COPYREADING AND HEADLINE WRITING- ENGLISH

Exercise 1 (2017 Edition)

INSTRUCTION: Copyread the news article written by Bong Santisteban for Rappler on April 14, 2017.
Write the slugline in the upper-left corner below the instruction. Write two possible headlines, one in
barline, and the other one in flush left. Indicate the unit counts and Printers Direction for each headline.
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zambonga Philippines A new vareity of corn has beeen the talk of the town for appearing to be kis sed

by a rainbows. The rainbow cornalso known as glass-gem corn in American Central was intduced in

Zambonga City by a farmer businesswomen mark basaluddin.

The 33-years-old started cultivating this variety corn when he was assigned in

Surabaya Province, Malaysia in 2012. Realizing its potential business, Basaluddin bring

home a bag of seeds end started plant ing them in her farm land in brgy, Bolong in

December 2016

After 3 months they were able to harvested the 1st fruit with corn colonels in different color

combinations

Bong Santisteban
July 11, 2017 | Zamboanga City
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The corn, though colorful and inviting,

tasted like any other ready available in the market

Innovative farming

According to Basaluddin he brought the twenty rfive-kg bag of seeds from an Indonesian merchant for

$300 (P14,847).

This is enough to fill one hectare.

As of now, wala pa kaming nabebenta. Base sa tanong ko sa Indonesia, pag kinonvert from dollars, tag

P80-P100 kada isa. Sobrang mahal the farmer told Rappler.

As of now, we haven't sell anything yet. Based on the price in Indonesia, it should be around P80-P100

each. That would be too expensive Right now, they are re-planting the same selection of corn in his

farmer and expected to harvest in late August or early September, Starting at the age of fiftheen,

Basaluddin mastered the art of innov ative farming by himself. Just recently

she was also able to harvest a 50 kilograms cassava.

Basaluddin also is the chairman of canelar barter trading Center where goods from neighboring Malaysia

and Indonesia and Taiwan are usually displayed He is also the vice president of Zamboanga City Farmers

Association.

The el nino in MiNdanao is the number one problema of the farmers.

Bong Santisteban
July 11, 2017 | Zamboanga City
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