JOURN 2100 1st Edition Lecture 1 Outline of Current Lecture I. What is news?II. Elements of newsIII. What makes a good storyCurrent LectureI. What is news?a. It did not exist beforeb. Has been discovered recentlyc. The information is being seen for the first timeII. Elements of news (These help you decide what the angle or most important parts of the story should be. These are what make good news)a. Timeliness (Was it recent?)b. Proximity (Was it nearby?)c. Impact (How big of a difference did this event make?)d. Conflict (Was there a problem?)e. Prominence (Are people/places of importance involved)f. Novelty (Something unique happened)g. Engagement (Let’s the reader/viewer be involved in the story)h. Solutions (Need this so stories are not negative. Sometimes invites audience to help with the solution)i. Human Interest (Things people want to read. They are genuinely interested in these stories even if they aren’t important)i. This is important. Very good way of grabbing people’s attention.III. What makes a good storya. Stories are either good because of two reasonsi. They are executed well. Well written/ well produced/well reportedii. They are developed because of curiosity and they are unique. 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
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