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Unit 2 - Lesson 1 Flashcards

1
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It is an oral or written report of a past, present, or future event. It should be factual, truthful, accurate, unbiased, and interesting.

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News

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2
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This may involve physical or mental confilct

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conflict

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3
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Emphasizes the newest angle of the story

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Immediacy or timeliness

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4
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Refers to geographical nearness as well as to the nearness of kinship or interest

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Proximity or nearness

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5
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May involve prominent subjects by reasons of wealth, social position, or achievements

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Prominence

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6
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Whatever is significant to the life of an individual is interesting to him

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significance

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7
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Important names make important news

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Names

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Adds color to the story - The more dramatic the actions are, the more appealing the story is to the reader.

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Drama

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Refers to strange or unnatural events, objects, persons, and places

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Oddity and unusualness

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10
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The romance of prominent people makes good news

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Romance and adventure

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Usually related to stories of romance, marriage, and divorce. This element is also involved when a woman is elected president of a country or when a woman robs a bank in daylight

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Sex

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12
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The onward and forward march of civilization or the progress of a country

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Progress

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13
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Stories of animals, especially those with talents are good reading matter

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Animals

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14
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Sweepstakes numbers, vital statistics, election results, scores in games, casualties, price of goods, ages.

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Number

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15
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Includes various human responses and natural feelings

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Emotion

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16
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The types of news are categorized by what?

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  1. Scope of Origin
  2. Chronology or Sequence
  3. Structure
  4. Treatment
  5. Content
17
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Report of events that take place within the immediate locality

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Local news

18
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News that takes place within the country

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National news

19
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News that takes place outside the country

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Foreign news

20
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News preceded by the date and place of origin or place where it was written or filed: Tokyo, Jan. 20 (AP)

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Dateline news

21
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News published before its occurrence, sometimes called dope or prognostication. The reporter foretells events expected to occur at a definite time in the future

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Advance or anticipated

22
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News that are gathered and reported on the spot. It deals with unscheduled information demanding immediate publication. The reporter himself is an eyewitness to the event that took place.

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Spot news

23
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News written from a given beat. Both sport news and coverage news are good examples of first-hand reporting

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Coverage news

24
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It is a sequel to a previous story. Having a new lead of its own, it is a second, third, or subsequent chapter of a serial.

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Follow-up news

25
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This is a plain exposition setting forth a single situation or a series of closely related facts that inform. It is written in the inverted pyramid design

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Fact story

26
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A narrative of actions involving not mere simple facts, but also dramatic events, description of persons and events, testimony of witnesses, and explanatory data.

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Action story

27
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A news story written from a public address, talks, and speeches

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Speech report

28
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Speeches, statements, and letters, and to some extent, interviews when reported, are regarded as what?

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Quote story

29
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A news report written from an interview

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Interview story

30
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Celebrations, enrollment, graduation, election stories reported year in and year out

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Routine story

31
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Accident, fire, calamity, crime stories, kidnapping, terrorism, murder, and robbery

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Police reports

32
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A short item of news interest, written like a brief telegraphic message, giving mainly the result with details

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News brief

33
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It is similar to the lead of a straight news story. Its aim is just to give the gist of the news

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News bulletin

34
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A short news feature usually used as fillers

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News featurette

35
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A bulletin that conveys the first word of an event

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Flash

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