“Elements of News”
Use these terms as a basis for your analysis of the media we study (for the notes in your media log). Elements of news are what determine a story’s “newsworthiness.”
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Oddity – (Oddity –
Strange/Unusual is news…)
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Emotion – (Emotion
– How do people feel about it? Strong opinions/controversial topics are
news.)
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Consequence –
(Consequence – What is the effect on the audience/reader?)
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Proximity –
(Proximity – Where is the story?)
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Drama – (Drama –
Dramatic Events…)
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Human Interest –
(Human Interest – People doing interesting things…)
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Prominence –
(Prominence – Famous people make news…)
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Progress –
(Progress – Technological advance…)
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Conflicts –
(Conflicts – Man v. man, man v. nature, man v. machine, man v. himself…)
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Timeliness –
(Timeliness – It’s new(s)…)
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