A look at “news”
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Are information and news identical?
Are information and news identical?
Information
Are information and news identical?
Information
News
News
Report that presents a contemporary view of reality with regard to a specific issue, event, or process.
What the editor decides it is.
New Orleans Times-Picayune
http://www.nola.com/
USA Today
http://usatoday.com
Los Angeles Times
http://latimes.com
Orange County Register
http://ocregister.com
La Opinion
http://laopinion.com/
Elements of news
ConflictProgressDisasterConsequenceEminence
NoveltyHuman InterestTimelinessProximity
Inverted pyramid
Story LeadStory Lead
Inverted pyramid
Who, what, Who, what, when, when, why why
Inverted pyramid
Story LeadStory LeadDetail 1Detail 1
Inverted pyramid
Story LeadStory LeadDetail 1Detail 1
Detail 2Detail 2
Inverted pyramid
Story LeadStory LeadDetail 1Detail 1
Detail 2Detail 2Detail 3Detail 3
Inverted pyramid
Story LeadStory LeadDetail 1Detail 1
Detail 2Detail 2Detail 3Detail 3
etc.etc.
Narrative
Detail 1Detail 1
Narrative
Detail 1Detail 1
Detail 2Detail 2
Narrative
Detail 1Detail 1
Detail 2Detail 2
Detail 3Detail 3
Narrative
Detail 1Detail 1
Detail 2Detail 2
Detail 3Detail 3
The butler did it!!The butler did it!!
Models of news reporting
Objective vs. interpretation?Story vs. information?Information or persuasion or
entertainment or analysis or all of the above?
News vs. interpretation
EditorialsOpinion columnsInterpretive reportingAnalysisObjective reporting