News Notes

Define “Broadcast Journalism” in 1-3 sentences. 

Broadcast journalism is the telling of current events that are newsworthy. The broadcast is through media such as television, radio, or internet.


List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness. 

TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
1  Proximity. How close you are to the event. We care about weather close to us.

2. Timeliness. News should be current. We care about weather now, not last week.

3. Prominence. Famous people. Britney Spears shaving her head.

4. Unusualness. How odd something is. Still Britney Spears shaving her head.

5. Significance. How many people are affected. 9/11

6. Human Interest. A "feel good" story. New baby dolphin at the zoo.




What are the differences between print journalism and broadcast journalism?
1. Print Journalism has much more detail.

2. Broadcast Journalism is much more current.

3. With print journalism, you can choose what you read.


How is the Internet impacting broadcast journalism?

The internet has the best of everything. You can read what you want, when you want, and how you want.