Friday, September 16, 2011

What is Broadcast Journalism?

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Define “Broadcast Journalism” in 1-3 sentences.
Broadcast journalism is information broadcasted on TV, internet. and radio.  It is the reporting of current events that are newsworthy through television, internet, and radio.



List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.

TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
1: Significance - Events that effect a mass of people

2. Unusualness - Events that are unique  

3. Proximity - Local News

4. Prominence - Celebrity news

5. Timeliness - News has to be recent

6. Human Interest - A feel good story




What are the differences between print journalism and broadcast journalism?
1. Broadcast journalism is much more current that print journalism

2. Print journalism allows you to pick what you want to read

3. Print journalism is much more in detail


How is the Internet impacting broadcast journalism?

The internet is the best of both worlds. 

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