News Notes

Define “Broadcast Journalism” in 1-3 sentences.

Broadcast Journalism is current events that are news worthy delivered through the televison, the radio or the internet.





List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.




TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE

1. Signifcance-How an event impacts people.(earthquake in Haiti)
2. Unusualness- Something out of the ordinary.
3. Timeliness-Things that are currently happening (current weather)
4. Prominence-Things that have to do with celebrities
5. Proximity-News that is local and has to do with you
6. Human Interest-Feel good story



What are the differences between print journalism and broadcast journalism?

1. Broadcast Journalism can be live and updated much faster than print journalism.
2. Print Journalism you have the ability to choose what you read.
3. Print Jouirnalism has the ability to go much more in detail than broadcast journalism.

4. Braodcast journalism has the ability to be live and give you video and audio.





How is the Internet impacting broadcast journalism?

The internet it impacting broadcst journalism by giving you mch spacce to write, can be updated very quickly and is able to have the video and sound for stories.