News Determinants Review

If the story includes any famous or well known individuals it is?

• prominence

• proximity

• timliness

• consequence/impact

• Human Interest

How close in time the events in the story are to the time of publication

• prominence

• proximiity

• timliness

• consequence or impact

• human interest

If teh story evokes emotion or is unique

• human interest

• consequence or impact

• timeliness

• proximity

If or not the content of the story will impact the audience

• prominence

• proximity

• timliness

• consequence or impact

• human interest

How close in location the story is to the audience

• prominence

• proximity

• timeliness

• consequence or impact

• human interrest

The high school varsity volleyball team won their all-state tournament this weekend. (Choose all that apply)

• timeliness

• proximity

• consequence or impact

• human interest

A young woman in Australia claims that she can now speak to dolphins after inventing a device that will translate what they say

• proximity

• timeliness

• consequence or impact

• human interest

• prominence

Due to recent behavior, your school administrators have decided that all three grade levels will now have assigned seating at lunch. Students will also have to be walked down to the cafeteria by their teacher. (Select all that apply)

• proximity

• timeliness

• human interest

• consequence or impact

• prominence

You decide that you are going to help out at the local food bank. This makes you, a student, prominent enough to be on the national news.

• True

• False

A local teacher has retired after 40 years teaching for the local school district. The administration has decided to name the football field in her honor. Students past and present along with teachers come to the grand naming. (Select all that apply)

• prominence

• proximity

• timeliness

• human interest