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What Is News?. Let’s Keep It Simple. New s = What’s New. News value the criteria editors and reporters use to decide what news is fit to print or broadcast. Professor Villarosa’s son catches huge fish on his birthday August 10, 2013!. How to Judge News Value. Relevance (Does it matter?) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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What Is News?
Let’s Keep It Simple...
News
=
What’s New
News value the criteria editors and reporters use to decide what news is fit to
print or broadcast
Professor Villarosa’s son catches huge fish on his birthday August
10, 2013!
How to Judge News Value
• Relevance (Does it matter?)
• Usefulness (Is it important that people know this?)
• Interest (Who cares?)
Journalists look for these elements, when selecting news
stories: • Impact
• Conflict
• Novelty
• Prominence
• Timeliness
• Engagement
• Solutions
Impact
How many people are affected? The greater the
impact, the better the story.
Hurricane Sandy Pummels East Coast
Conflict
Protestors and Police Clash in Egypt
Obama vs Romney in Presidential Debate
Serena Williams beats Sloane Stephens at U.S. Open
Novelty
Some events are newsworthy just because they are unusual.
Cat Survives 26 Story Fall
Diana Nyad
Prominence
The bigger the name, the bigger the news
Royal Baby!
Proximity
People care about what happens close to home.
Laundry Lounge Opens in Harlem!
Timeliness
News is supposed to be new. These days that means instantaneous.
Weather Channel Boasts Record Ratings, Thanks to Hurricane
Sandy; 300 million page views!
Engagement
Sometimes a news report marks the beginning of a conversation—that keeps
going.
Shooter Kills Children and Staff at Connecticut Elementary
School
Solutions
Many news stories discuss problems; the best ones also offer
solutions.
College Debt Reaches All-Time High
• 7 Ways to Reduce College Debt
• MTV Helps Battle College Debt with New Facebook App
• Experts discuss solutions for the College Debt Crisis
To recap…Journalists look for these elements, when selecting
news stories: • Impact
• Conflict
• Novelty
• Prominence
• Timeliness
• Engagement
• Solutions
No Class Thursday 9/5Due Tuesday 9/10
• Write 300 words about a news event that affected your life. What was it? When was it? Why was it important to you? How did you first find out—TV, social media, word of mouth?
• Print it out, double space, pay attention to grammar.• Come prepared for news quiz on the NYC primary
election. It will cover these races: mayor, comptroller, Manhattan and Brooklyn borough presidents