers tend to create arguments or persuade readers to agree with them. Basically, an editorial is somehow an opinionated news story.

CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD EDITORIAL

We know that the editorial is soul and heart of a newspaper. The value of a newspaper can be estimated after reading its editorials. A good editorial should have the following characteristics:

It should be a narrative or descriptive type form. It should have logical or reasonable thoughts. The main objective should be to inform, persuade, entertain or sometimes educate. Its content should be connected to recent issues like political, social, economic, religious, cultural and scientific

issues. It should be creative, rational and unbiased. It must be logical, convincing and open-minded. It must contain correct information, data and events. In an editorial, the writer should discuss the problems, not the personalities. An editorial must persuade the readers, not affect their emotions. Sensitive and noxious issues should not be discussed. It should be pleasing to the readers. It must agree with the guidelines of the newspaper.

PURPOSE OF EDITORIAL

An editorial written at Philippine Daily Inquirer by Rina Jimenez –David on July 16, 2006 http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2689/897/1600/R.David%20ed%20on%20food

To criticize: The writer will give suggestions for change about an issue. When criticizing an issue, it should always be based with facts.

To make a stand: The writer defends his own beliefs from the attacks of the society To endorse: The writer gives endorsement of a certain issue, person or events. To compliment: The writer gives praise to a certain issue To persuade: The writer makes the readers believe in him and agree with him. To inform or entertain: The writer gives information to the readers. To appeal: The writer tends to affect the emotions of the readers through his editorial. To predict: The writer creates prediction based on factual information.

PARTS OF AN EDITORIAL

1. Introduction- it is the beginning of the paragraph. It usually states the news which the editorial is based upon. It is

also called the news peg and it gives a short background about the said news.

The Lead- it is also located at the introduction to serve as a continuation. It can be written in many ways:- a simple statement giving the news event or situation itself- a question which leads to the problem being discussed. - A statement that captures the attention of the readers.- A description of the problem.

2. The Body- It contains the facts about the news story and the stand of the writer. The ideas are arranged in logical

order and supported by facts. It may be three to four paragraphs.

3. The Conclusion- It is the last part of the editorial that summarizes the whole article. It wraps up the ideas presented at

the body and restating the point of the writer.

TYPES OF EDITORIAL

1. Editorial of Information- It gives information on facts of news stories or add other facts which followed by an explanation. It

may define terms, identify persons or provide a background of a certain issue.

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Historic

It’s been said before and we’ll say it again: The Philippines’ Michael Christian Martinez made history just by hitting the ice at the Sochi Winter Games, whether or not he qualified for the final round of the men’s figure skating competition. But qualify he did, ultimately finishing 19th in a field of 24 and leaving the distinct impression that he is a serious contender to watch on the Olympics stage in the future.

The 17-year-old Martinez, the youngest skater and the first Filipino and Southeast Asian in the competition, gave it all he’s got. In the short program of 30 participants on Thursday night he performed to Arthur Fiedler’s love theme from “Romeo and Juliet,” hitting a triple axel and striking a cantilever spread to cheers from the audience. He scored 64.81 and was 19th among those who qualified for the finals.

On Friday night he performed the free skate to Ernesto Lecuona’s “Malagueña,” scoring a cumulative score of 184.25 and holding the lead among the first six skaters. The commentator described his performance as “fantastic.”

It was clear to TV viewers that Martinez had a friendly audience, vigorously applauding his flawless jumps and even an unfortunate spill from which he gracefully recovered.

At home his compatriots were thrilled by his presence in Sochi, and flooded social media with cheers and praise that, he later said in a phone interview, warmed his heart and boosted his determination to make good.

But also heartwarming was the sight of the young Olympian waving a jacket with “Philippines” on it after his performances. The message was that he’s come a long way to wintry Russia and it is his country that he is wearing on his figurative sleeve. Indeed, the world media were charmed not only by Martinez’s skill and potential but also his back story. The then 8-year-old Martinez discovered the wonders of figure skating in the SM Southmall skating rink. He proved a natural and in time was dividing his training between California and Manila.

He went on to emerge fifth overall in the World Junior Championships in Milan and 16th in the Four Continents Championships in Osaka last year. Along the way, he overcame asthma, a fractured ankle, torn knee ligaments and a cut thigh—a warrior as much as a skater—to achieve a life’s dream of qualifying for Sochi in September after finishing a rousing 7th at the Nebelhorn Trophy in Germany.

Martinez’s performance in the Winter Olympics has captured the imagination of his country and also shed a harsh light on state assistance for athletes, including those engaged in non-mainstream sports like figure skating. It is unclear whether or not he received funds from the Philippine Sports Commission. What is known so far is that his family has been funding his training and competition with the help of Hans Sy of the SM Group acting as his “godfather” and defraying P1.5 million of his expenses, and donors adding P500,000 through the Philippine Skating Union.

PSC executive director Guillermo Iroy Jr. has been quoted as saying that the commission approved financial assistance to the Philippine Olympic Committee in the amount of $7,200 so Martinez could participate in the Sochi Winter Games. And it’s said that training costs amount to at least P75,000 a month.

Martinez made history in Sochi, but the important issue now is whether the state can now back him in any meaningful way. His case once more illustrates the continuing inability of the government sports program to scout for potential among the youth and the lack of funding for athletic training and development. A virtual unknown in his country until the weeks before the Sochi Winter Games, Martinez will doubtless be in for much fanfare when he comes home. And the hand-wringing will surely intensify.

In this basketball-crazy country, there has to be room for someone like Martinez, who has the imagination to believe that a Filipino can make good in a winter sport. He’s a cool example of perseverance and grace. He makes us proud. Imagine, with proper training, what heights he will conquer in the future.

An example of an editorial of information written by Elli Kaplan at the Outlet for Design Furniture. http://opinion.inquirer.net/71612/historic-2

2. Editorial of Interpretation - It explains the importance of a news event, current issue, or theory. The writer doesn’t argue nor

criticize, but gives both sides of the problem and let the readers criticize or judge the topic itself. It just interprets the said topic.

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A TALE OF HORROR: POPULATION EXPLOSION

Today,the Philippines has a population of 80 million.at the present rate of growth, this small country, would have to support more than 150 million within 35 years.

