Basic Journalism Flashcards
Define Journalism.
Production and distribution of reports on events.
Understand common principles that determine newsworthiness of an item.
timeliness
proximity
conflict
prominence
human interest
consequence
usefulness
novelty
deviate
Explain how news values remain true year over year, regardless of societal changes.
The news is what’s going on at that specific time.
Someone will need to go back and will need to cite that news for a project, paper, etc.
Explain the basic questions used in news gatherings.
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
Why?
How?
Define the role of sources in journalism.
Sources give you insight and different angles.
Should be dependable and trustworthy.
Understand how strong leads define a story.
A strong lead should capture the essence of the WWWWWH, but without giving it all away.
Should be enticing.
Steppingstones for the rest of the piece.
