What is news?

- A newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events

- Information about recent or happenings
- History in a hurry
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Hndi na maibalik.. lahat ng bagay na nag=ngyayari ngayojn ay parte ng kasaysayan.
Hndi na pwedeng ipareplay.

ELEMENTS OF NEWS

Immediacy or timeliness
Prominence
Significance
Proximity
Consequence
Conflicts
Oddity
Suspense
Sex
Emotions

1. Timeliness violations, politics and even struggles

Current news has more impact than
something that happened yesterday or
last week. The news media loses interest
quickly and past events become stale
when there’s always fresh news
somewhere
2. Oddity
If some unusual, shocking or bizzare, the
strangeness alone could make it
noteworthy.
3. Consequence
If the impact of the event may directly
affect readers, they’ll want to know about
it. A run-of-mill burglary at the Watergate
hotel was white nose on the airwaves
until it became clear what the identities of
the key players meant for the nation.
4. Conflict
Audiences are always interested in
disagreements, arguments and rivalries. If
an event has a conflict attached to it,
many consumers will be interested on
that bust alone. Let’s not forget that it is
human nature to choose side and stand
up for that choice. Stories that involves
conflict includes those about religion,
sports, business, trials, wars, human
against nature, animals or outer space.
5. Proximity
Location, location, location: if an event is
happening nearby, it will impact the
audience more than if it were happening
somewhere else that doesn’t affect then
as much- say, in another state or another
country.
6. Prominence
A well-known person, place, or event has
a stronger news angle than something
that the audience isn’t familiar with. A
guest speaker visiting your local
elementary school to take over story time
doesn’t resonate with many people …
unless the speaker is Ophra.
7. Human Interest
If a situation draws any sort of emotion
reaction, it might contain the news
element of a human-interest story. These
stories can be “soft” kid-at the-petting-zoo
snapshots, inspiring comeback accounts,
or infuratingreports of incompetence on
the part of a publict figure.
Makabagbag damdamin.
A story at the pet zoo snapshot.
Isang dalaga na dadala ang kanyang aso at
pumasok sa coffe shop at
 8. Extremes/superlatives
Reporters and audiences might be
interested in the first, the best, the
longest, the smallest, the highest-if you
can legitimately claim one. Be careful. Do
not overly focus on this create hyperbole,
or exaggerate claims. Dishonestly here
will come back to bite you.
Standalone story..
9. Impact/Significance
Where it’s peaceful protest in EDSA or a
Php 15 billion alleged corrupted funds in
Phil health, the more people involved in
the event, the more newsworthy it is.
Similarly, the number of people affected
by the event will affect its
newsworthiness, whether it’s an
adjustment of tuition and miscellaneous
fees or an outbreak of COvid-19 among
DepEd teachers.
Remember: who? What? When? Where?
Why?
10. Scandal
Everyone loves to hate on the
philandering congressman who sends
inappropriate pictures under an absurd
virtual handle. Reporters want the scoop
of the scandal.
News According to time:
1) Coverage story- a report of an event that
happened or is happening
2) Routine story- a report on event that
happen regularly
3) Follow up story- an update on published
story
4) Spot Story- a report on an event that
suddenly breaks out. The report who first
comes out with the story in called scoop.
5) Advance story- news on an expected
happening
News According to treatment:
1) Stright new story- as the term applies;
this tells the story in a direct fashion.
2) Human interest story- news that appeals
to the emotion. Unconventional leads are
usually used here and the elements of
emotions are played up.
3) Interpretative- an analysis of the event or
idea being reported n is made.
4) News Feature- based on facts, and
expository in form, but not necessarily
about recent events. It is made often in
general interest.
5) Sidebar story- a short story related to the
news beside it, in the page layout.
4 Basic Tenets of Journalism
1) Truth
Accuracy of facts
2) Fairness
Means that reporters covering a story
must remember there are usually two
sides – and often more – to most issues,
and that those differing viewpoints should
be given roughly equal space in any news
story.
3) Balance
Means writing stories about breaking
news that includes all reasonable
responses. It means balancing the strong
arguments or assertions by one group
with the position of another. It means
always giving people accused or errors or
wrongdoing an opportunity to respond.
4) Objectivity
Means that when covering hard news,
journalists or reporters don’t convey their
own feelings, biases or prejudices in their
stories. They accomplish this by writing
stories using a language that is neutral
and avoids characterizing people or
institutions in ways good or bad.