This means that most of our high school students now, who would only be in their early 40's or 50's at that time, will be the one's to be most affected by the evil effect of population explosion.

As of today, our basic problems our food, water, housing, education, and polution.

Just imagine how this problems would be aggravated by the 150 million mouths to feed, backs to clothe,heads to shelter and minds to educate.

Also, today, the world ghas a population of four billion this will doubled 35 years time.The world population is increasing at the rate of an additional 2,000 million every eight years.

In six and half centuries from now,there would be one persons standing on every square foot of land on earth by the time, men would be devouring one another,for there would be no more place for plants to grow.

The only way to avoid this situation would be through population planning.An example of an editorial of interpretation written by Joy P. Jerusalem and posted at

http://joyjerusalem35yahoocom-joy.blogspot.com/

3. Editorial of Criticism - It discusses about the good and bad side stated on the news story. It intended to influence the readers

of what the writer believes and an explanation is presented at the end.

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Knee Jerk

Sen. Tito Sotto is seeking the reimposition of a bill that would mete out death as the ultimate penalty for heinous crimes. For him, there is no conflict between his defense of the unborn and his disdain for the lives of convicts. “I am prolife for the unborn and the Filipino family. I am prodeath to heinous criminals,” he says.

It’s the perfect sound bite. Who, after all, would choose the side of murderers and drug traffickers? And Sotto is offering his remedy of capital punishment to a society already “softened” by the recent spate of truly horrendous crimes, from the rape and murder of a six-year-old child to the rampant drug trade that has made observers here and abroad fearful that the Philippines is about to turn into the next narcostate, after Mexico and Colombia.Indeed, drug traffickers have become so brazen that they no longer operate in remote or seedy places where law enforcers are either absent or in cahoots with the elements they’re meant to police. Drug traffickers are now favoring plush enclaves like Bonifacio High Street and Makati for their operations, setting up their drug laboratories in upscale condominium buildings where the middle and upper classes have traditionally felt secure and removed from the more depraved conditions of their metropolis.

To this development, Sotto proposes a simple solution: the physical elimination of convicts, “not to deter, but to prevent them from doing it again, and also [to instill fear in criminals].” He cites the case of Chinese drug lord Lim Seng who, during martial law, died by firing squad on orders of the dictator Ferdinand Marcos. “The record will speak for itself… It took almost 10 years before drug trafficking started again in the Philippines,” says Sotto.Assuming the assertion is true, that Lim Seng’s execution did deter drug trafficking for a while, was that because of the severity of the punishment, or the fact that the drug lord was in fact caught and sentenced? And not through the ordinary course of justice, remember, but the work of Marcos’ dreaded military and intelligence apparatus, whose ruthlessness and lethal efficiency the strongman was only too eager to demonstrate to his perceived enemies. The deterrence, in short, might have had nothing to do with the death penalty itself, but with the fact that the country was in the grip of a brutal dictatorship that could do what it wanted with anyone who crossed it, whether criminal, political opponent, activist, or ordinary citizen.

The death penalty was in place throughout Marcos’ rule, but was abolished by Corazon Aquino in 1986.Fidel Ramos revived it in 1993, only for Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to suspend it again in 2006. It should be asked then: In the 13 years that it was legal to put a convicted criminal to death, how much—by what percent—did it actually deter crime? Leo Echegaray, convicted of child rape, hogged newspaper headlines for weeks early in 1999 as the first to receive the death penalty since its 1993 reimposition. Was there an appreciable diminution in criminality after his execution? Did thievery and plunder in public offices—and those are heinous crimes, no less outrageous than rape or murder—decline with the public spectacle of a common criminal put to death by the state?

If ordinary Filipinos today can recall that period from 1993 to 2006 as a halcyon time unmarred by breaches of the peace, with criminality on the streets and in the government suddenly scarce because the populace was all too aware of the noose dangling over the heads of anyone who broke the law—then perhaps the death penalty should be brought back. Provided, of course, that the public executions begin with lawmakers convicted of plundering the people’s money. Why should only poor saps like Echegaray take the deadly rap, after all? If the death penalty is to be reinstituted, let it cover mighty and meek alike.

But that, in a nutshell, is why Sotto’s proposal is just the kind of knee-jerk, ill-thought-out proposal that shouldn’t be taken seriously. When the justice system remains skewed for the moneyed, the death penalty will only be another instrument of social injustice. If the government wants to deter crime, it has to do its job properly: Apprehend suspects with dispatch, pursue airtight cases, clap the convicts in jail for life. Make crime pay—not with death, but by the cold certainty of punishment.

An example of an editorial of criticism posted athttp://opinion.inquirer.net/70703/knee-jerk

4. Editorial of Commendation, Appreciation, or Tribute- It gives tribute to a person or organization that did meaningful things that greatly affected the society.

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Editorial: A tribute to Neil Armstrong

Only 12 astronauts set foot on the moon, a fraternity so small that each individual, through that singular achievement, earned everlasting distinction. Within that exclusive collective, Neil Alden Armstrong will always stand a bit taller because he was the commander of the first lunar landing and the first earthling to tread on a surface not our own.

Armstrong, who died Saturday at 82, was a rare hero in that he both achieved greatness and had greatness thrust upon him. A private man, he left the stage when the footlights seemed to be at their brightest. Where John Glenn worked toward another kind of fame, his distinguished and equally celebrated colleague in spaceflight seemed happy to fade before his time.

Armstrong lived through 43 anniversaries of that most famous day — July 20, 1969. His lunar walk with Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin lasted two hours and 19 minutes, the indelible boot prints of the two astronauts leaving an impression an inch deep on the dusty surface. His achievement marked his life and conferred on him an authority that he used effectively, if sparingly.

He testified before Congress twice in the last two years and on both occasions delivered a passionate defense of the kind of ambitious space program he believed the country deserved (and many would say could no longer afford). Unhappy with cutbacks in programs at NASA, including a suspension of lunar exploration, Armstrong argued that the United States was lacking in ambition and at risk of losing its supremacy in space.

“If the leadership we have acquired through our investment is allowed simply to fade away, other nations will surely step in where we have faltered. I do not believe that this would be in our best interests,” he said in 2010.At his last appearance, in September 2011, he sounded a bit hurt, perhaps even a little bitter, at the lack of a coherent space program. The country needed “a master plan that excites the imagination,” he pleaded, one that “will motivate the young to excellence.” You can almost hear him channeling the little boy from Wapakoneta, Ohio, who fell in love with flight and soared to glory.

