JOUR 3410 1st Edition Lecture 1Outline of Last Lecture I. This is the first lecture. Outline of Current Lecture I. Qualities of Newsa. Timeliness, proximity, conflict, impact, unusual nature, helpfulness,celebrities, entertainment, human interest, community issues, trends II. News is…RELEVANT, USEFUL, & INTERESTINGIII. A Bit About Writing Current LectureI. Qualities of News a. TIMELINESS—what happened an hour ago? Now is what is importantb. PROXIMITY—close to you is more likely to be news more so than far from you c. CONFLICT—we obsess on conflict because it makes something news d. IMPACT—affects peoples lives, that makes stories e. UNUSUAL NATURE—people love the odd and unusual f. HELPFULNESS—ex) how to spend less on books g. CELEBRITIES—are news always, have always been h. ENTERTAINMENT—tv, music, etc. i. HUMAN INTEREST—ex) overcame the odds j. COMMUNITY ISSUES—crime, schools, traffic These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.k. TRENDS—growing, two data points in journalism make a trend (such as fashion, music, technology) II. An improved list: a. News is anything that is…RELEVANT, USEFUL, & INTERESTING III. But this all depends on…your audiencea. ex. audience for Red & Black is different than for New York Times and ESPNIV. “Student creates knotacle app for students” a. Trends, useful, proximityV. “Student hit on crosswalk first day” a. timeliness, proximity VI.“Man shows up for jail in t-shirt with mugshot” a. Unusual nature VII. A bit about Writing: a. news stories typically written in past tenses while headlines often in present tenseb. the “inverted pyramid”: traditional straight news form, but many othersc. this form often uses a summary lede and provides info in descending order of importance. “Nut graph” lede may save thissummary until later graph, between 2nd and 4th usually d. Two kinds of ledes when naming individuals: i. Immediate identification—person’s name is the lede, usually because of their prominence ii. Delayed identification—individual is not prominent, described through hometown, age, occupation (ex. 19 yearold Athens boy arrested”) e. Don’t always write in active voice, note the active voice aspect to immediate action, we prefer active voice in writing but delayed ID is more common in stories. In a more feature approach, we name people to hook the reader VIII. Attribution of info is vital in news writing, particularly in handlingquotes but also with paraphrasing. Give attribution to: a. Something said that is controversial b. Something said in a unique way c. Details about victims or