News Values
Name 3 news values.
timeliness, proximity, conflict, impact, prominence, unusual, human interest
What is the purpose of the SMELL test?
To detect bias and determine a source's reliability.
How is bias harmful to news?
Bias can change the facts and the story in general.
What is soft news?
Lighter, more fun topics.
What is the ability to understand, interpret, and evaluate visual messages?
Visual Literacy.
What makes the news more likely to be published?
Having the most news values in a story.
What are the three possible motivations?
To persuade, to inform, to entertain.
Name two social fault lines.
Race, Class, Geography, Gender, Generation, Political party.
What is hard news?
Important, need to know topics.
What does information give people?
Power
What news value is soft news?
Human Interest.
What are the two types of persuasion?
Principled persuasion and unprincipled persuasion.
Name three reasons why we have bias.
Individual differences, Our vantage point, Our specific focus, Imposed meaning, Confirmation bias.
What are the two different types of news stories?
General news and Breaking news.
What news value shows how much it affects peoples lives?
Impact.
What are the two types of sources?
Individual witnesses and information from institutions.
What is it called when we look for information that aligns with our pre-existing beliefs?
Confirmation bias
What is it called when a writer is trying to persuade the audience about an issue?
Opinion or Editorial.
Name one of three key forces causing a shift away from journalism.
New technology, Conglomeration, Globalization.
What news value does the quote “if it bleeds, it leads” apply to?
Conflict.
What does SMELL stand for?
Source, Motive, Evidence, Logic, Left Out.
What is it called when a person experiences discomfort because information is inconsistent with a person's already held attitudes?
Cognitive dissonance
Name two examples of hard news and two examples of soft news.
Hard - Politics, War, Economics, Crime Soft - Celebrities, Technology, Travel
What are the four ways bad social statistics are made?
Guessing, Defining, Measuring, Sampling.