The video of that testimony is worth watching because there is a perceptible crack in his voice when he personalizes what the truncated ambitions of spaceflight mean to the men who defined it. “The reality that there is no requirement for a NASA spaceflight commander for the foreseeable future is obvious and painful to all who have justifiably taken great pride in NASA’s wondrous spaceflight achievements of the past half century,” Armstrong says.

He was speaking for himself and for a generation. If there is a message for us now, it is to try to see the journey to the stars as he himself saw it, a thing of awe as well as a national imperative.He signed his testimony “Commander, Apollo 11.” In the history of space exploration — and for the annals of time — the title and the mission will always be linked to one man and the step he took for all mankind.

Godspeed, Neil Armstrong. An example of an editorial of commendation, appreciation, or tribute posted at

http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20120827-editorial-a-tribute-to-neil-armstrong.ece

5. Editorial of Argumentation - It is also referred as editorial of persuasion. The editorial writer’s main purpose is to make the readers

agree with his stand by creating arguments.

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EDITORIAL: Ending the global-warming argument

Leftists are rushing to the judiciary as a refuge against efforts to undermine their global-warming tax schemes. In the current economic environment, the idea of massive hikes in the price of gasoline and other sources of energy has become radioactive. In response, the attorneys general of California, Connecticut, Iowa, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont are hoping activist judges will enact policies that elected, accountable representatives are increasingly afraid to touch.

Congress moved this week to overturn an Environmental Protection Agency ruling meant to bring about carbon-dioxide rationing. At the same time, the seven left-leaning states argued in a brief to the Supreme Court that they have the right to sue out-of-state corporations as “public nuisances” for their crime of emitting a harmless, colorless gas that’s essential for life on this planet.

According to the complaint, carbon-dioxide emissions from various power plants around the country “increase smog and heat-related mortality”; “raise sea levels, thereby inundating low-lying property such as much of New York City’s infrastructure”; “lower water levels in the Great Lakes, harming commercial shipping and hydropower production in New York”; and “make it impossible for several species of hardwood trees to survive in Vermont, Connecticut, New York and Rhode Island.” It goes on to claim “even one degree of global warming will double the number of heat-related deaths in New York City, to 700 per year.”

Never mind that none of these calamities have actually happened, or that if they did, there would be no link to the companies under legal assault. Never mind that if the power companies were to cease operations, it’s likely heat-related deaths from the lack of air conditioning would be far more real than the casualties from these imaginary catastrophes. Still, it’s enough for the ‘60s-era radicals who traded their tie-dyed T-shirts for judicial robes that someone claiming to be a scientist says it’s true. That includes people like Pennsylvania State University Prof. Michael E. Mann, who created the famous hockey-stick graph that served as the centerpiece of Al Gore’s Oscar-winning global-warming infomercial, “An Inconvenient Truth.”

Ever since the Climategate e-mail scandal exposed how Mr. Mann’s graph used “a trick” to “hide the decline” in global temperatures, public support also has declined for the fable that cosmic irritation at mankind’s exhalations has made things hotter by an imperceptible one-third of one degree over

the course of a decade. In 2000, media-driven climate hysteria peaked with 72 percent of those surveyed by Gallup indicating they were worried about global warming. That number fell to 51 percent in a Gallup poll released Monday, with four in 10 Americans saying the seriousness of global warming was being exaggerated.

Lawmakers sense this skepticism in their constituents and can no longer get away with pursuing policies that sacrifice jobs and economic prosperity on the pagan altar of warmism. The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 34-19 on Tuesday to adopt the “Energy Tax Prevention Act” which denies the EPA any authority to regulate water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane and other naturally occurring gases as if they were actual pollutants. On Tuesday, Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, promised a vote on the Senate version of the bill introduced by Sen. James M. Inhofe, Oklahoma Republican, and his 43 co-sponsors, only to retreat the next day when it became apparent Mr. Inhofe had more support than expected.

It’s time for the Supreme Court to put the states’ bogus argument on ice. An example of an editorial of argumentation written by the Washington Times and posted at

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/17/ending-the-global-warming-argument/#ixzz2sM2kv1pq

6. Editorial of entertainment- It is an editorial that stir up happiness or showbiz related issues but still stating factual information.

Its main purpose is to entertain the readers and it is usually shorter than other editorials.

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The Ten W-O-R-S-T TV Characters of the Year!

It’s that time of the year again: time for insipid, arbitrary “best of” lists counting down things I liked in movies, TV, and books. Perhaps the most popular of these is my annual “Ten Best TV Characters” of the year, and I promise that’s coming…next week. But, for now, why not take a look at the first-ever “Ten WORST TV Characters of the Year.”

Hey, we wouldn’t know how good we’ve got it with the best list if it weren’t for the bottom of the barrel. Worth noting: I excluded bad characters from bad shows (think Dads, or Real Housewives). I wanted to focus solely on bad characters who are on otherwise good shows.

Dishonorable Mention: Pretty Much Any Lead Character on Showtime…Showtime is supposed to be challenging HBO for premium cable dominance, but I’m not so sure how it can with title characters that are either repressed, unlikable bores (Ray Donovan, Masters of Sex), lead characters that are unbelievably shrill (Web Therapy), or just a more standard form of unlikable (House of Lies, Shameless). With Dexter, The Borgias, and The Big C gone, plus Homeland struggling in season 3, I don’t see a corner being turned anytime soon.

10. The Good Guys on The Walking Dead…Except for Michonne, I have a really hard time caring about any of the “good guys” on The Walking Dead. Would it really have been so bad if The Governor had killed Rick?

9. Marnie on Girls…It’s not just that Marnie is an unbearably pretentious and horrible stock character. It’s that no other characters on the show seem aware of this. You keep waiting for the moment when somebody will tell her what a cliche she is, and it keeps not showing up.

8. Dr. Narcisse on Boardwalk Empire…This character should be fascinating. He really should be. Why isn’t he? Maybe it’s because of Jeffrey Wright’s odd performance of him as Snidley Whiplash (complete with ultra-mannered speech and mustache twirling evil) but I’ll bet it’s because the writers never carved out a consistent vision for this character. Narcisse felt a little all-over-the-map, and they just never invested in him the way they asked us to.

