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Journalism 100 Notes
What is news?
- Information
- Recent
- (^) Event/ Happening (Big events that have an impact on a large number of people get attention!)
- Commands/Demands Attention
- Tells a Story
What are some current news examples?
- Austin Collie (Indianapolis Colts football player) Concussion. What is his future in football? - This is an example of a local story, that may get national attention in the sports world, but gets front page attention in Indianapolis everyday - Why is this story news?
■ (^) It’s recent
■ It impacts the sports world in Indianapolis
■ Concussions are a big story and have made headlines many times in the NFL
■ There are many ex and current players who have publicly spoken about their experiences with concussions and how they believe they have affected their minds
- Hurricane Isaac
- This is an example of a national story that hits many different categories of news
- Why is this story news?
■ (^) It’s recent
■ It is taking place in the southern part of the United States where the Republican National Party is holding their National Convention (Florida)
- This is important because 2012 is a Presidential Election year and the Convention is and will be extremely popular and heavily broadcasted
■ It is an event that brings up memories and tragedies of Hurricane Katrina
■ Hurricane Isaac is expected to hit land harder than Hurricane Katrina did
- Hurricane Katrina was a 2005 hurricane that destroyed the land and homes in the southern state of Louisiana
- A repeat of the destruction that Katrina left is terrifying and measures are being taken to avoid this
■ It impacts a large group of people in a broad area/ Demands Attention
- A disaster like a hurricane will affect the rest of the United States with a rise in gas and food prices\
There are seven different values that make news
7 News Values:
- Impact
1.a. How many people are affected?
1.b. The more impact it has, the bigger the story
- Timeliness/Immediacy
1.c. (^) It’s going on right now!
1.d. Unless it has a huge impact that will last, it will be current info
- Prominence
1.e. Important/newsworthy people makes news
- Proximity
1.f. The closer it is to you, the bigger the story
