News Notes

Define “Broadcast Journalism” in 1-3 sentences.


Broadcast Journalism is the delivery of current events that are newsworthy via television, radio and  internet.







List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.



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1. Significance- How an event impacts people.



2. Unusualness- Something out of the ordinary. Example ( man bites dog )




3. Timeliness- People care about the news of today. Example ( current weather )



4. Prominence- Things that have to do with celebrity's.



5. Proximity- News that is close to us, that effects us.



6. Human Interest- Stories that make you feel good.









What are the differences between print journalism and broadcast journalism?

1. Braodcast journalism can be live, and update content much faster.



2. Print journalism, you have have more ability to find what you want to read.



3. Print journalism has the ability to go into much more detail.



4. Broadcast journalism can be much more powerful because of the use of video/audio.



How is the Internet impacting broadcast journalism?

The internet allows you to have the best of both worlds in journalism. It can be live and updated at great speed, you can easily find what you want to read and has lots of video/ audio.