7. Joel on Parenthood…I’ve never liked him, but he’s become even more annoying this season. His way of dealing with family problems? Not dealing with them at all, then somehow getting mad when that blows up in his face. Great strategy Joel!

6. Andy on Parks and Recreation…Andy has been gone for most of the first half of this season since Chris Pratt is shooting a movie, and it just reminds me of exactly how little he really brings to the show. “Andy’s dumb”–every joke ever made about him.

4./5. Pete from The League/Katrina from Sleepy Hollow…It’s not that either of these characters are horrible, so much as completely unnecessary. Pete serves no purpose on The League. The show already has Ruxin (the antagonist), Andre (the butt of most jokes), Taco (the lovable idiot), Jenny (the girl), Rafi (the insane sociopath…an original sitcom archetype) and Kevin (the flustered straight man). Pete is mostly just there to occupy space and because the actor who plays him (Mark Duplass) helps create the show. Katrina on Sleepy Hollow brings the action to a standstill every time they force her on us.

3. Frankenboy from American Horror Story: Coven…I don’t even know this character’s name, but there’s a Frankenstein frat-boy on this season of AHS, and it’s really, really not working out. I know that the strategy for this show has always been to throw a bunch of shit at the wall and see what sticks, but can we all admit that watching Evan Peters (so good in the first season) stumble around all season just isn’t making for compelling TV?

2. Agent Donald Ressler from The Blacklist…He was just the annoying pretty boy on Homeland, but now the exact same actor (mysteriously named Diego Klattenhoff) is regularly quadrupling the generic factor on The Blacklist. You’ve got Spader over there doing his thing, and then Ressler shows up to say something the audience never cares about like “You’re on thin ice!” or “I don’t like you!” We get it, he’s the straight arrow FBI agent (the message boards call him Captain America), but that doesn’t mean we couldn’t replace him with a piece of wood and get the same effect.

1. Dana Brody from Homeland…”You know what I want to see? More of Dana Brody on Homeland”–Nobody, ever. The actual Nicolas Brody was in exactly one episode in the first seven episodes of this season, meanwhile Dana was in all but one of them. What a cruel, cruel world…

An example of an editorial of entertainment written by Alabama Liberal and posted at http://alabamaliberal.com/the-ten-w-o-r-s-t-tv-characters-of-the-year/

7. Editorial of Special Occasion- It explains about the significance of a certain event present.

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"Jesus’ Birthday”

Christmas is celebrated as the day of the Birth of Christ in this world, yet it also symbolizes a very deeply significant truth of the spiritual life. A very small, but very beautiful, point of deep significance is attached to Christmas. We celebrate Christmas Day on the 25th of December. As a tradition, we give gifts to the one we love, we prepared delicious food to share to others, we put Christmas lights around our house and we place a Christmas tree in our living room .In celebrating Christmas Day, we understand the true essence of Christmas.

Christmas Day is the time and the manner of the birth of the Lord. Jesus Christ was not born in a grand palace. He was not born to very wealthy or learned parents. He was born in a simple ordinary place. He was born to humble and poor parents, who had nothing to boast about, except their own clean character and devoutness.

Maybe few of people weren’t celebrating Christmas because not all of us believe in God. They don’t believe maybe because they didn’t understand who God is and what Christmas is for.

For me having a Christmas celebration is very important. It is a time to thank and praise God of what had he done in terms of sacrificing just for us. I believe in God who gives us the best of himself.

An example of an editorial of special occasion written by Christine Tan and posted at http://chesstin09.blogspot.com/2010/10/editorial-of-special-occasions.html

WRITING AN EDITORIAL

In writing an editorial, it takes the form of an essay. It deals on a specific issue or topic, offers a theory, and provides evidence to convince its readers, as said on the previous the lessons; the title suggests the topic being tackled about, the introduction gives the news itself where the topic is based upon; the body supports the introduction with factual information; and the conclusion wraps up the ideas presented at the body and restating the point of the writer.

Before writing the editorial itself, one must have the proper characteristics and guidelines in making your own editorial. According to Harold Evans, in “Newsman's English,” the following are the qualities of a “good” editorial writer:

Human qualities of sympathy, insight, breadth of view, sense of humour and imagination. 

A well-balanced and orderly mind, one suggesting judgment, perspective, and a sense of proportion. 

A cool head. The ability to work in an atmosphere of excitement and hurry without becoming flustered or incapable of accuracy. 

Quickness of thought — coupled with accuracy. 

Keenness, conscientiousness and ruthlessness — rightly used. 

Well-informed common sense that translates into sound judgment. 

The ability to set aside your own feelings and see things from the point of view of the reader — whose representative you are.

A familiarity with the major laws concerning libel, copyright, invasion of privacy, and contempt. 

Dedication to physical fitness in a trying, sedentary job that takes a toll on the stomach, eyes and nerves. 

Team spirit. Publications, in order to be published regularly, require a dedication to cooperation and collaboration. 

STRUCTURE OF AN EDITORIAL

According to Alan Weintraut from Annandale High School, there are ways in structuring your own editorial:

Lead with an Objective Explanation of the Issue/Controversy. Include the five W's and the H. Pull in facts and quotations from sources which are relevant.

Present Your Opposition First. As the writer you disagree with these viewpoints. Identify the people (specifically who oppose you). Use facts and quotations to state objectively their opinions. Give a strong position of the opposition. You gain nothing in refuting a weak position.

Directly Refute The Opposition's Beliefs. You can begin your article with transition. Pull in other facts and quotations from people who support your position. Concede a valid point of the opposition which will make you appear rational, one who has considered all the options.

Give Other, Original Reasons/Analogies. In defending your position, give reasons from strong to strongest order. Use a literary or cultural allusion that lends to your credibility and perceived intelligence.

Conclude With Some Punch. Give solutions to the problem or challenge the reader to be informed. A quotation can be effective, especially if from a respected source. A rhetorical question can be an effective concluder as well.

