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What skills must journalists have? |
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1) Must know what news is
2) Must know how to report it |
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What is true about the world today versus any other time in history? |
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"Information age"
World is experiencing an information explosion unlike any other time in history:
Every day public is bombarded with information from television, radio, computers, telephones, and film |
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What is the public's first reaction to news? |
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Interpret what is important or newsworthy to us:
1) What is news?
2) Do I care about it?
3) How does it affect me? |
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What does a journalist's job involve? |
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1) Must help us interpret which news is important/ will interest us
2) Must report the facts in an interesting and objective way while keeping in mind what is important to the public |
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news that affects a large number of people and is a timely event (is happening now) |
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What are characteristics of hard news? |
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1) News that is important for the public to know now
2) Often on the front page of newspapers and are national or international events
3) Usually not interesting to the average person (unless they've been following the story or a new angle is found by the journalist to ignite interest) |
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1. National or international events
2. Articles about decisions made by world leaders that can affect the average person |
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| news that entertains us but still gives us newsworthy information |
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What are the characteristics of soft news? |
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Definition
| Often about people and their lives; human-interest stories |
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Let's Check Your Mastery
Hard news is only about politics and presidential decisions.
(a) true
(b) false |
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(b) false
Hard news can be about anything that affects a large number of people and is something that is happening now. |
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Let's Check Your Mastery
Hard news is always about people in other countries.
(a) true
(b) false |
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(b) false
Hard news can be national as well as international. |
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Let's Check Your Mastery
Hard news is always interesting whether you've been following the story or not.
(a) true
(b) false
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(b) false
Hard news is generally boring to most people unless they've been following the story. |
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Let's Check Your Mastery
Soft news is all about movie stars and people in the entertainment business, because they entertain us.
(a) true
(b) false |
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(b) false
Soft news is entertaining, but doesn't have to be about people in the entertainment business. |
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Let's Check Your Mastery
Soft news has news in it, but it is also fun to read.
(a) true
(b) false |
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(a) true
Soft news is fun to read and also gives us newsworthy information. |
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Let's Check Your Mastery
STOCK MARKET DIPS TO NEW LOWS
(a) hard
(b) soft |
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Definition
(a) hard
The stock market dipping would affect many people all over the world and is an event that is happening now. |
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Let's Check Your Mastery
EX-HOSTAGE TO TEACH AT OHIO COLLEGE
(a) soft news
(b) hard news |
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Definition
(a) soft news
An ex-hostage teaching at an Ohio college would affect relatively few people, but could provide an entertaining story about his or her experiences and what led him or her to become a professor. |
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Let's Check Your Mastery
BABY CHICK SURVIVES THE ODDS
(a) soft news
(b) hard news |
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Definition
(a) soft news
A baby chick surviving the odds would be an entertaining story that would affect very few people. |
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Let's Check Your Mastery
TOBACCO INDUSTRY INVESTIGATED
(a) soft news
(b) hard news |
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Definition
(b) hard news
The tobacco industry being investigated is something that affects people throughout the nation, whether they are smokers or not. It is also something that is happening right now. |
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Let's Check Your Mastery
TWO INTERNATIONAL AMBASSADORS DIE IN ACCIDENT
(a) soft news
(b) hard news |
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Definition
(b) hard news
Two international ambassadors dying in an accident is something that affects a lot of people. It is also something that is happening right now. |
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| the effect that news has on nearby communities |
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Example of impact of school uniforms? |
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Would affect the school it's closest to, the high school, junior high school, surrounding city or town, school administrators, PTA officials, parents and students
Students-feel like freedom to choose is taken away by being forced to dress a certain way
Community members-like the idea of gang clothing being banned because everyone will look the same
Parents-relieved at not having to buy expensive clothing so their children won't look out of place |
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What is the job of journalists with respect to impact? |
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Definition
1) First thing they should do with a story is answe the question: "How does this affect the people involved?"
2) Make sure impact on communities is examined and reported
3) Remain objective even if an issue is divisive (present all sides) |
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| the direction the story is going to take; basically what the story concentrates on, the most important part of the story |
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What is the job of journalists with respect to angle? |
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Must decide the angle and direction the story is going to take:
1) Must know what's really important to the story and what people will want to know
2) Choose the angle, or most important part of the story; this must go first |
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