News Notes

Define “Broadcast Journalism” in 1-3 sentences.

Delivering or sharing current events that are news worthy via the internet, television or radio.


List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.
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1. Timeliness: We care about things that just happened or are happening now. (Examples: Traffic, weather.)
2. Significance: The more the significant, the more people it effects. (Examples: 9/11, natural disasters, Presidental Elections.)
3. Prominence: People. We care about "important" (celebrities) people. (Examples: Britney Spears shaved her head, Speidi.)
4. Unusualness: Things that aren't "the norm" are news worthy. Commonly bad things. Man bites dog. (Examples: plane crash, murder, hurricane.)
5. Proximity: We care about things that are close to us. Local news. (Examples: sports, police reports.)
6. Human Interest: Feel good news stories just for positivity. (Examples: panda, Tyler Cropsey, saving a life.)


What are the differences between print journalism and broadcast journalism?


1. Broadcast journalism is more current and up to date. Live information.
2. Print journalism allows the reader to decide what news they want to read.
3. Print journalism has more space for detail to tell a story.
4. Broadcast journalism allows you to be more descriptive through video and audio.

 How is the Internet impacting broadcast journalism?

The internet is instant, you can pick and choose what you want to read, with all the detail. It's the best of both worlds.