Saturday 25 July 2015

FUNCTIONS OF EDITORIAL



FUNCTIONS OF EDITORIAL
An editorial shed more light on topical issue that are worth of writing.  For instance 27th may is a children day, so we can write to present the relevance of the day, may be talking about “child’s right” (discussing the of education, health, etc. on same 27th may, an editorialist may decide to tackle “child Trafficking “.(How is done, who are involve ‘effects, and the way out) with can be advocating editorial. ‘’Child abuse” is also an angle to write which can involve emotional abuse, physical abuse etc.

Editorial can be didactic, meaning it teaches. The editorial here adds value and she lights on issues that ordinarily people not understand.
1. It draws reader attention to the significant of an issue.
2. It gives the media organization an opportunity to air their views on an issue in the environment.
3. Here the editorial becomes guardian of social thought.
4. it affords the media organization the opportunity  portray it policies and philosophy without condemning it reporters with bias. Through  editorial you can portray the image of the organization.
5. It could be use to mobilize support or as an opposition of a cause.
6. It could perform the persuasive, informative,                trying to convince someone by the way of appealing to your audience to accept sometimes.
7. It could also perform entertainment function. This includes human interest stories that are firmly and sometimes can be gory (scanning). And it is used as information source.    

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