TIPS IN WRITING AN EDITORIAL

1. Select a significant topic which is timely and interesting to the readers.2. Do research about your topic and make sure that the information is reliable and true.3. Make your opinions brief but rich in content.4. When explaining the issue, remember that you are the reporter an you shou should state in objectively.5. Give your perspective with its corresponding facts. 6. Negate the other side of the story using facts and quotations. 7. You should present the points of the side you are negating.8. Restate key phrases to get the attention of your readers.9. Make your solutions realistic and logical.10. Conclude your editorial with a punch.11. Avoid the use of pronoun “I”.

ACTIVITY 1

Create an editorial with the given news article below.

1.

Palace not keen on gov’t officials trying public transportation

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Tuesday said it will not prevent public officials from taking public transportation, but cautioned of the delays it may cause to services rendered to the public.

“There is nothing stopping me or any government official from taking public transport. But we must understand government officials have many duties to fulfill,” Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma said when pressed for a reaction on the issue.

He said taking the petition literally may diminish the quality of public service.

The Share a Road Movement on Monday filed a petition before the Supreme Court, asking that half of the nation’s roads be devoted to non-motorized transport.

They also asked the Court to order the reduction in gas allowance of Cabinet members and require them to try public transportation, in order for them to experience first-hand the plight of daily commuters.

“Yes, we understand,” Coloma said, implying that they know of the difficulty commuters face daily.

The Secretary also said the petition for the writ of kalikasan should be studied further by the court.

“We should identify its implications to present laws and local ordinances…We’ll wait for the Supreme Court’s decision,” he said in Filipino.

Source: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/578946/palace-not-keen-on-govt-officials-trying-public-transportation

2.Term extension? Aquino not interested

MANILA, Philippines – There will be only six years of power for President Benigno Aquino III, and nothing more.

Secretary Herminio Coloma of the Presidential Communications Operations Office said that the President is not interested in extending his tenure via Charter change.

“The President himself is counting down the days on how long he will stay in office,” Coloma said Tuesday afternoon at a media briefing.

“He expects that when he steps down at 12noon of June 30, 2016, he would have fulfilled the promises that he made to the Filipino people,” he added.

Coloma said that even in the case of a planned Charter change, President Aquino would not extend a day in the post.

Source: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/578933/term-extension-aquino-not-interested-is-counting-down-to-last-day-in-office

ACTIVITY 2

Identify the type of Editorial used in the following articles:

1. “It has been three months since Supertyphoon “Yolanda” ravaged the Visayas, and the devastation it wrought is no longer top

of mind among the general public. Still, the hardships of the survivors are continuing despite their own efforts to pick up the pieces as well as the programs of the government, the private sector and the international community to help get them back on their feet.The outpouring of aid and support immediately after the disaster was instantaneous, generous and heartwarming. But the magnitude of the devastation is such that material and financial assistance, infrastructure support, and livelihood programs are required for the long term, to enable the survivors to rebuild their lives. Livelihood programs are particularly important: Many residents of hard-hit Eastern Samar, for example, were engaged in fishing and farming before Yolanda upended their lives. Having lost not only their dwellings but also their fishing boats and their means of farming, the survivors are hard put to bounce back.

Inquirer correspondents report on the survivors’ enduring dire straits. Mayor Edgar Boco of Hernani, Eastern Samar, realizes that the help being extended to his impoverished town in terms of relief items will soon end. “That’s why we really would like our government to provide livelihood assistance to my people. They rely mainly on fishing and farming,” he said. The Senate agriculture committee and the Department of Agriculture recently sent coconut seedlings and fishing equipment to Hernani to help the townsfolk “restart their lives,” said the committee chair, Sen. Cynthia Villar. In Concepcion, Iloilo, fisherman Sonny Ciraco spoke of the crying need for him and his fellows to acquire new boats to replace those destroyed by Yolanda. “We can still live in shanties or tents but we cannot survive without boats and fishing gear,” he said. A Filipino group in South Korea called 601 Habit heard his plea and sent 73 boats. These, along with benefit concerts by local and foreign artists and operations intended to restore the agricultural capacity of the damaged areas, are meaningful occasions for gratitude and hope.

But even as the last families who had fled the devastation were airlifted from Manila back to their native towns, the situation on the ground remains difficult. Unthinkably, some people are still going hungry because aid cannot reach them. There are areas in Western Visayas that have not received aid at all, and there are areas that will need food aid for four more months at least, according to Jose Abraham Ongkiko, the regional coordinator of the United Nations Development Program’s Yolanda Response Program. “Recovery is still a long process even if the emergency situation could be declared over by early February,” Ongkiko said.

All these mean that assistance, whether from local or international sources, is still very much needed. Most important, jobs are required as survivors cannot subsist entirely on doles. Their dignity and their very real needs will not allow it.

Employment is invaluable to rebuilding efforts. Data from the Department of Labor and Employment indicate that over 19,000 workers lost their jobs due to Yolanda. Recently, more than 3,000 people descended on the Leyte Normal University campus for a DOLE-organized job fair that gathered 17 local business and 36 recruitment agencies. The UNDP is maintaining its cash-for-work program in the provinces of Capiz, Iloilo and Aklan, which primarily involves clearing schools and other institutional compounds, drainage canals and irrigation facilities of debris. Fallen coconut trees are also being cleared under the program, both to provide livelihood to coconut farmers and to utilize the coco lumber for rebuilding their houses.

The economic indicators are not encouraging even with the national government allocation of some P40 billion for rehabilitation. For just one indicator, only about 20 of the 15,000 businesses in Tacloban have applied for new business permits to resume operations, according to city treasurer Zosima Cordaño. Indeed, the task faced by the government is formidable. It is incumbent on everyone else to wrap their heads around the problem and pitch in. Remember the survivors of Yolanda. Let’s keep giving, keep helping.

Source: http://opinion.inquirer.net/70790/keep-giving

2. “The year 2013 was another banner year for the Philippines, though some would surely disagree.

The fact is, despite the natural and manmade calamities that struck the country last year, such as the devastating Super typhoon “Yolanda,” its economy still grew by 7.2 percent, with the manufacturing sector contributing much in the last quarter. The economic managers deserve a pat on the back for a job well done.

Let’s keep the momentum going and stay focused, even in the midst of the economic uncertainties and challenges facing us this year.

—PEDRO REFUERZO JR.

Source: http://opinion.inquirer.net/71044/yet-another-banner-year

3. “While many conservative Protestants disagree with the scientific consensus about evolution, you cannot infer their

perspectives on other scientific issues such as climate change from this one view alone. Fundamentalists' and evangelicals' relationship with science is much more complicated than the idea that they "oppose science."

