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Today’s Agenda

Today’s Agenda. Why? Learn foundational news information so you can apply it in your newspaper project (coming soon!). What ? Learn about the history of news, types of news, and the 6 key questions for a news article. NEWS IS NECESSARY !. The History of News. News Origins.

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Today’s Agenda

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  1. Today’s Agenda • Why? • Learn foundational news information so you can apply it in your newspaper project (coming soon!). What? Learn about the history of news, types of news, and the 6 key questions for a news article

  2. NEWS IS NECESSARY! The History of News

  3. News Origins 1st century – Romans post news sheets in town square (for free!) 16th century – Venice provides regular news sheets for a “gazetta” coin – hence the name “Gazette” 1665 – First English newspaper (Oxford Gazette) published under rule of the crown. 1690- Boston: Benjamin Harris introduces newspapers to 13 colonies.

  4. Historical Timeline: 1700-1800’s 1798 – Alien and Sedition Acts: restrictions about criticizing government, president, & cabinet. Convicts fined and jailed Newspapers are aimed at elite & focus on business/politics 6 cents each 1833 – New York Sun: created by Benjamin Day (1 cent) highlights crime, violence, murders, fires, trials, executions, etc. 1844 – Telegraph invented by Samuel F.B. Morse speeds distribution of info. Morse Code created

  5. Timeline Continued: 1800-1900’s 1848 – Associated Press creates the inverted pyramid structure 1865-1900 – Yellow journalism = sensational writing Expose slums, poverty, racism, etc. Joseph Pulitzer William Randolph Hearst Edward Scripps

  6. Timeline Continued : 1900-Present Three major changes Objectivity – New York Times: dedicated to accurate information Social responsibility: Codes and ethics Jazz journalism : bold headlines, pictures, stunts (sensational writing), reflects roaring 20s. Currently: Specialized news; online news; paper news is declining! 

  7. Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? Inverted Pyramid 1. Headline: short, attention-grabbing, informative, interesting, clear, large bold letters 2. Sub-headline: Start to answer 5 Ws and H; explains headline directly under 3. Lead: One sentence that summarizes 5Ws and H; opening sentence of article 4. Details: logically relays information in neutral, natural way

  8. Autistic boy scout saves teacher’s life: HeadlineA Local 10-Year-Old Boy uses Heimlich to stop teacher from choking. Sub-headlineKyle Forbes, 10, is no ordinary kid, and now he's being honored by his school and Scout pack for springing into action Tuesday to save his teacher's life. LeadFor Hyde Elementary School teacher Sheri Lowe, every day teaching art class now is a gift. Details"He saved my life," said Lowe………. Details

  9. The Business of News

  10. Advertising is… I like long walks on the beach… First thing produced on the page 61% of newspaper * 2 Types of ads: 1. Display ads for stores, products, services 2. Classified ads for job openings, personal ads, real estate

  11. “Newshole” = Content: writing, photos, graphics News: world, national, state, local Editorials: editors of newspapers take a position on a current topic (laws, politicians, education, etc.) Opinion pieces: letters to editor Syndicated columnists: Appear in newspapers regularly

  12. Types of News Hard News NEED to Know Information Exhibits objectivity – just facts, no opinions Examples: world, national, state, local news Crime and disaster: assures people that THEIR lives aren’t all that bad Investigative reporting: looks deeply into a situation, giving facts not previously known Usually time-sensitive material May include editorials (opinion pieces)

  13. Types of news continued Soft News Feature Stories WANT to Know Information Entertainment News Examples: sports, food, travel, health, science, special interest, celebrities, etc

  14. Types of News Continued Other types of news: Newsmaker: celebrities, politicians, athletes (make news when they talk, marry, divorce, date, get DUIs, etc.) Pseudo-news: fake news, non-critical, staged for shock value Human interest: Stories about non-newsmakers, often moving, dramatic or heroic Sensationalism: Blown out of proportion / exaggerated

  15. Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? Now It’s Your Turn:Inverted Pyramid 1. Headline: short, attention-grabbing, informative, interesting, clear, large bold letters 2. Sub-headline: Start to answer 5 Ws and H; explains headline directly under 3. Lead: One sentence that summarizes 5Ws and H; opening sentence of article 4. Details: logically relays information in neutral, natural way

  16. Match It Up With a partner, match each type of News to a headline from today’s Northwest Herald stories. Find Headlines for the following types of News: Hard News Soft News Newsmaker (celebrity, athlete, politician, etc.) Pseudo-News (if any….fake news) Sensationalism (if any…news that is blown out of proportion) Human Interest News (regular people doing heroic deeds)

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