COM 2113 - TOPIC 1

WHAT IS NEWS?

• INFORMATION ABOUT ALL EVENTS.

• LATEST INFORMATION REPORTED BY THE MEDIA

• NEWS IS INFORMATION IN THE NEWSPAPER

THE FOLLOWING ARE NEWSWORTHY ELEMENTS EXCEPT.........

• MAYHEM - BULLIES

• STORIES ABOUT PROMINENT PEOPLE

• CONSEQUENCES

• MEDIACY

________ refers current event or topic that a news story is connected to or based on.

"More people are affected, the greater the news value" refers to.....

News stories with local angle about an event near the audience is called.....

The TWO types of news are

THE BEST ________ ARE DERIVED FROM ________

"If a story shows someone’s perseverance, grit, courage or decency in the face of adversity, it can be news."

Name the newsworthy element

SPORTS EVENTS HAVE THE ________ ELEMENTS OF NEWSWORTHY.

ODDITY MAKE STORIES NEWSWORTHY. NAME THE NEWSWORTHY ELEMENT....