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Lauren Dominguez

Journalism 102

Dr. Wenger

Newsworthiness

7 Pillars of newsworthiness

1. Timeliness when did it happen

2. Proximit !ow "lose the news was to me# $s#

%. &arit Does it ma'e ou sa (ee Whiz#). Prominen"e Who did it happen to# * star# * politi"ian#

+. ,mpa"t !ow does it a--e"t me# $s#

. No/elt irst or last time it happened# ,s happening#. !uman ,nterest *nthing ut has to e interesting.

1. Least Newsworthy, thin' that 34emers o- *sso"iated 5tudent od to parti"ipate in

567 5tudent 6x"hange8 is the lease newsworth stor appearing on the -ront page. This stor does not dire"tl a--e"t a large group o-

people9 although it is timel and it does ha/e proximit. ,t is news9 ut not -ront page news.

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