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Name 5 major news outlets.
Ex. Reuters, BBC, The Guardian, CNN, Fox News
How many attributes of news are there?
4
How many qualities of newsworthiness are there?
8
When is our W1 exam?
Wednesday, November 4th
Identify the 5W1H in the following lede:
Yesterday, 30 RC students planted trees in the school garden to support environmental sustainability.
Who — 30 RC students;
What — planted trees;
When — yesterday;
Where — school garden;
Why — environmental sustainability
What is the first few sentences of a news story called?
The lede/lead
How many minutes of Membean are Journalism students required to do each week?
30 minutes
An event is unusual, surprising, or the first of its kind. Which quality of newsworthiness does this describe?
Oddity/Rarity/Novelty
How long is our W1 exam?
60 minutes
Identify the 5W1H in the following lede:
After three weeks of student complaints about crowded cafeteria lines, RC administrators announced on Tuesday that lunch periods would be extended by 10 minutes starting next month.
Who — RC administrators;
What — extended lunch periods;
When — announced Tuesday, effective next month; Where — RC;
Why — address complaints about crowded cafeteria lines.
What is a news story called when it is just the facts? Ex. This happened.
Straight news
What does LQTQ stand for?
Lede - Quote - Transition - Quote
A national curriculum change has occured affecting all of Turkiye's students.
Which quality of newsworthiness does this describe?
Impact
Which qualities of newsworthiness are used in this lede?
Robert College students returned to classrooms this week as the Istanbul school began a new week of lessons, activities, and campus events following the weekend break.
Timeliness and Proximity
Identify the 5W1H in the following lede:
RC's student council announced a charity concert in the school auditorium. The concert aims to raise money for earthquake victims.
Who — student council;
What — announced a charity concert;
When — (not stated)
Where — school auditorium;
Why — raise money for earthquake victims.
What is the structure of a straight news article?
The inverted pyramid
What makes a good lede?
Hook + 5W1H
Which attribute of news best describes the following?
A journalist reports on a disagreement between students and school administrators. The article includes perspectives from both sides, avoids taking sides, and presents verified information without misleading the audience.
Fair, Objective, and Balanced
Which 2 qualities of newsworthiness does this lede use?
Bradley Cooper challenged a proposed change to school policies on Monday, calling on administrators to reconsider a decision that could affect the entire student body.
Prominence & Impact
An RC journalist writes that a new school policy is “a disaster” without explaining the policy or including any evidence. Which attribute of news needs the most improvement?
Fair, objective, and balanced. The journalist uses judgmental language and presents an opinion as fact.
Name the 5W1H in the correct order.
Who, what, when, where, why, how
Name all the attributes of news.
Interesting, Informative, Factual & Accurate, Fair/Objective/Balanced
Name all the qualities of newsworthiness
Timeliness/Immediacy, Proximity, Celebrity/Prominence, Conflict, Impact/Consequence, Human Interest/Emotion, Oddity/Novelty/Rarity, Currency/Relevance
Which attribute of news could be improved in the following?
A reporter writes that 200 students attended a protest but never counts the crowd or verifies the number.
Factual & Accurate
An RC reporter publishes a story claiming that 70% of students oppose a proposed uniform policy, based on interviews with only 10 students from the same class. Which attribute of news is most clearly compromised, and why?
Factual & accurate.
The reporter makes a broad statistical claim based on an unrepresentative sample, so the conclusion is not adequately supported by evidence.