1. Identify, define, and give an example of the 6 criteria of newsworthiness.
Criteria 1: Unusualness.
Definition: Different, unusual, out of the ordinary. Unusual news is more often, bad news.
Example: A plane crashing.
Criteria 2: Significance.
Definition: An important event, something that effects many people.
Example: Taxes, elections, war, the economy.
Criteria 3: Timeliness
Definition: Something that is happening right now, not later.
Example: a developing bank robbery, or flood.
Criteria 4: Proximity
Definition: News that is local
Example: The school's budget, new ball park in town.
Criteria 5: Prominence
Definition: When well-known people, buildings, or places are involved.
Example: Movie-star being arrested.
Criteria 6: Human Interest
Definition: News with emotional and personal appeal.
Example: Minister running a drop-in center for troubled teens.
2. On page 23 it discusses the differences between print journalism and broadcast journalism. Please describe 3 ways they are different and explain. Print news is more in-depth coverage of multiple stories.
Radio is broadcasted and usually the more timely of all others because it is in the moment. Televised news is the more dramatic because is uses music and visuals with its stories.
3. List all the criteria the story we watched at the beginning of class fits under and why.
- Unusualness - There were pigs grazing after the accident.
- Timeliness - The story was covered that day.
- Prominence - happened on I-94
- Unusualness - 1 deaf dog and 1 blind dog helping each other.
- Timeliness - Dogs that needed a home in that moment.
- Proximity - They were in the metro area.
- Human Interest - The dogs needed each other and couldn't be separated.
- Significance - The MTV Awards is well known by a lot of people.
- Timeliness - It happens every year.
- Prominence - Celebrities doing weird things.
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