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What is “news”?

What is “news”?. Intro to Journalism. 3 News Stories. Divide into groups of 3-4 Share your stories—tell what each story is about in 1 sentence As a group, decide why each story is “news” Make a list of all your reasons (“characteristics”). So, What Is “News”?. Your definition?.

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What is “news”?

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  1. What is “news”? Intro to Journalism

  2. 3 News Stories Divide into groups of 3-4 Share your stories—tell what each story is about in 1 sentence As a group, decide why each story is “news” Make a list of all your reasons (“characteristics”)

  3. So, What Is “News”? Your definition?

  4. Other Voices Throughout the years, journalists have tried to answer the question: “What is news?”

  5. David Brinkley1960s-1970s NBC News anchorman • Editorial Judgment News is … “what I say it is.”

  6. Stanley Walker1930s New York Herald Tribune editor • Sensationalism News is … “women, wampum and wrong-doing”(sex, money & crime)

  7. John B. Bogart19th Century editor, New York Sun • Unusualness “When a dog bites man, it isn’t news. But when a man bites a dog, it’s news.”

  8. ABC executive producer • Personal Impact “People are interested in stories about how safe the world is, how safe their families are, and how safe their money is.”

  9. So, What Is “News”? News is information that is not previously known and has some impact on audience.

  10. Characteristics of News What elements must a story have to make it “newsworthy”?

  11. Timeliness • A characteristic of a news story that is reported as soon as it happens • The closer to the event, the better • Anniversaries

  12. Timeliness examples

  13. Prominence • A characteristic of a news story about someone whose name or job is well known & easily recognized by the public. • Audience determines who is prominent

  14. Prominence examples

  15. Proximity • A characteristic of a news story that happens close to home. • The closer to home, the more newsworthy • Local angles give proximity to more universal stories

  16. Proximity examples

  17. Conflict • A characteristic of a news story that involves two sides engaged in a “battle” from which one will emerge the victor. • Winners and losers easy to report • Same appeal as fiction

  18. Conflict examples

  19. Impact • A characteristic of a news story based on the effect or consequence the story will have on the audience. • Greater the impact, the more newsworthy • More local or wide-spread the impact, the more newsworthy

  20. Impact examples

  21. Human Interest • A characteristic of a news story about people, usually those involved in some emotional struggle. • Unusualness or other characteristics determine newsworthiness

  22. Human Interest example

  23. Look at your news stories In your small groups, label the news characteristics in each story.

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