Define “Journalism” in 1-3 sentences.
Telling of current events that are news worthy through writing (newspaper, magazine, and the internet.)
List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.
1 Timeless: we care about things that are current. Ex: weather, sports scores
2. Prominence: we care about important/famous people. Ex: Obama buying dog, Spears shaving hair, Prince marriage, People Magazine, Entertainment TV, Dancing with the Stars
3. Proximity: we care about the news thats close to us. Ex: weather and traffic thats close to us, house fires/shootings in Minneapolis not Atlanta or Cali
4. Significance: we care about the size of event and amount of people effected by it. Ex: Japan, Hurricane Katrina, 9/11
5. Unusualness: we care about things that are out of the ordinary and rare. Ex: murders in AV, house fires, hurricane, prince getting married
6. Human Interest: feel good, uplifting stories. Ex: new aminal born, Michael Sheridan
What are the advantages of print journalism?1. Stories go into more detail than a 30 second broadcast on TV
2. You control what you read. Go to whatever section interests you, not force feed with every story
3. Tangible: you can bring it with you
What are the advantages of broadcast journalism?1. More current. Paper needs to be printed and distributed so you lose the five hours of news
2. Video and Sound footage is more powerful
3. Free to watch instead of buying a newspaper subscription
Why has online journalism (convergent media) become so popular?
Its provides a longer story and is more current. Its combined print and broadcast journalism. Its very accessible and shows the variety.
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