If you would not be forgotten as soon

If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write things worth reading or do things worth writing. --Benjamin Franklin

When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its writing. --Enrique Jardiel Poncela

It takes hard writing to make easy reading. --Robert Louis Stevenson

Why is a good writer like a criminal? Because they both like short sentences. --Richard Crusta

“Write the message very plainly so that he who reads it may read it at once without difficulty. ” (God) -- Habakkuk 2: 2

IDAW Institute for the Development of Adventist Writers

We need seminars like this to recognize our need to learn despite our respective positions in the school paper.

Newswriting seminars are held to keep us updated, to render better service to the community by polishing our craft, which is writing; and keeping the community aware of current events, or what’s happening around them.

Seminars are also needed to remind us of the basic objectives of Adventist Christian writers; and what is essential about our work in print page media.

The Gospel of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ is the basic objective why we write.

News Writers are thoughtful, consistent, and sincere. . . in disclosing the truth. . but

Christ did not reveal many things that were truth, because it would create a difference of opinion and get up disputations, --E. G. White: CW, p. 74

“Film and recording stars Nora Aunor and Tirso Cruz III sustained serious injuries in a car accident on Hermady St. , Quezon City 6 pm yesterday. Their Toyota Corolla turned into an ‘accordion’ after colliding with another car driven by a lawyer who was avoiding a crossing dog. ” (Did not disclose name of lawyer)

Newswriting is a Ministry. . . To connect and reflect the Adventist community of faith around the world; but it is essential that this be presented in good taste; common sense, and quality by following updated rules and guidelines. --Adventist News Network

The great object of our publications is to exalt God, to call men's attention to the living truths of His word. God calls upon us to lift up, not our own standard, not the standard of this world, but His standard of truth. --(E. G. White: CW, p. 11).

Finally, brethren (writers and editors), whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think (write) on these things. --Philippians 4: 8 (KJV)

"Commit your works to the LORD, and your thoughts will be established" -- Proverbs 16: 3