News Notes

Define “Broadcast Journalism” in 1-3 sentences.

Broadcast Journalism is the presentation of current events that are newsworthy via the internet, television, or radio.

List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.



TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE

1. Timeliness- things that are occuring now (ex. caring about the football game that just happened yesterday)



2. Significance- things that impact a number of people (ex. the economy struggles affect a lot of people)



3. Prominence- things that happen to famous people (ex. watching Entertainment Tonight)



4. Unusualness- things that rarely happen (ex. a plane crash that kills people)



5. Proximity- things that are close to us (ex. a fire in apple valley, as opposed to a fire in atlanta)



6. Human Interest- things that appeal to our emotions (ex. a dying baby is adopted and healed)









What are the differences between print journalism and broadcast journalism?

1. Broadcasts are much more live and recent



2. Print you have the ability to read what you want to read



3. Print stories have more details





How is the Internet impacting broadcast journalism?

The internet can be updated instantaneously which allows the most current news to be revealed, it allows you the ability to read what you want to read, and you can get all the details you want. Essentially, it is the best of both worlds (Print and Broadcast).