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Journalism- Unit 8

News Basics
What is news?

• A report of a current event in


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

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