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| What are the types of newspapers? |
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1. broadsheet VS tabloid
2. national papers
3. hometown papers |
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| what is the difference between a broadsheet and a tabloid? |
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| a broadsheet is respectable, a tabloid is sensationalism |
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| what are some examples of national papers |
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| USA Today, Wall Stree Journal |
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| what are some examples of hometown papers? |
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| Metro Dailies, Hometown Dailies |
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| what are some chain ownership issues? |
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Definition
•Diverse viewpoints?
•Profits v. journalism
•Absentee ownership
•Transient Management
•Low Salaries
•High Turnover |
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| What are some components of agenda setting? |
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Definition
| the story placement, the front page news, the sections |
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| what are some other components that are taken into consideration with the contents of a newspaper? |
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| the placement on the page, the headlines, the use of photos |
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| what are the 2 story types? |
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Definition
| hard news and soft news (infotainment) |
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| what are examples of hard news? |
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Definition
politics
economics
crime
war
disasters
law
science
technology
hard news is serious + timely |
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| what are some examples of soft news (infotainment)? |
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Definition
arts
entertainment
sports
lifestyles
human interest
celebrities
soft news is light + not timely |
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-intellectual
- high powered people
- more hard news
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- common man
- non-intellectual
- more pictures |
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| what is special interest? |
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Definition
| its geared towards a specialized topic |
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Term
| what are the 6 Code of Ethics Points? |
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Definition
- truthfulness
- accuracy (sources)
- objectivity
- impartiality
- fairness
- public accountability
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| what are the 4 journalistic standards? |
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1. code of ethics
2. research
3. fact-checking
4. public interest |
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| what is the process of newspaper analysis? |
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Definition
research-> analysis -> discussion-> conclusion
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presentation |
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Term
| what is JOA, and when does it occur? |
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Definition
JOA: joint operating agreement
it means the networks share expenses. they don't share stories, reporters, news stories. They only collaborate for business purposes |
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the amount of space left in a newspaper after the ads are put in, or the amount of time left after the news
60% ads
40% news
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Term
| what are the 3 ways news matters? |
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Definition
1. person to government
2. person to persoin
3. personal |
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| what is the importance of person to government? |
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Definition
news about governmental affairs could affect the economy (local or international)--> which could affect our lives
EX: a war the USA will aid in |
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| what is the importance of person to person? |
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Definition
information that would allows us to know about other people/groups.
EX: the Bills losing. we may be sad about this news, but it really doesn't have much affect on our lives |
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| what is the importance of personal? |
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Definition
| information that is important to you, what you care or want to know about |
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| what is the difference between efferent and aesthetic? |
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efferent is a list of information, complete fact
aesthetic is information that is illustrated or altered to appear more appealing |
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