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Definition:
Define “Journalism” in 1-3 sentences.
The telling of of current events that are news-worthy via Internet, broadcast (television and radio) and print (magazines and newspaper).


List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.

TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
1 Timeliness; issues that are happening now, such as the earthquake in Hiati.

2. Significance; events that impact many people. The more people that are impacted in an event, the more significant it is. Examples could be an election, the super bowl, a natural disaster etc.

3. Unusualness; people care about things that are unordinary. People want to hear about things that are interesting and unusual. "Man Bites Dog".

4. Prominance; Important or famous people attract attention to the majority of society. Noone really cares if Sarah Wiley goes to college, but Mary Kate and Ashley made big news when they attended NYU.

5. Proximity; the location of an event, we care about things that are close to us. An example of this would be the weather, traffic, or special events.

6. Human Interest Story; "feel good", positive stories.




What are the advantages of print journalism?
1. You have the control over when you read it

2. What you read

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What are the advantages of broadcast journalism?

1. Video is much more engaging to the audience

2. The news is live, and gives the reader knowledge of whats happening right now.

3. Television is much more accesssible than some other forms of journalism because its virtually everywhere and easy to access.


Why has online journalism (convergent media) become so popular?
Online journalism is very accessible. People have control over when they read it, where they read it and how. Today, we live in a "we want it now" society. People are somewhat more demanding of the information they want and the easiest way to get it is to read online about what they want when they want to read it.