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NEWS BASICS
Unit One
Tuesday, September 3, 13
WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THE NEWS?
Unit 1: 1 News Qualities
Tuesday, September 3, 13
News Is...
 clear
 easy to understand
 concise
 to the point
 relevant
 what is happening in the world
TODAY.
Tuesday, September 3, 13
What makes news... news?
News is written in ACTIVE
voice
Active voice uses the
structure of Subject-Verb-
Object
Subject always comes before
the verb and object
Tuesday, September 3, 13
What is unique about the news?
News is written in ACTIVE
voice
The opposite of active voice
is passive voice
In passive voice, the subject
is last in the sentence
The person, place, or thing
(noun) who performed the
action is placed at the end of a
sentence as if he received the
action rather than caused it.
Tuesday, September 3, 13
Active Voice
ACTIVE Example: The
businessman (subject) hit
(verb) the envelope (object)
PASSIVE: The envelope
(object) was hit (verb) by the
businessman (subject)
Tuesday, September 3, 13
News is about facts
The SOURCE of the facts is
always identi鍖ed
Identifying the source is called
attribution
Reporters 鍖nd and identify
authentic sources
Tuesday, September 3, 13
Opinion
Opinion in a news story:
 Never that of the reporter
 Clearly attributed to a person involved
in the event
Example: John Smith, 43,1234 Oak
Lane,Clarksville, said, The accident
was one of the worst I have ever seen
in my life.
Tuesday, September 3, 13
Objective
It is OBJECTIVE
All sides of an issue are
equally presented
The reporter takes great
care to present all sides of an
issue without favoring one or
the other
Tuesday, September 3, 13
Writing News
News is written in THIRD
person
Never uses I, me, or
my (FIRST person)
Never uses you (SECOND
person)
Uses names of sources and
avoids the use of pronouns
Tuesday, September 3, 13
Third Person vs.
First/Second Person
Correct: Third Person
Assistant Principal John
Garza estimated that about
50 students attended the fall
dance. The school gym
capacity is 1500. Marcella
Johnson said the music is
boring and that is why no one
came.
 Incorrect: First or Second
Person
I dont think there were more
than 50 students at the fall
dance. You could have easily
found a place to sit and enjoy
the boring music.
Tuesday, September 3, 13
NEWS ELEMENTS
Unit 1: 2
Tuesday, September 3, 13
News Elements
 The news elements are used to
determine if an activity or event is
newsworthy.
 Is this event valuable enough to
get space in our newspaper or on our
broadcast?
Tuesday, September 3, 13
Proximity
Events that happen in the
same place or location as the
news organization are more
valuable to the people who
live there
LOCAL news/events
Tuesday, September 3, 13
Prominence
Events that involve very
important people have more
news value
Celebrities, elected officials,
millionaires
People who are famous
Tuesday, September 3, 13
Timeliness
Events that are happening
NOW are far more
interesting than those that
happened a long time ago
The attention span of the
public is very short
Tuesday, September 3, 13
Consequence
How MANY people will be
interested in this story?
The greater NUMBER of
people affected or involved,
the greater the value of the
story
Tuesday, September 3, 13
Human Interest
Stories that evoke strong
reactions or feelings
Stories of human triumph
and tragedy
Stories that lift our spirits
Stories that bring us to the
depths of human feelings
Tuesday, September 3, 13
Strong News Stories Will Have
Several of the news elements
Many news elements
(especially front page or lead
broadcast stories)
(News elements help editors
make decisions)
Tuesday, September 3, 13
The News Questions
The 5 Ws and the H
Must be answered in every
news story
WHO
WHAT
WHEN
WHERE
Tuesday, September 3, 13
The news questions
The reporter should get the
answers to these questions
first:
Who was involved?
Full name spelled correctly
What happened?
When did it happen or
when will it happen?
Tuesday, September 3, 13
The News Questions
The reporter should get
answers from those in the
event.
Where? Get the exact address
Why? Retrieved from
witnesses
How? Provide quotes from
several viewpoints.
Tuesday, September 3, 13
WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THE NEWS?