I recently conducted survey research comparing the most conservative of Protestants — those who identify with a conservative Protestant denomination, attend church regularly and take the Bible literally, or about 11% of the population in my analysis — with those who do not participate in any religion. The conservative Protestants are equally likely to understand scientific methods, to know scientific facts and to claim knowledge of science. They are as likely as the nonreligious to have majored in science or to have a scientific occupation. While other studies have shown that the elite scientists who work at the 20 top research universities are less religious than the public, it appears that the vast majority of people with workaday scientific occupations are like their neighbors, religiously speaking.

On most issues, there is actually very little conflict between religion and science. Religion makes no claims about the speed of hummingbird wings, and there are no university departments of anti-resurrection studies — scientists generally are unconcerned with the vast majority of religious claims and vice versa.

There are, of course, a few fact claims in which conservative Protestant theology and science differ, such as the origins of humans and the universe. Here we find that typical conservative Protestants are likely to believe the teaching of their religion on the issue and not the scientific claim.

We could complain that they are being inconsistent in believing the scientific method some of the time but not always. Yet social science research has long shown that people typically are not very consistent. The people who are more consistent are those who are punished for inconsistency: philosophers, media pundits, political activists and politicians.

Besides, conservative Protestants don't think of their own views as inconsistent, and they have a long-standing way, going back to at least the mid-19th century, of dividing the scientific findings they believe and don't believe. They tend to accept scientists' claims that are based on direct observation and common sense and to reject those based on what might be called unobservable abstractions. Since nobody was around for the Big Bang and for human evolution from lower primates, these unobservable claims are treated with more skepticism than measurements of the effect of airborne carbon on planetary temperature. (Despite biblical passages suggesting the contrary, conservative Protestants believe the Earth orbits the sun, which is observable by scientists in the present.)

The greatest conflict between fundamentalists, evangelicals and science is not over facts but over values. While scientists like to say that their work is value-free, that is not how the public views it, and conservative Protestants especially have homed in on the moral message of science. William Jennings Bryan, famed defender of the creationist perspective at the Scopes "monkey trial," was not just opposed to evolution for contradicting the Bible but also concerned that the underlying philosophy of Darwinism had ruined the morals of German youth and had caused World War I.

Source: http://articles.latimes.com/2011/oct/10/opinion/la-oe-evans-protestants-20111010

CARTROONING

EDITORIAL CARTOONING

An editorial cartoon is an editorial illustration that expresses opinion and interpretation of the news. The word “cartoon” is derived from two words, caricature and lampoon. A caricature is exaggerated illustration of an object. Mostly, the forms and shapes of the object is somehow distorted and makes the faces look uglier. A lampoon is a piece of malicious writing, an attack to other people with words. A good cartoon captures the attention of the readers and has a sense of humour which eventually makes the reader agree with his opinion.

TECHNIQUES USED IN EDITORIAL CARTOONING

Light and Shadings

Cartooning is a visual art hat shows emotions and feeling of the cartoonists. These cartoons should be seen by readers and enjoy it. Light is necessary to see things around us. In cartooning, light is very essential because it emphasizes the drawing of the cartoonist and makes the drawing more realistic. Here are the techniques for lighting and shading

An example of an editorial cartoon about the pork barrel retrieved from http://opinion.inquirer.net/70894/editorial-cartoon-february-3-2014

Source: http://punchandbrodie.com/leo/FamousArtistsCartoonCourse/facc_14.pdf

Car4icature

Caricature is a style of drawing where in the cartoonist makes someone look funny or foolish because some part of the person's appearance is exaggerated. Caricatures in drawings give emphasis on the drawing and capture the attention of the readers. Here are examples of caricatures.

HOW TO CONCEPTUALIZE

Source: http://punchandbrodie.com/leo/FamousArtistsCartoonCourse/facc_14.pdf

A caricature of president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III Source:

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A caricature of former president Gloria Macapagala Arroyo Source:

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According to Herman Lagon, sfrom Journalism Online Training BlogSpot, here are the ways in conceptualizing your cartoon:

1. Read/listen—research your facts well.2. Decide on your point of view or angle of your chosen issue.3. Make your comments on the issue.4. Translate your comment into coordinating, representative graphic symbols (e.g. crocodile for corrupt officials

and typewriter for press)5. Take into consideration the paper’s target readers.6. Sketch/make doodles.7. Draw your final cartoon.

COMMON SYMBOLS USED IN EDITORIAL CARTOONS

The following is a list of common symbols you will find in political cartoons and their meanings. Use this list as you analyze each cartoon.

Dove peaceOlive branch peace, forgivenessVulture preying on others, deathBuzzard preying on others, deathSkull/Bones death

Elephant Republican PartyDonkey Democratic PartyPhoenix something new and powerful arising from destructionUncle Sam U.S. Government, American peopleSphinx a great king with absolute powerTortoise someone who moves slowly, a winnerHare someone who moves quickly, a loserMalacañang The PresidentScales, a balance Supreme Court, justice, fairnessEagle American Government, the ConstitutionAcorn growth, youthBear RussiaDawn bondage/slaveryFog beginning/hopeIsland confusion/obscurityIvy lost paradise/isolationKey immortality or dependence Lightning liberation/knowledge/mystery/initiationOak sudden illumination/destruction of ignorancePen the unfathomable/formlessness/ chaos/or stabilityRaven learning/knowledge/creation of destiniesRiver bad news/deathEagle United States of America

TIPS IN CARTOONING

1. Avoid using unnecessary words and labels.2. Use symbols which can be understand by many.3. Do not copy or plagiarize.4. Your stand must be emphasized in the cartoon.5. Choose an interesting topic and present your opinion directly.6. Simplicity is better. Try to avoid adding details to your cartoon.7. Use shading to make your article more convincing.

STEPS IN EDITORIAL CARTOON

According to Dr. Net Billones, one of the country’s top cartoonists, these are the most effective steps in creating editorial cartoons:

1. List down the subjects to choose from.

2. Once the subject is chosen, ask what is the issue? What is the papers’ opinion about the issue?Example: Issue—Press freedom

Opinion—The government is going back to the martial law days as far as press freedom is concerned.

