Day 74 of 160

Day 74: A Headline That Baits

At the sports desk of a news website in Ortigas, Ronnie (A), the sports editor, reads the headline that Brent (B), a young writer, wrote for a story about a basketball player's trade.

How to study this lesson 3 steps
  1. Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
  2. Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense.
  3. Spend at least 30 minutes listening to native Tagalog. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it yet.

Dialogue

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  1. A

    "Hindi ka maniniwala kung saan napunta si Mendoza"? Brent, ano 'to, teleserye?

    "You Won't Believe Where Mendoza Ended Up"? Brent, what is this, a soap opera?

  2. B

    Sir, 'yan po ang uso. Sino po ang magki-click sa "Mendoza, ipinalit sa dalawang rookie"?

    Sir, that's what works these days. Who's going to click on "Mendoza Traded for Two Rookies"?

  3. A

    Hindi ba't balita ang trabaho natin, hindi pain para sa click?

    Isn't our job the news, not bait for clicks?

  4. B

    E hindi po ba't walang balitang mababasa kung walang magki-click?

    But isn't it true that no news gets read if nobody clicks?

  5. A

    Paano kung mag-click nga sila, tapos makitang trade lang pala? Hindi na sila babalik.

    What if they do click, then find out it's just a trade? They won't come back.

  6. B

    Ganito na lang po: subukan natin pareho. Kalahati po ng mambabasa sa isa, kalahati sa kabila.

    Tell you what: let's test both. Half the readers get one, half get the other.

  7. A

    Game ako. Pero ang bibilangin natin, kung ilan ang nagbasa hanggang dulo, hindi click lang.

    I'm game. But what we count is how many read to the end, not just clicks.

  8. B

    Patas po. Pero kapag nanalo ang akin, ako po ang pipili ng headline sa susunod na trade.

    Fair enough. But if mine wins, I pick the headline for the next trade.

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