9/12/11 What is Broadcast Journalism?

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Define “Broadcast Journalism” in 1-3 sentences.
Television, radio, and the Internet are ways you can broadcast. Broadcast Journalism is the telling or reporting of current events that are newsworthy through television, radio, or internet.



List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.

TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
1 Significance- events that impact a mass of people-(hurricanes,elections)

2. unusualness- out of the ordinary

3. Proximity- things that happen that are local to the audience- (traffic, sports scores)

4. Prominence- People that are famous in society- (Celebrity weddings)

5. Timeliness- How current a story is- (weather)

6. Human Interest- Feel good story- (babies born)




What are the differences between print journalism and broadcast journalism?
1.  Broadcast journalism is much more current.

2. Print journalism gives the ability to include much more detail

3. Print journalism allows you to read what you want and in what order


How is the Internet impacting broadcast journalism? 
 Is the best of Print journalism and Broadcast journalism. Also allows you to read what you want