journalism

Definition: current events that are newsworthy that are printed in a magazine newspaper or internet.


6 criteria of newsworthiness


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1.Timelyness care about things that are current, (swine flu, airplane scare)


2.Proximity,care about things that are close to us (weather, local news)


3. significance, major events. (hurricane, presidential elections)


4.prominance, people that impact a lot of people. (celebrity)


5. Unusualness: Things that dont happen often. (octuplates)


6. Human interest (a feel good story to put a positive spin on news that has been so bad).





What are the advantages of print journalism?


1.Being able to jump around to places to choose what you want to read.


2.It is more detailed.


3.easier to archive





What are the advantages of broadcast journalism?


1.It is faster.


2. more current.


3.dont have to pay.








Why has online journalism (convergent media) become so popular?
Its free, more current. I could go to many different sites. You can read news anytime.