Newsworthiness
These three words help you determine if a topic is newsworthy
What is interesting, informative, and factual?
Journalists use these 8 values to find stories and decide what questions to ask in research and interviews.
What are timeliness, proximity, impact, celebrity, oddity, human interest, currency, and conflict?
This is a primary tool that journalists use to gather information
What is interviewing?
As you approach a story, you should consider these; typically referred to as the 5Ws and H
What is who, what, when, where, why, and how?
This format should make it straightforward for beginning journalists to approach writing a news story
What is LQTQ format?
If a topic fascinates you and grabs your interest, you could say it is this term
What is interesting?
If a story is being written about a legendary teacher like Mrs. Crosby, it would contain this news value
What is celebrity?
You should always ask this question when researching online
What is "Is it valid?"
These 3 tips from award-winning journalist Ben Montgomery make someone great at interviewing
What are be curious, research the subject and the person you’re interviewing, and listen and be empathetic?
For good news writing, you should follow these 6 Cs
What is Correct, Complete, Consistent, Concise, Clear, and Coherent?
If you learn something new or it provides you with a new perspective, it would be this
What is informational?
Considering how much students hate the dress code, a reporter writing a story on it would want to consider this news value in their research
What is conflict?
This "Eleventh Commandment" is easy to avoid if ye simply cite ye sources
What is don't plagiarize?
These types of questions will make your source answer with an in-depth response
What are open-ended questions?
Keep your opinion out of the story by not doing this
What is editorializing?
Was the information accurate? Was the information given without an opinion? Then you could say a story has this quality
What is factual?
Trending topics like sports news or rappers saying horrible things on podcasts would lend themselves to this news value
What is currency?
Often, with breaking news stories, these are set up to provide group access to key individuals involved in the event or incident
What are press conferences?
These are options to bridge the distance if you cannot do an interview in person
What are phone calls, emails, or video conferences?
Avoid summarizing your story and end it using this, sending off readers with a bang
What is a kicker quote?
This acronym helps you remember what makes something newsworthy
What is IIF?
While he's said some funny things, Drake does not often ask his friends to do something for him. A story on his zestiness would feature this news value
What is oddity?
These 3 questions help you determine if information is valid
What are "How do you know?" "Is the information presented in a fair and balanced way?" and "Is this a hoax?"
Any of these are reasons to conduct an interview in person
What are "It’s easier to establish a relationship and build trust face-to-face," "You can note facial expressions, body language and tone of voice in person," "You can make observations for background and context," or "Sources are usually more comfortable in their own environment."
Any of these good tips will help a journalist successfully pitch a story they want to write
What is "Generate prospective ideas," "Be original," "Outline your pitch," and "Submit ideas early"?