Elements of Newsworthiness

A story that draws the reading in by emotional appeals contains:

• Timeliness

• Proximity

• Human - Interest

• Novelty

Answer explanation

Novelty in a story means it is something we've heard about over and over again.

• TRUE

• FALSE

____________________ in a story is the level of closeness the story has to the reader, either figuratively or literally.

A story that is about well-known or important issues, events, companies, or people has:

• Conflict

• Importance

• Prominence

• Human-interest

Answer explanation

Conflict in a story results from 2 or more sources being in ______________________ to one another

A story that was written yesterday has:

• Timeliness

• A quick turn around

• Proximity

• By-line