What Makes a Story Newsworthy?

Unusual stories about people who accomplish amazing feats

• relevance

• timeliness

• human interest

• standards

The top half of the front page of a newspaper

• proximity

• targeting

• relevance

• above the fold

when violence strikes or when people argue

• conflict and controversy

• proximity

• timeliness

• audience

a news story that affects people in our community or region

• human interest

• proximity

• conceptualize

• advertisement

information that helps people make good decisions

• relevance

• proximity

• media concepts

• timeliness

an item or issue intended to be a focus of attention

• audience

• conceptualize

• media concepts

• centerpiece story

it's news because it's "new"

• relevance

• proximity

• timeliness

• target audience

Ethics are . . .

• Local information and events are newsworthy because they affect the people in our community and region.

• the activity or job of collecting, writing, and editing news stories for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio.

• rules of behavior based on ideas about what is morally good and bad.

• above the fold.

Select all of the news values below.

• Ethics

• Timeliness

• Human Interest

• Fair Use

• Proximity

Which of the following situations is least likely to be fair use?

• A teacher using a photograph in a presentation to his class

• A journalist using a video clip in a report on a government meeting

• A late-night comedian using a photo as part of a political joke

• A sports fan using player photos to sell souvenirs at games