Monday, September 12, 2011

9/12/11 What is Broadcast Journalism?

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Define “Broadcast Journalism” in 1-3 sentences. 
 Brodcast journalism is the telling of or reporting of current events that are news worthy through television, radio, or internet.



List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.

TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
1. Significance- events that impact a lot of people.

2. Unusualness- Out of the ordinary.

3. Proximity- Things that are local to the audience.

4. Prominence- People that are famous in society. (Celebrities)

5. Timeliness- How current the news is.

6. Human Interest- Making sure people are happy after watching the news. Feel good story.




What are the differences between print journalism and broadcast journalism?
1. Broadcast journalism is much more current.

2. Print journalism gives you the choice to choose what you want to read.

3. Print journalism goes into much more detail than broadcast journalism.


How is the Internet impacting broadcast journalism?
It's very current and you can choose what you want to read and how much of it you actually want to read.

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