3. Decide the symbols to be usedExample: Government—GMA

Press freedom—bird (dove) flying, typewriter, school paper Repression—chain, scissors, slingshot, bar

4. Draw the cartoon.

ACTIVITY 1

Create your own editorial cartoon using the editorial below.

Did P-Noy meddle?

This newspaper has always stressed the mixed nature of the impeachment process, that it is at once both legal and political.At the start of the impeachment trial of Renato Corona in 2012, then the chief justice, we belabored the obvious: “Impeachment is both a legal and political procedure. Legal, because it has to abide by the constitutional provision as well as the Rules of Court. Political, because it is carried out by the two very political chambers: the House of Representatives, which draws up the Articles of Impeachment, and the Senate, which has the sole power to try and decide all cases of impeachment.”

In other words, because the principal actors in any impeachment drama are politicians, it is an abdication of responsibility on the part of both congressmen-prosecutors and senators-judges to ignore their constituents’ will.

Perhaps nothing illustrates this dual and inter-related nature better than the collapse of the impeachment trial (the first ever in our history) of Joseph Estrada, then the president of the Philippines. The decision of the Estrada-allied majority in the Senate not to open the so-called Jose Velarde envelope on Jan. 16, 2001, directly led to a walkout of the House prosecutors, and eventually to the second outpouring of People Power.

On Jan. 20, the day Estrada decided to leave Malacañang after failing to get support for his belated idea of a snap election, we noted the legal-political connection: “The suppression of evidence shattered the faith of Filipinos in the impeachment process, and drove them to the streets in a final showdown with the President. The people’s outrage can no longer be redirected toward a snap election.”In other words, a mishandled legal question (whether to allow possibly incriminating evidence into the record or not) found its ultimate answer in a decidedly political outcome.

The dual nature of the impeachment process is again in the headlines, because of Sen. Bong Revilla’s belated privilege speech last week, which claimed that President Aquino intervened in the Corona impeachment trial by askingRevilla to convict the chief justice. “Is it right for the President of the Republic to interfere with a legal process that is supposed to be independent?” Revilla asked, rhetorically.We have used this same space to ask Revilla why he didn’t direct the very same question to Gloria Arroyo, the leader of his own political party, when she was president and the object of impeachment complaints that were manhandled in the House of Representatives.

But we should also note that, unlike Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, a coaccused in the alleged plunder of pork barrel funds, Revilla did not allege any form of bribery on Mr. Aquino’s part. The President had asked him to vote against Corona as a personal favor, he said, and left it at that. It is almost as if Revilla did not want to create more legal problems for himself, because he had in fact voted to convict Corona.

Revilla’s rhetorical question assumes that an impeachment trial is only a legal process, and that the President was out of line for taking up Senate business. But this is a narrow view of the impeachment process, and a misunderstanding of the President’s position as chief executive. Having determined that a recalcitrant Corona was a primary obstacle in his pledge to clean up the government after Arroyo (Corona’s political patron), Mr. Aquino had a political stake in the trial. It would have been irresponsible for him, as a political leader, to ignore the consequences. Those who pretend they are shocked, shocked at the President’s political involvement, are also pretending that an acquitted Corona would not have tried to exact retribution at the expense of administration programs.

This is not to say that there are no legal or moral boundaries in the situation. It would have been wrong in the absolute for President Aquino to bribe or intimidate any senator into voting for conviction. (If Revilla has proof, let him show it, even though it would damn him too.) It would also have been entirely wrong for the President to ask a senator to vote regardless of the evidence.It was the evidence, in the end, that convicted Corona: It turns out he made a habit of not reporting as much as 90 percent of his immense wealth. Revilla and Estrada have the burden of proving that Mr. Aquino’s “meddling” suppressed contrary evidence, or caused the most important legal questions in the impeachment trial to go unanswered.

Source: http://opinion.inquirer.net/70375/did-p-noy-meddle

ACTIVITY2

Identify what symbols is dominant in the cartoon.

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PHOTOJOURNALISM

Photojournalism is a kind of journalism that deals with taking pictures. These captured pictures let the readers see the story by interpreting the pictures. A photojournalist is the person that captures the necessary photos. According to James Glen Stovall, photojournalism is journalism, but with a far different method and outcome than the journalism practiced in other parts of the newsroom. The picture may indeed be worth a thousand words, but to try to equate words and images may be a fool’s errand. The picture is fundamentally separate from the word.

CHARACTERISTICS OF PHOTOJOURNALISM

1. Relevance. The photos captured by the photojournalist have meaning that is connected to the topic based upon.

2. Objectivity. The pictures captured must be based on truth and it should be unbiased, fair and accurate in representing the event.

3. Narrative. The photos should be connected with the story in order for the readers to fully comprehend the event.

QUALITIES OF A GOOD PHOTOJOURNALIST

Before taking these pictures, one person must have these traits to capture rich pictures. According to Alex Garcia in Chicago Tribune, these are 5 of the 10 key traits of winning photojournalists:

1. Competitive. There is an advantage that the way you are with yourself is the way you are with other people. Competitive people are competitive with themselves first, which is why even if no one is around, they will be pushing themselves as far as they can go. But it can turn off others around them.

2. An Immovable Faith in the Power of an Image. All in the pursuit of an image that will make a photograph that tells the next greatest story ever told. There is another side of this passion, however, and that is the consequences of the image, are usually thought of only in positive terms.

3. Fearless. You can have faith in the power of an image, but if you aren't fearless, you'll make a hasty retreat and hope no one else gets it. The reason why some winning photojournalists' images are that much more fascinating is because they have that component of "What the heck were you doing there? Are you crazy?!" There is a physiological difference at work here.

4. Fast and Decisive. Their photos have an edge because they know how to anticipate where the action will be better than the next person. And they unapologetically pursue it, even if by doing so they might offend someone's sensibility or get themselves shot.

5. Clever. The top photojournalists are actually smart, canny and very clever. So much of getting a picture is getting to the right place at the right time. . The photojournalist who doesn't take no for an answer, who out-thinks the rest, or outlasts the rest, is usually the one who prevails.

TIPS ON PHOTOJOURNALISM

Here are tips that can help you in capturing photos perfectly:

1. Try avoiding posed pictures. It is better that the shot is stolen and the subject is unaware.

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2. Capture moments that show emotions.

