Thursday, November 19, 2009

Criteria of Newsworthiness Notes

Criteria of Newsworthiness Notes
Definition:
Define “Broadcast Journalism” in 1-3 sentences.
Current Events around the world that is news worthy or of interest. It is normally set over television, radio or Internet.


List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.

TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
1. Significance- Event that affects a lot of people.

2. Timeliness- Current news that affects today.

3. Prominence- People that are famous or important.

4. Unusual- Things out of the ordinary.

5. Proximity- Things that are close to us.

6. Human Interest- Some feel good story, something positive.




What are the differences between print journalism and broadcast journalism?
1. Faster (Broadcast can be live), Can't be updated (Print)

2. Print you can choose what you want to see

3. Printing can go much more into detail


Why has online journalism (convergent media) become so popular?
You can have the best of both worlds

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