News Notes

Define "Broadcast Journalism"- Airing news/current events instantaneously through out television, radio, or the Internet.

Chapter 3-"The News"

What is "news"?
-News is an account of events that interest and concern the public.

SIX CRITERIA OF WORTHINESS:
1.Unusualness: Most often found in bad news
2.Significance: Important events; ones that affect many people
3.Timeliness: When something is happening; needs to happen fast
4.Proximity: Nearby events
5.Prominence: When well known people, buildings, or places are involved
6.Human Interest: Stories about ordinary people or animals.

EXAMPLES:

1. A plane crashing
2. 9/11
3. BREAKING NEWS
4. The crasing of 35w
5. Stories about celebrities/politions
6. Stories about random people

What are the differences between "print journalism" and "broadcast journalism"?
1. Newspapers provide fuller coverage of more stories than the media
2. Readers act as their own editors, picking and choosing what they want to read
3. Radio New's reports are very limited
4. Within minutes of a diaster, radio listeners know about it
5. Radio offers excellent coverage of fast-breaking stories, ones that change from moment to moment

EXAMPLES OF CRITERA FROM NEWS:
1. "'Vegetable State' Man Responds to Questions"
2. "Pakistan leader still alive, Taliban says"
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5. "Brittany Murphy's death ruled an accident"
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