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10 Cards in this Set
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What Determines News Worthyness |
Impact timeliness prominence proximity conflict unusual currency |
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Basic Components of a news story |
Accurate properly balanced objective brief |
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reporting Skills |
Seeing and hearing taking note finding information asking questions checking and verifying information analyzing an interpreting information |
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Types of Attribution |
On the Record- all statements are directly quotable and attributable, by name and tittle On Background- statements are quotable just not by name on deep background-usable but cant say it comes from gov department off the record- anything they say but cant quote |
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how attribution is used |
To give strength and creditably When opinions are offered or controversial statements When reporters are unsure of accuracy when inferences, conclusions are made |
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Matters that might be held libelous by a court |
1. Imply commission of a crime 2. tend to injure a personin his or her profession or job 3. saying someone has a disease 4. damage a persons credit 5. amply a lack of Chasity 6. indicate a lack of mental capacity 7. incite public ridicule or contempt |
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The Three stages of Intervieing |
1. the research 2. setting up interview 3. the question and answer |
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Finding, using and cultivating sources ( two types of sources |
Physical sources: Records, documents, newspapers etc. Human Sources: people involved in event |
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Some Practical Advice about reporting |
there is a story behind every event always check names follow the buck be counter-phobic question all assumptions question authority |
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How to Convince hostile source |
Don't prosecute be sympathetic try to understand ask knowledgeable questions repeat charges about the person keep asking questions |
