Name : Noni Widiya Jayanti

Class : 4A

Npm : 216310804

(News and Report : Writing Editing)

Tugas 2

News Characteristics

The major characteristics principles of news are:

1. Accuracy

2. Objectivity

3. Balanced

4. Concise

5. Current

1. Accuracy :

The accuracy of news is, in fact, taken for granted by the news consumers. Though it is very difficult to
be accurate in news. Readers should have a feeling that whatever they are being presented is the
outcome of an honest and dedicated effort of the writer. The readers should never be given an
opportunity to say that they never believed what appeared in the papers. All facts given in the news
item should be accepted by readers without questions. What factual accuracy really means is that every
statement in a news item, every name, date and age, quotation, every definite word or expression or
sentence must be precise and presentation of the true facts. Accuracy means correctness not merely in
general impression but also in details, hastily accuracy is to a newspaper what virtue is to a lady.

2. Objectivity :

A news is a factual report of an event as it occurred. It is not the event’as a prejudiced eye might see it
or as the reporter might wish it to be or have thought it to be on those concerned in the event might like
to present it. Facts must be reported impartially as they occurred. Objectivity in the news is one of the,
most important principles of modem journalism. A news should be presented without a slant or a shade.
A reporter should not look at events through glasses either rose coloured or smitten. A news is to be
presented in full light of unpartial and scrupulously honest observation. Objectivity is essential because
only pure news can give the consumer confidence, since people form their opinions on the basis of news
items. It is all the more necessary that it should be objective all manner.
3. Balanced :

A news is to be balanced though it is not an easy task to write a news which is balanced in every
respect, a severe effort must be made by a reporter to render the account of any event in the best
possible manners. The reporter has to write all the specific facts correctly, fairly, accurately and
objectively. He has to put all the facts together in a manner that his report conveys the correct and
factual impression. A news should be balanced in the matter of emphasis and complements. A reporter
has to narrate every last circumstance of the story in pause taking details. A reporter has to select and
arrange facts in a manner so as to give a balanced view of the whole situation.

4. Concise :

A news must follow the news form developed over a period of many years. It must be unite, concise,
clear and simple. A story that is diffused, disorganized and ambiguous in meaning does not have the
characteristic quality of news. It should be well paced, unified and above all, written so clearly that the
meaning of the story is also absolutely plain.

5. Current :

News definition remains incomplete if element of time is not given major consideration. Time is the
essence of the news. Emphasis is on the time element of the story, this is necessary because of the
change which may occur in the transitory period. Most news are labelled “today” or at the most distant,
last night. The news media are Specific about time. They tell the readers that the news is not only recent
but truly the last word on the subject. The reader is interested in current and new things. A newsman
wins consumers and readers by rendering account of events promptly and expeditiously.

 Characteristic news for Radio

1. Auditive

The radio only presents sound to be heard, for the ear, to be read or voiced. Hence, radio journalism
was voiced. There are no other formats besides audio. Whatever is conveyed via radio, must be in the
form of sound or voiced (auditive).

2. Spoken Language

Using spoken language or words that are usually spoken in everyday conversations (spoken words). The
words chosen must be the same as the listener's vocabulary so that they are immediately understood.
Writing radio news scripts must use spoken language.

3. Overview

Information in Seklitas radio broadcasts. Unplayable. Therefore it must be clear, simple, and
immediately understood.

4.Global
 Radio news eschews detail and is uncomplicated. Numbers are rounded, facts are summarized. One
news topic should ideally be conveyed in just 1-2 minutes, as the standard duration for an effective
radio advertisement is delivered in one minute.

 Characteristic news for Tv

1. Audiovisual.
Television has advantages compared to other broadcast media, which can be heard as well as seen.
So, if broadcast radio audiences only hear words, music and sound effects, then television
audiences can see moving images.
2. Think in Pictures
There are two stages of the thinking process in pictures. - Visualization, namely translating words
that contain ideas into individual images. - Depiction, namely the activity of assembling individual
pictures in such a way that their continuity contains a certain meaning.
3. More Complex Operation
Compared to broadcast radio, the operation of broadcast television is much more complex, and
involves more people. Equipment that is used more and to operate it is more complicated and must
be done by skilled and trained people.

 Characteristic News for newspaper

1. Publicity According to Hudi Santoso in the book Management of Journalist Work (A Study of One of
the Mass Media in Bogor) (2021), publicity means broadcasting or conveying information to the public.
Because it is addressed to the public, the information in newspapers relates to the public interest or the
general public.

2. Periodicity The characteristics of this newspaper mean that there is regularity in the publication of the
newspaper. This regularity can be once a day or several times a week.

3. Universality Quoting the book Newspaper Management: A Combination of Science, Knowledge, Art,
Conscience, and Intuition (2021) by Yuni Mogot-Prahoro, universality in newspapers means that
information or reporting of events is diverse and universal. Newspapers do not only contain information
about groups or events in certain areas, but also report events that are happening around the world
regarding various aspects of human life.

4. Actuality (actuality) The characteristics of this newspaper is the reporting of events or incidents
quickly, without prejudice to the truth of facts or information. Actuality means current and in actual
circumstances. So, news in newspapers should be reported correctly and quickly to the whole
community.

5. Documented Newspapers publish various information or news in a paragraph consisting of a group of

words and sentences printed on paper. The characteristics of this newspaper mean that the news
contained in the newspaper can be stored or documented so that it can be read or reviewed if necessary