Define “Journalism” in 1-3 sentences.
The telling of current events that are newsworthy via Internet, radio, television, magazine, or newspaper.


List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.

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1. Timeliness: Care about things that are happening now. Ex: Haiti, weather, etc...

2. Significance: The more people impacted by event, the more significant. Ex: 9/11, Katrina, etc...

3. Unusualness: People enjoy stories that are out of the ordinary. Ex: Man bites dog

4. Prominence: Important, or famous people make news interesting. Ex: Brittany Spears shaves head

5. Proximity: We care about things that are close to home. Ex: Local sports, crime, etc...

6. Human Interest Stories: Feel good stories that are meant to show something positive. Ex: New born whale, dream come true, etc...




What are the advantages of print journalism?
1. Control over what stories you learn about

2. Don't have to wait for news to come on

3. Newspaper can go much more into detail


What are the advantages of broadcast journalism?

1. Can get video and sound clips

2. Will show live updates

3. A professional explains story for you


Why has online journalism (convergent media) become so popular?

It is a mixture of both broadcast journalism and print journalism. If you would like to read the story it will allow that, or if you want to watch a video on the story they offer that as well. It is the best of both worlds.