Creative Nonfiction and Journalism Overview

What is Creative Nonfiction?

• A genre of writing that blends creative writing techniques with nonfiction narratives
• Focuses on storytelling and conveying emotion
• Key characteristics: factual accuracy, use of character development, emotional engagement, and literary techniques

What is Journalism?

• Originates from the Latin word "diurnal", meaning "daily"
• Defined by Noah Webster as writing for newspapers and periodicals
• Fraser F. Bon: "embraces all forms in which or through which the news and comments on the news reach the public"
• Accessed through newspapers, television, magazines, and radio

Journalism vs. Fictional Literature

• Journalism emphasizes factual accuracy, verification, and clarity
• Fiction is creative, seeking emotional truths rather than experiential truths

Principles of Journalism

• Responsibility
• Truthfulness and accuracy
• Freedom and independence

History of Campus Journalism in the Philippines

The First Campus Papers

• 1890: University of Santo Tomas published “El Liliputiense” (according to Jesus Velenzuela and John Lent)
• 1910: University of the Philippines published “College Folio” (now “Philippine Collegian”, according to a group of historians)
• 1911-1912: Manila High School (now Araullo High School) published “The Coconut” as the oldest officially recorded student mimeographed publication

The First Campus Papers (cont.)

• 1923: La Union High School published “The La Union Tab” as the first printed and regularly issued student publication
• 1925: Among the first high school campus papers are:
  • “The Pampangan” (Pampangan High School)
  • “The Leytean” (Leyte High School)
  • “The Rizalian” (Rizal High School)
  • “The Coconut” (Tayabas High School)
  • “The Volcano” (Batangas High School)
  • “The Toil” (La Union Trade School)
  • “The Samarinian” (Samar High School)
  • “The Melting Pot” (Tarlac High School)
  • “The Granary” (Nueva Ecija High School)
  • “The Torres Torch” (Torres High School, Manila)
  • “The Cagayan Student Chronicler” (Cagayan High School)

High School Campus Papers 1925

• Circular Letter No. 34 s. 1925 established regulations to standardize school papers, signed by Director Luther B. Bewley

High School Campus Papers 1931

• 106 high schools across the Philippines felt the need for school papers
• Only 30 schools registered their papers with the Bureau of Public Schools

High School Campus Papers 1950

• The number of registered school papers rose to 169 in 1950
• 1954: 253 registered school papers
• 1975: 500 registered school papers

Journalism During Martial Law

• 1972: Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law via Proclamation 1081. This led to the suppression of freedom of the press and mass media.

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