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3. As much as possible, do not capture the back side of the subject.

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4. Know who or what the main subject on your photo is.

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5. Capture your photos closely.

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6. Your photos should tell a story.

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7. Take photos on different angles and levels

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8. Don’t crowd the picture.

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9. When taking a photo of inanimate objects, try to include people who give expressions to the object.

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10. Take photos where there is an action done.

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11. Use Rule of Thirds.

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CAPTION WRITING

Photo captions and cutlines are the most read body type in a publication. Of all the news content, only the titles of stories or headlines have higher readership than captions. It follows that standards of accuracy, clarity, completeness and good writing are as high for captions and cutlines than for other type. As with headlines, captions and cutlines must be crisp. As with stories, they must be readable and informative.

Captions are the little “headlines” over the “cutlines” (the words describing the photograph) while cutlines (at newspapers and some magazines) are the words (under the caption, if there is one) describing the photograph or illustration. See example.

REQUIRED INFORMATION

The specific information required can vary from one photo to the next. But for most pictures a reader wants to know such information as:

Who is that? (And, in most cases, identify people from left to right unless the action in the photograph demands otherwise.)

Why is this picture in the paper? What's going on? When and where was this? Why does he/she/it/they look that way? How did this occur?

PARTS OF A CAPTION

A good caption has four parts: a headline an identification sentence a secondary information sentence a quote.

HOW TO WRITE GOOD CAPTIONS Find the photo you are going to write the caption for. Using the main idea of the picture, write a simple sentence that sums up everything that is happening in it. Add to the sentence(s) where this is taking place. Add a little detail. What is happening in the picture? You're done!

Here are some examples of captioned photos:

A Somali child stands by his belongings as he flees from the Heliwa district in the

Mogadishu say that hundreds of families are fleeing the Somali capital after a spike in the number of clashes between militants and pro-government troops, with dozens of

Student activist simulates a freeze action infront of gate 4 of Far Eastern University (FEU) on Friday to call on the President and the Commission on Higher Education

ACTIVITY 1

Create a caption on each of the pictures shown below with a given news article.

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MANILA, Philippines — Just another perfect UAAP softball season for Adamson.Adamson had no trouble replicating a sweep as it fittingly nabbed the UAAP season 76 crown with an 8-1 rout of National University on Friday at the historic Rizal Memorial Stadium.

The Lady Falcons, unbeaten for 12 games in the elimination round, likewise swept the Lady Bulldogs in the finals where they were armed with a thrice-to-beat edge.

And it would have been a flawless game for Adamson had it not been for a throwing error in the bottom of the sixth that saved NU from losing via the mercy rule.

The championship is the Lady Falcons fourth straight, third “four-peat” and 13th overall in the league’s history, which just cemented their legacy as softball queens.

What’s more impressive is they haven’t lost a game since 2010, good for 48 straight, which is the longest streak in the league at the moment.

“The 48-game winning streak is just a bonus for us. We made history, but the most important thing for us is to win the title,” said long-time mentor Ana Santiago.It was a fitting send-off for graduating Lady Falcons Julie Muyco, Rizza Bernardino, Tata Embudo, Elvie Entrina and Carol Banay.

Bernardino, former MVP and athlete of the year, clinched the most homeruns and best pitcher citation while Embudo was named best hitter.

Off to continue the Lady Falcons’ legacy is Analie Benjamen, who was named the league’s most valuable player and best slugger.

Benjamen scored on two runs and struck out five batters as she helped hold the Lady Bulldogs scoreless in the first five innings, before Arrian Vallestero scored for NU in the sixth.

Vallestero went home with the Most Stolen Bases trophy as The Lady Bulldogs settled for another bridemaid finish.

Read more: http://sports.inquirer.net/145875/adamson-softbelles-claim-uaap-title-after-another-perfect-run#ixzz2tyHHrKlq

2)

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma—LeBron James sat silently in front of his locker with a towel draped over his head, not wanting to reveal the effects of a hit to his nose that prematurely ended his night.

His Miami Heat teammates finished off a 103-81 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder without him on Thursday.

Miami’s star forward went down with 5:50 remaining after he was struck by Oklahoma City’s Serge Ibaka on a drive to the basket. James finished the dunk, but he was bloodied and he left the court with a towel over his face.

“I’m like everybody else, you’re used to seeing him like Superman, get up and sprint back even after tough hits and tough falls,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “So we knew something was up.”

James landed the hardest blow long before that. He scored 16 of his 33 points in the first quarter to put the Thunder in a bind, and the Heat rolled to a lopsided win.James passed a concussion test, but the Thunder were the ones shaken up after James made his first five shots and scored 12 points in the first 4:11.

Elsewhere, the Golden State Warriors outlasted Houston 102-99 in overtime to half the Rockets’ eight-game winning streak, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 101-90.Dwyane Wade had 24 points and 10 assists, and Chris Bosh added 24 points for Miami, which won its fourth straight and avenged an earlier loss to Oklahoma City. It was a good step for the Heat, who are trying to catch Indiana for the top record in the Eastern Conference.

“You can see the resolve,” Wade said. “You can see the chemistry. You can see a team that’s gearing up for the second half of the season.”

Kevin Durant scored 28 points for Oklahoma City, which lost at home for the first time since Jan. 5.Durant has been the popular favorite to win the National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player award, but Wade said James was still in the hunt.

“It’s not decided,” Wade said. “I don’t think that was a message. That was LeBron James being LeBron James. He loves the matchup, just like KD loves the matchup. The MVP is long, long from over.”

Golden State’s Stephen Curry made a tying layup with 3.2 seconds left in regulation to send the game with Houston into overtime.

The Warriors got a big boost in overtime when Jermaine O’Neal, who was filling in for injured center Andrew Bogut, blocked Chandler Parsons’ baseline dunk attempt at the rim.

Curry followed with two free throws for a 98-95 lead with 15.9 seconds left. The teams traded free throws as the Rockets ran out of time.

Kenneth Faried continued his recent hot streak, scoring 26 points to carry Denver past Milwaukee.

Faried has been impressive this month, with a 21-point, 10-rebound performance against Phoenix, and a career-high 28 against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Read more: http://sports.inquirer.net/145885/bloodied-james-leads-heat-past-thunder#ixzz2tyISK5hv

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