Session 2 Flashcards
Journalism
The reporting of information about recent events through the media
News
Encompasses the ideas of new and interesting, because it refers to the relaying of events that are both recent and relevant.
Is it likely for some people to have a commonality of interests?why?
Yes, despite the heterogeneity of interests observable among individuals, such a thing is possible because of their shared background and group membership: i.e. because they are members of the same community
Define newsworthiness
When an event is considered interesting enough to an audience to be worth including in the paper, the event is said to be newsworthy
What are the criteria of newsworthiness?
- Timeliness
- Location proximity
- Topic and familiarity consonance/ relevance
- Picture and multimedia
- Dramatic potential
- General interest, seasonal, and trendy topics
Explain timeliness
News is defined by time. Interesting events, reported at the wrong time, is bad news
Time determines the audience’s interest in news story.
Stories are attractive when they first come out. (recency)
Timing rules the life of newspapers
In what ways does location/ proximity matter?
Geographical
Political
Idealogical
What kind of topic is potentially subject matter of news?
Any topic
What topics lend themselves better than others to being regarded as news?
Ones that contain an element that is likely to surprise, excite, move the audience, and at the same time provoke discussion and debate
Which are more newsworthy? Less common or more common events?
The less common ones
(Unexpectedness: events that are not routine are more newsworthy)
How does the magnitude of the consequences for individuals in society factor in newsworthiness?
The greater the consequence, the higher the value of the event
What is familiarity?
The degree to which the person talked about in the news is known to the audience
What is the eliteness rule?
Stories about powerful people is more newsworthy than stories about ordinary people
What enhances the chances of a story being newsworthy?
The availability of pictures
What do pictures add to a story?
Vividness and realism
