HOW TO COUNT A HEADLINE

Width Letters, figures marks

 .5 unit  Lowercase f, i, j, l, t
 Capital I and
numerical figure 1
 All punctuation except
question marks and
dashes
1 unit  Alllowercase letters
except m and w

 All other numerical

figures

 Questionmarks and
spaces between
words
• 1.5 units • Lowercase m and w

• All capitals except I,

M and W

• Dashes and symbols

such as $, % and &

• 2 units • Capitals M and W

 THE HEADLINE ORDER
• LINE ORDER – It is a three-number
sequence that tells you how many
columns your headline should cover,
what point size it should be, and how
many lines it should fill.
• Ex: 6-42-1
1-18-3
SIZE 1col. 2 col. 3col. 4 col. 5 col. 6 col.
18 pt. 16 33
24 pt. 13 27 40
30 pt. 10.5 21.5 32 43
36 pt. 9 18.5 28 38 47.5
42 pt. 7.5 15.5 23.5 32 40 48
48 pt. 13.5 20.5 28 35 42.5
54 pt. 12 18 24.5 30.5 37
60 pt. 16 21.5 27.5 33
72 pt. 14 18.5 23 28
Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya - About a
year ago, the Philippine National
Police found it difficult to attract
police officials to come to Nueva
Vizcaya to take on the job of
provincial police director.
Now, the post has apparently
become so attractive that several
police officials wanted to be included
as candidates to replace outgoing
police director, Senior Supt. Felix
Caddali.
According to a source in the provincial
government, at least seven police officers
have signified their interest to replace
Caddali.
“(The aspirants) visited (Gov. Luisa
Cuaresma) hoping that their names
would be included in the short list of
candidates and eventually, be the lucky
one when the governor finally makes the
choice,” the source told the INQUIRER.
 Caddali will retire on March 5,
after a 14-month stint in the
province.
Asked whether the police officers’
renewed interest in the post had
anything to do with the revived
operations of the illegal numbers
game jueteng here, the source
said:”Your guess is as good as mine.”
 Catholic Bishop Ramon Villena, a
staunch crusader against illegal
gambling, earlier denounced local
police officials for allegedly tolerating
the operations of jueteng in
exchange for bribe.
Caddali has denied Villena’s
accusations, citing the arrests of bet
collectors in various towns here.
 Caddali also said the allegations
that the police officials’ interest in
the post was linked to continued
jueteng operations in the province
were “merely speculations.”
“There are many officers with the
rank of senior superintendent who,
at present, do not have
(directorship) positions. Since I will
be leaving, it is understandable that
many of them would be interested,”
he said.
 But he said about a year ago, when the
province was declared “jueteng-free,” PNP
officials had a hard time looking for
candidates.
The competition for the post has
become so intense that it has created
animosity among some aspirants, the
source said.
For the past weeks, some officers have
been busy doing the rounds among
provincial officials and even mayors to
lobby for their support, the source said.
 Guide Questions:
What are the key words?

What is the point of the story?

What does the lead/lede and

the nut graf say?