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WorksheetsNewsworthiness Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is one of the common traits of newsworthiness?
Timeliness
Proximity
Conflict
Reader Impact
What does timeliness in newsworthiness refer to?
Being tied to an event on a calendar
Being trendy among peers
Happening now, recently, or soon
Having new information to report
What does proximity in newsworthiness mean?
Being near to the readers
Being far away from the readers
Being related to a local angle
Being a national controversy
What does conflict in newsworthiness involve?
National controversies
Violence and anger
Competing views or ideas
Administrators arguing about funds
When is something considered to have reader impact?
When it informs readers' decisions
When it affects where readers go
When it changes what readers buy
All of the above
What does prominence in newsworthiness refer to?
Being well-known
Being unique
Being rare
Being human interest
What makes something newsworthy based on rarity?
Being common and happening often
Being unique and different
Being related to human interest
Being well-known and prominent
What are human interest stories about?
National controversies
Violence and anger
Competing views or ideas
What it inherently means to be human
How many common traits of newsworthiness are there?
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Can something be newsworthy without having all seven elements of newsworthiness?
Yes
No
It depends
Not sure
