WHAT IS NEWS? Part 2. Who decides? How does news get to be news?
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WHAT IS NEWS?
Part 2
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Who decides?
How does news get to be news?
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“Gatekeepers”
Too much information out there; can’t possibly put it all in newspaper or broadcast.
Each news outlet has a person or people who select what will be the news for that “edition.”
Those people are gatekeepers. Also known as … Editors Producers Directors
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What criteria do you think gatekeepers use in making their decisions?
Making Decisions
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How are you a gatekeeper?
You = personal gatekeeper
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Playing Gatekeeper
Pretend you’re the editor of a Scott High School newspaper or podcast.
On a sheet of paper, make 3 columns Label them: “News,” “Sports, “Student
Life” List 3 ideas for stories in each category
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Playing Gatekeeper - 2
Trade papers “Grade” each idea:
X = doesn’t interest you √ = interests you = interests you a lot
Trade papers again
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What criteria did you use
to make your decisions?
Top Stories?
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3 Criteria
Facts Adequate Accurate Timely
Audience Who will be reading? What are their values? Interests?
Interest Have meaning to the audience
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These factors influence the news that gets to public (different from newsworthiness)
6 Factors
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Factor 1: News hole
the amount of space in the newspaper or time in a newscast available for news
what determines news hole? business factors
Web: not too much of a factor
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Factor 2: News flow
the number of news stories available to run at any one time
Example: Sports Illustrated
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Factor 3: Medium
some stories play better on TV than in newspaper & vice versa newspapers – many stories, some depth magazines – depth, some perspective radio – fastest & sound TV – fast & pictures Internet -- hybrid
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Factor 4: Deadlines
the latest time a story can be finished in order to be printed in that paper or shown on that newscast
Game-changers: 24-hour cable Internet
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Factor 5: Editorial Philosophy what a media outlet chooses to cover
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Factor 6: Business
What sells!
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Where does news come from?
Finding News
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Beats
Beat A regular assignment give to reporters A place reporters go to regularly to get info
Reporters work a beat to find stories Gain expertise & contacts—which lead to
stories
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Sources
Source Someone who provides information to a
journalist Journalists develop regular sources
through their beat assignments People contact reporters with stories
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“Local Angle”
Local Connection – a fact or person that connects a story originating elsewhere to the local audience George Clooney – “Maysville native” War in Afghanistan – local soldiers
involvement (killed or wounded) Local groups raising money or collecting
supplies for Haitian earthquake victims
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Chad Ochocinco: 'Dancing with the Stars' will help in off-season
Bengals wide receiver practices four hours daily with partner Cheryl Burke
By John Kiesewetter • [email protected] • March 9, 2010
Chad Ochocinco took a few minutes away from “Dancing with the Stars” practice to provide a scouting report on his attempt to master the cha-cha in three weeks.
“It’s extremely, extremely hard,” says Ochocinco, 32, one of 11 celebrities who will compete on the hit ABC show that starts March 22.
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“Local Angle” – 2
Local Focus – bringing a larger national or international story into the local community Swine flue – local update Local impact of national controversies
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Follow Up
“Next day” Reporting that follows up on a story from
the previous day Futures file
Coming back to a story for a planned update