a newspaper or on radio, TV, internet, or even word of mouth. Sources of News • Word of Mouth Newspapers Telephone • TV Texting • Magazines Email Blogs • Internet Books • Billboards • Radio • Letters/Notes 3 Different Types of News • Hard News • Soft News World news – Sports State news – Entertainment City news – Food Local news – Travel Business – Celebrity Gossip Events & Issues – Editorials (opinions) Weather & Construction – Obituary Death Notices Features (type of soft) Facts not opinions – Syndicated Usually in the first – Comics section of the paper – Horoscopes – Reviews