Modern Journalism
The process of gathering information and making narrative reports - edited by individuals for news organizations - that offer selected frames of reference.
A basic tenant in reporting is to focus on old news.
n the early days, the most influential and respected television show was:
See It Now (first and definitive news documentary on American television – sought to report in depth, to tell and show the American audience what was happening in the world using film as a narrative tool)
What are criteria that reporters follow when they’re covering a story?
An exciting event that happened in close proximity. Try to feature a powerful person.
Reporters must rely on who to get credibility in their stories?
What is the Pretty-Face and Happy-Talk culture?
There is a stereotype around news anchors where they always have to look and talk a certain way in order to be successful.
Two other criteria for newsworthiness are:
Consequence and usefulness
KANT, ARISTOTLE, OR BENTHAM & MILL
Why have sound bites become so much shorter?
Increasing demands for commercial time
News is often about the:
Novel and deviant
Situational ethics promotes decisions based on a case-by-case basis
4. What is a “talking head”?
News stations follow the model of journalism as opinion and assertion: Fox News goes right with pundit stars like Sean Hannity.
Two ways that help journalists perform in a neutral way are
Inverted pyramid news lead, careful attribution of sources, minimal use of adverbs and adjectives, or detached third person point of view
What are some downsides to the new advancements to news?
Lack of surprise and spontaneity in interviews, too much access to resources on the internet (easy for journalists to copy work), higher expectations for journalists.