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Week 1 and 2 Flashcards

1
Q

News is what people____ and ____ to know

A

need; want`

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2
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Independent aggressive journalism

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Strengthens: american democracy
Improves: lives of its citizens
Checks: the abuses of powerful people
Supports: the weakest members of society
Connects: us all to one another
Educates and entertains
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3
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True or false: news is never changing

A

False news is always changing

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4
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news should be ___ and objective

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fair

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5
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Associated Press 1860’s (among the most influential forces in bringing objectivity to American journalism) ; true or false

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true

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6
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Lawrence Gobright or Ernest Hemingway:Journalism is about the facts, fiction is about the truth

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ernest hemingway

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Lawrence Gobright or Ernest Hemingway: my business is to communicate the facts

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Lawrence gobright

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8
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Push to pull model pros (3)

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instant reporting, content choice, interaction

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9
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Push to pull model cons (3)

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ignore important news, contrary opinions, prevent accidental discovery of other news

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10
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: Relevance; Usefulness; Interest Audience gives it context are news criteria ____ _____

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broad guidelines

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11
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timeliness:

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is it happening now?
Not just to the actual time of the event but also to its interest and readers at any time it occurs.
Aka: it is relevant

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12
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proximity

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the closer it is to its readers and viewers the more important it becomes!
If it happens close to home, I will care about it.

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13
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prominence

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is it about a famous person or place?

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impact

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does it have a strong effect on people’s lives?

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15
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suspense/conflict

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is it related to a conflict and its resolution?

More conflict=More newsworthy

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16
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human interest

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does it appeal to the human emotion

17
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novelty

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unusual, strange, first, last, only?
What makes it stand out/different?
Beginning journalist use this to understand how big their story can be

18
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criteria emphasis

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broadcasting, public relations, print

19
Q

broadcasting

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timeliness; novelty; human interest and conflict

this catches our interest

20
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Public relations:

A

progress or novelty or human interest news

seeks to counter the bad news told in broadcast and print

21
Q

Print (includes online print media): *

A

emphasis on bad news “watchdogs”

*delve more deeply than broadcast into public wrongdoing and misconduct

22
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Strengths of exemplar print and online journalism are _____and ____.

A

detail and thoroughness

23
Q

_____ or provide trivial detail

A

don’t overwrite

24
Q

exercise good ____ judgement

A

news

25
Q

_____ is the essence of good writing

A

reporting

26
Q

Good reporting ____ (Gather facts and details to better know and understand subject to write about it)

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focuses the story

27
Q

Agreement→ between reporter and public:
Complete and ____account ASAP
_____and accurately reported & written

A

accurate; honest

28
Q

Inverted Pyramid:

A

Basic story structure of newspaper and electronic journalists
–>Most efficient structure devised for communicating news quickly and clearly

29
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___: Who, what, where, when,why,and how (35 words in the past); Shorter is preferred now

A

Leads

30
Q

____: Present the facts. Brief statement that succinctly summarizes newsworthy information
Most common leads for hards news stories
State clearly its significance

A

summary leads

31
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(should appear as close as possible to action word and would only begin lead when it is unusual or noteworthy) “midnight tonight marks the beginning of verizon strike”

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Where or when emphasized:

32
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(usually in second paragraph) often begins sports stories “Turnovers did in the charlotte hornets wednesday night in what could have been an historic victory”

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How or why emphasized:

33
Q

_____________is what the inverted pyramid does BEST!*

A

SAVING THE READER TIME

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