understanding news. news is difficult to define because it involves many variables

Understanding News

News is difficult to define because it involves many variables.

There just isn’t a 7-word ‘news’ definition.

• News must be factual, yet not all facts are news.

There just isn’t a 7-word ‘news’ definition.

• News must be factual, yet not all facts are news.

• News may be opinion

There just isn’t a 7-word ‘news’ definition.

• News must be factual, yet not all facts are news.

• News may be opinion• News is primarily about people (90%)

There just isn’t a 7-word ‘news’ definition.

• News must be factual, yet not all facts are news.

• News may be opinion• News is primarily about people (90%)• News is not necessarily the report of a recent

event.• What has news value for one school or

community might not be news for another.

There just isn’t a 7-word ‘news’ definition.

• What is news for one school or community might be news for all schools and communities.

There just isn’t a 7-word ‘news’ definition.

• What is news for one school or community might be news for all schools and communities.

• What is news today is often not news tomorrow.

Two Types of News Today

Two Types of News Today

• Hard News

Two Types of News Today

• Hard News• Soft News

Three Factors Essential to News

Three Factors Essential to News

News has Qualities that Distinguish it from all other Forms of Writing

News has Qualities that Distinguish it from all other Forms of Writing

• It must be accurate.

News has Qualities that Distinguish it from all other Forms of Writing

• It must be accurate.• It is balanced.

News has Qualities that Distinguish it from all other Forms of Writing

• It must be accurate.• It is balanced.• It is objective.

News has Qualities that Distinguish it from all other Forms of Writing

• It must be accurate.• It is balanced.• It is objective.• It is clear and concise.

News has Qualities that Distinguish it from all other Forms of Writing

• It must be accurate.• It is balanced.• It is objective.• It is clear and concise.• It is recent.

A Variety of News Elements Make Facts Interesting to People

A Variety of News Elements Make Facts Interesting to People

• Immediacy or timeliness

A Variety of News Elements Make Facts Interesting to People

• Immediacy or timeliness• Proximity or nearness

A Variety of News Elements Make Facts Interesting to People

• Immediacy or timeliness• Proximity or nearness• Consequence

A Variety of News Elements Make Facts Interesting to People

• Immediacy or timeliness• Proximity or nearness• Consequence• Prominence

A Variety of News Elements Make Facts Interesting to People

• Immediacy or timeliness• Proximity or nearness• Consequence• Prominence• Drama

A Variety of News Elements Make Facts Interesting to People

• Immediacy or timeliness• Proximity or nearness• Consequence• Prominence• Drama• Oddity or Unusualness

A Variety of News Elements Make Facts Interesting to People

• Immediacy or timeliness• Proximity or nearness• Consequence• Prominence• Drama• Oddity or Unusualness• Conflict

A Variety of News Elements Make Facts Interesting to People

• Immediacy or timeliness• Proximity or nearness• Consequence• Prominence• Drama• Oddity or Unusualness• Conflict• Sex

A Variety of News Elements Make Facts Interesting to People

• Immediacy or timeliness• Proximity or nearness• Consequence• Prominence• Drama• Oddity or Unusualness• Conflict• Sex• Emotions and instincts

A Variety of News Elements Make Facts Interesting to People

• Immediacy or timeliness• Proximity or nearness• Consequence• Prominence• Drama• Oddity or Unusualness• Conflict• Sex• Emotions and instincts• Progress

A Variety of News Elements Make Facts Interesting to People

• Immediacy or timeliness• Proximity or nearness• Consequence• Prominence• Drama• Oddity or Unusualness• Conflict• Sex• Emotions and instincts• Progress• Impact

A Number of Factors Modify the Importance of News in Actual Practice

A Number of Factors Modify the Importance of News in Actual Practice• The policy of a news medium.

A Number of Factors Modify the Importance of News in Actual Practice• The policy of a news medium.• The class of readers, listeners or viewers.

A Number of Factors Modify the Importance of News in Actual Practice• The policy of a news medium.• The class of readers, listeners or viewers.• The amount of space available.

A Number of Factors Modify the Importance of News in Actual Practice• The policy of a news medium.• The class of readers, listeners or viewers.• The amount of space available.• Timing

A Number of Factors Modify the Importance of News in Actual Practice• The policy of a news medium• The class of readers, listeners or viewers• The amount of space available• Timing• Previous publication

A Number of Factors Modify the Importance of News in Actual Practice• The policy of a news medium• The class of readers, listeners or viewers• The amount of space available• Timing• Previous publication• Censorship