Chap 5

Question 1

Jack Hart of The Oregonian’s characteristics of a good news story: (5)

Answer 1

1) an interesting central character 2) challenges they face or conflict 3) whose situation changes 4) action 5) an engaging setting

Question 2

Traditional journalist’s characteristics of a good news story: (6)

Answer 2

Timeliness, Impact, Conflict/controversy Unusualness/singularity, Prominence, Proximity

TICUPP

Question 3

Why internet reporting is uniquely good

Answer 3

Internet allows for in-depth reporting on complex phenomena

Question 4

“Hard news”

Answer 4

serious, timely stories about important topics

Question 5

“Soft news”

Answer 5

human interest stories (may be less formal)

Question 6

on average, _____of the newspaper content is devoted to violence

Answer 6

1/10

Question 7

_____ usually creep into a story when a reporter only covers one side or disproportionately gives more space or time to one side than another

Answer 7

biases

Question 8

Where to go for voluntary guidelines for media descriptions of victims and survivors

Answer 8

National Center for the Victim of Crime in Washington D.C.

Question 9

TESTS FOR PERUSING A SENSATIONAL STORY 4 factors

Answer 9

⁃ is it newsworthy?
⁃ does the public need/have a right to know?
⁃ How seriously will this story harm the people it mentions?
⁃ How will readers react to this information?