News Values
What is Journalism?
Journalism is the work of collecting, writing, and publishing news stories and articles in newspapers and magazines or broadcasting them on the radio and television.
Where are news principles found?
§News principles can be found in the codes of journalism that govern ethical behavior, rather than on the list of values that guide news decisions.
What's the meaning of laws?
complex and fluid series of decisions that define the boundaries of acceptable behavior.
What's media?
Newspapers, Magazines, Television, Websites, Social media, Webcasts, Blogs, Radio, Podcasts
What's a news story?
a news report of any length, usually presented in a straightforward style and without editorial comment
What's News?
§News is information or reports about recent events.
What's the difference between law and ethics?
Law- MINIMAL STANDARDS OF CONDUCT, WHAT YOU CAN DO
Ethics- MAXIMAL STANDARDS OF CONDUCT, WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
What's the meaning of ethics?
subjective standards that relate to moral elements of journalistic behavior.
What are critical thinking skills?
Analyze, Evaluate, Interpret, and Judge
What's an idea?
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
What makes stories universally important?
News Values
What's the meaning of accuracy?
the quality or state of being correct or precise.
What's the meaning of policy?
statement that announces a publication’s rights and privileges and spells out its acknowledgement of limitations of what will be published.
What's the meaning of reliability?
The ability to be trusted for accuracy and honesty.
What are the tips given to find new story ideas?
remember people, brainstorm every topic, check the morgue, keep an idea file, observe what's happening around you, eavesdrop, embrace your creative place, read everything, localize national stories, ask your audience, cover an event, havea child-like curiosity
What determines the IMPACT of the story?
How many people are affected by what happened and how much they are affected.
What's the meaning of fairness?
impartial and just treatment or behavior without favoritism or discrimination.
What's the meaning of defamation?
§the action of damaging the good reputation of someone; slander or libel.
What's the meaning of News Literacy?
Thinking about what is being presented to you and considering the source to determine the accuracy of the content.
What's the best class ever?
Journalism
What carries WEIGHT?
The relative number of people affected by an event or issue, as well as how seriously they are affected.
What's the meaning of verification?
the process of establishing the truth, accuracy, or validity of something.
What are the 5 freedoms stated in the 1st Amendment?
Religion, press, speech, assemly, petition
What are the six principles of news literacy?
free expression, discerning fact from opinion, demand transparency and credibility, journalists must get it right,information requieres verification in order to be effective, giveall citizens a voice
Teacher Fernanda