INTRODUCTION
TO
THE NEWS
JOURNALISM
• The
GATHERING
and
REPORTING of
news.
JOURNALIST
• ONE WHO
GATHERS
AND
REPORTS
NEWS
NEWS
• INFORMATION
PREVIOUSLY
UNKNOWN TO
THE READER
DAILY NEWSPAPERS
• A PAPER PUBLISHED
ONCE A DAY (EXCEPT
IN SOME CASES ON
WEEKENDS),
USUALLY IN A LARGE
TOWN OR CITY
• WASHINGTON POST
• WASHINGTON TIMES
WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS
• A PAPER
PUBLISHED ONCE
A WEEK, USUALLY
IN A SMALL TOWN
• LOUDOUN TIMESMIRROR
• LEESBURG TODAY
• PURCELLVILLE
GAZETTE
CREDIBILITY
• THE ABILITY TO
CREATE A
RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE READER
WHERE THE
READER BELIEVES
AND TRUSTS
WHAT IS WRITTEN
VERIFY
• TO CHECK FOR
ACCURACY
(REPORTERS
SHOULD FIND TWO
OR MORE PEOPLE
WHO CAN
CONFIRM
INFORMATION
OBJECTIVITY
• LACK OF
PERSONAL
FEELINGS OR
BIAS
COMMENTARY
• PERSONAL VIEWS
EXPRESSED IN ORDER
TO SHAPE PUBLIC
OPINION
• SHOULD BE CLEARLY
IDENTIFIED AS
COMMENTARY,
EDITORIALS, LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR
FACT
•
•
•
•
•
NUMBERS,
DATES
NAMES
LOCATION
THINGS THAT
CAN BE
VERIFIFIED
OPINION
• VARIABLES:
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BELIEFS
MEMORIES
JUDGEMENTS
PREJUDICE
BIAS
• MUST BE
ATTRIBUTED IN A
STORY
MASS MEDIA
• A MEANS OF
COMMUNICATION
• THAT CAN REACH
A LARGE
AUDIENCE
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