journalism notes

Journalism-telling of current events that are news worthy via Newspapers, Television, Radio, Internet, Magazines.

List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.

TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
1.Timeliness (happening now) ex.Haiti disaster, weather, traffic, sports scores

2.Significance (big events)ex. Obama election, 9/11 attacks

3.Unusualness (out of the ordinary) ex. hurricane, Family with 19 kids

4.Prominence (famous people) ex. Brittney spears shaving her head, Obama gets a dog

5.Proximity (events that occur close to us) ex.local sports team, traffic, weather

6.human interest story (feel good story) ex. someone saves someone, animal born in zoo, ect




What are the advantages of print journalism?
1.You can choose when you get your news

2.You have control of what you read

3.More in depth information


What are the advantages of broadcast journalism?

1.Have video and Audio

2.Up to date information (live)

3.More accessible


Why has online journalism (convergent media) become so popular? It is the best of both worlds. It combines the advantages of broadcast journalism and print journalism. You can obtain video, text, pictures and up to date information online.