Unit 1: 3 Copy Editing
Tuesday, September 3, 13
News Style
News must be written in a
consistent style
Stylebooks provide
guidelines for news writers
and editors
The Associated Press
Stylebook and Libel Manual
is the most common
Tuesday, September 3, 13
Copy Editing
Copy - The word used in
journalism for printed words
Stories
Captions
Sidebar information
Tuesday, September 3, 13
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Unit 1 News Basics

  • 2. WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THE NEWS? Unit 1: 1 News Qualities Tuesday, September 3, 13
  • 3. News Is... clear easy to understand concise to the point relevant what is happening in the world TODAY. Tuesday, September 3, 13
  • 4. What makes news... news? News is written in ACTIVE voice Active voice uses the structure of Subject-Verb- Object Subject always comes before the verb and object Tuesday, September 3, 13
  • 5. What is unique about the news? News is written in ACTIVE voice The opposite of active voice is passive voice In passive voice, the subject is last in the sentence The person, place, or thing (noun) who performed the action is placed at the end of a sentence as if he received the action rather than caused it. Tuesday, September 3, 13
  • 6. Active Voice ACTIVE Example: The businessman (subject) hit (verb) the envelope (object) PASSIVE: The envelope (object) was hit (verb) by the businessman (subject) Tuesday, September 3, 13
  • 7. News is about facts The SOURCE of the facts is always identi鍖ed Identifying the source is called attribution Reporters 鍖nd and identify authentic sources Tuesday, September 3, 13
  • 8. Opinion Opinion in a news story: Never that of the reporter Clearly attributed to a person involved in the event Example: John Smith, 43,1234 Oak Lane,Clarksville, said, The accident was one of the worst I have ever seen in my life. Tuesday, September 3, 13
  • 9. Objective It is OBJECTIVE All sides of an issue are equally presented The reporter takes great care to present all sides of an issue without favoring one or the other Tuesday, September 3, 13
  • 10. Writing News News is written in THIRD person Never uses I, me, or my (FIRST person) Never uses you (SECOND person) Uses names of sources and avoids the use of pronouns Tuesday, September 3, 13
  • 11. Third Person vs. First/Second Person Correct: Third Person Assistant Principal John Garza estimated that about 50 students attended the fall dance. The school gym capacity is 1500. Marcella Johnson said the music is boring and that is why no one came. Incorrect: First or Second Person I dont think there were more than 50 students at the fall dance. You could have easily found a place to sit and enjoy the boring music. Tuesday, September 3, 13
  • 12. NEWS ELEMENTS Unit 1: 2 Tuesday, September 3, 13
  • 13. News Elements The news elements are used to determine if an activity or event is newsworthy. Is this event valuable enough to get space in our newspaper or on our broadcast? Tuesday, September 3, 13
  • 14. Proximity Events that happen in the same place or location as the news organization are more valuable to the people who live there LOCAL news/events Tuesday, September 3, 13
  • 15. Prominence Events that involve very important people have more news value Celebrities, elected officials, millionaires People who are famous Tuesday, September 3, 13
  • 16. Timeliness Events that are happening NOW are far more interesting than those that happened a long time ago The attention span of the public is very short Tuesday, September 3, 13
  • 17. Consequence How MANY people will be interested in this story? The greater NUMBER of people affected or involved, the greater the value of the story Tuesday, September 3, 13
  • 18. Human Interest Stories that evoke strong reactions or feelings Stories of human triumph and tragedy Stories that lift our spirits Stories that bring us to the depths of human feelings Tuesday, September 3, 13
  • 19. Strong News Stories Will Have Several of the news elements Many news elements (especially front page or lead broadcast stories) (News elements help editors make decisions) Tuesday, September 3, 13
  • 20. The News Questions The 5 Ws and the H Must be answered in every news story WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE Tuesday, September 3, 13
  • 21. The news questions The reporter should get the answers to these questions first: Who was involved? Full name spelled correctly What happened? When did it happen or when will it happen? Tuesday, September 3, 13
  • 22. The News Questions The reporter should get answers from those in the event. Where? Get the exact address Why? Retrieved from witnesses How? Provide quotes from several viewpoints. Tuesday, September 3, 13
  • 23. WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THE NEWS? Unit 1: 3 Copy Editing Tuesday, September 3, 13
  • 24. News Style News must be written in a consistent style Stylebooks provide guidelines for news writers and editors The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual is the most common Tuesday, September 3, 13
  • 25. Copy Editing Copy - The word used in journalism for printed words Stories Captions Sidebar information Tuesday, September 3, 13