However, according to wikipedia.org news is "News is any new information or information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience."
Fire Destroys City Playground
This happened at a park at old Memorial Stadium. The cause of this fire has yet to be determined. No one was injured, only a lot of broken hearted people. The community helped build this park and now they are all together mourning over the lost of a place that felt like home to most.
This is newsworthy because it has a direct impact to the people of the community, it displays timeliness by recently happening. The parks proximity is very close to those whom was affected by this.
Harford Sheriff's Deputy Arrested in Baltimore
The deputy was accused of coaxing a woman to a residence for a bachelor party and pushing her down a flight of stairs.
This is newsworthy because it has sort of an impact on readers because the Harford community can now be more aware of the people and things going on in the area. This story is a little unusual, it displays conflict and is a recent event.
'Project Runway' winner Christian Siriano has designs on Emmy Awards
Famous winner of Project Runway will have his own designs being worn on the Emmys this year. This is newsworty because it is interesting. This is a great display of prominence, he is definitely well-known in the fashion industry. This is sort of unusual because he is so young and was just the winner last year. Many people are interested in fashion, the awards and Christian so affinity is involved. This is a great display of human interest.The Traditional News Values:
Impact-effect on the audience. Their are three differenent kinds of impact; direct, indirect and potential impact.
Prominence-information on well-known people. These stories are about famous people, it keeps the audience interested in celebrity gossip.
Unusualness-insubstantial stories. This is stories with events that are a little odd, that you would not normally think of to be a story.
Currency-a direct tie to stories already in the news
Conflict-people battling nature, other people, themselves and other issues. This keeps people intersted and on the edge of their seat wanting to read more and know exact details.
Timeliness-how recent an event happened
Proximity-physical nearness. How close the setting of the story is to the reader.
Affinity-when people are interested in other people who share characteristics. A connection the reader may have to the story whether if it is the topic or people in the story.
Human Interest-strong emotional content. How the reader connects to the story and how much they may be involved.
definitions:chapter 2
7 comments:
I really like the name of your blog! It's cute and orignial, I also like the pictures and format of the pictures on this blog!
Hi Tamara!!! Great layout (lol... I have the same...). I like your writing style... you get straight to the point... Peace...
-Williette Cox
oh btw, I think you meant for your post to say what's news?? :)
I like how you linked your photos. I didn't think to do that with mine. Great job!
I also did the news of the playground fire. I completely agree with what you reported on the timeliness of the report. Good job on using chapter 2 to prove your point.
I didn't even hear about the story concerning the sherrif's arrest. This is definately newsworthy! It's unusual and definately would grab reader's attention.
Hi Tamara, Did you know Christian used to work at Bubbles in Annapolis?
He also designed and made runway clothes for their hair shows. Today, my friend went to Fashion Week to see his show.
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