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The nature of news

The nature of news. News has impact. Can be big or small Disaster, major fire, riots Quality of life, economic conditions Weather, traffic Events – what day, where, when?. Conflict. Can be related to impact Disputes between people and government, two groups, or simply between neighbors.

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The nature of news

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  1. The nature of news

  2. News has impact • Can be big or small • Disaster, major fire, riots • Quality of life, economic conditions • Weather, traffic • Events – what day, where, when?

  3. Conflict • Can be related to impact • Disputes between people and government, two groups, or simply between neighbors. • Politics • Sports

  4. Novelty • News of the unusual- Cornfield map of Michigan, to scale- Largest doll in North America- Fenway Park wall in yard • Some is interesting, some not so much- Coldest summer anyone can remember- Giant puffball

  5. Prominence • The bigger the name, the bigger the news • Second year of President Obama’s term • Prominent visitors to campus • Locally prominent people – George Ross, Dave Heeke, Ernie Ziegler, Mayor Jim Holton

  6. Proximity • What happens around you – local • One of the strongest news angles • How does news relate to local community?- Major national study- State grants- Manufacturer closes shop • One of the strongest news angles

  7. Timeliness • The “new” in news • News decays over time. Reporters need to pay attention to their beats and deliver news in time for readers to act. • Timely reporting gives people a chance to participate in public affairs, instead of just reading about it after all is decided.

  8. Mirror • Not all news is serious, life-and-death stuff. • Instead, the news that is delivered to our audiences holds a mirror up to our community. We reflect what is going on around us.

  9. Nine principles, Kovach and Rosensteil • Journalism’s first obligation is to the truth. • Its first loyalty is to citizens. • Its essence is a discipline of verification. • Its practitioners must maintain an independence from those they cover. • It must serve as an independent monitor of power.

  10. Continued … • It must provide a forum for public criticism and compromise. • It must strive to make the significant interesting and relevant. • It must keep the news comprehensive and proportional. • Its practitioners must be allowed to exercise their personal conscience.

  11. Accuracy • The most basic, important characteristic of any story. • Essential in every detail. • Context is important as well. • Mistakes – we are human, we make mistakes. • If you make a mistake, acknowledge and correct it ASAP. If relevant, contact person and apologize.

  12. Fairness • Present as many different viewpoints as are relevant in a story. • Conflict. • Every viewpoint may not carry the same weight.

  13. Objectivity • Attempting to arrive at the best obtainable version of the truth. • Factual reporting free from the biases and values of source, writer or reader. • The goal of good journalists for the past century. • Two people on cable TV yelling talking points at each other is not objectivity.

  14. Words to ponder • A free society needs from journalists “A truthful, comprehensive and intelligent account of the day’s events in a context which gives them meaning.”- The Hutchins Commission on freedom of the press • “You go into journalism because you can do good, have fun and learn.”- Molly Ivins

  15. Questions?

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