Organization Facts That Influence News Flashcards
1
Q
beat system
A
concentration on a particular subject
- a way that news organizations have come up with to cover news stories often
-a reporter assigned to report consistently on 1 subject, a way of assigning reporters
-who and what assigned to a beat reflects reporting of news
ex/ courthouse beat
2
Q
pack journalism
A
people reporting as a pact
- ex/ Michael Jackson’s death - a pack of reporters outside his house
- homogeneous, high reporting the same story over and over
3
Q
deadlines
A
when a story needs to be finished before it runs, influence when news gets reported
-more online news
4
Q
technology
A
help report news, make it more interesting
ex/ Doppler satellite for weather
ex/big television screens
