Friday, February 13, 2009

Response to 2/13 Assignment

Definition:
Define “Journalism” in 1-3 sentences.
Current events that are newsworthy. They are published or boradcasted to an audience, and informs society of what's going on in everyday life.

List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.

TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
1. Timeliness
2. Proximity
3. Significance
4. Prominence
5. Unusualness
6. Human Interest

What are the advantages of print journalism?
1. More control over what news you get
2. Easier to archive
3. More in depth

What are the advantages of broadcast journalism?
1. Element of audio and video makes a better connection with audience
2. Much more current and up to date
3. Easier to change information

Why has online journalism (convergent media) become so popular?
Because you can experience video, text, it's the most current news, more in depth, and it's free versus paying to have a paper delivered. Online journalism is much more conveniant to access as well.

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