Journalism Chapter 1: Understanding News Terminology (DVSD) Flashcards

Announcement type story for a coming event.

A plan to cover routinely all potential news sources in a specific area.

Coverage of an event as it is actually happening.

A news value based on interest created from people who have differing opinions.

A news value that can create interest in a story because of events that create passion or emotion.

Refers to feature news lacking a strong timeliness factor; news that could be printed today, a week from now, next issue, or even later wthout losing importance or relevance.

A news story with characteristics of a feature story.

Information to be developed, discussed and possibly used for a story in the future.

News value which places emphasis (usually) on persons and seeks emotional identification the reader.

News of importance to a news paper's immediate and local audience.

Making important international, national, or state news relevant to the immediate audience by establishing a local connection.

An objective story emphasizing the timely impact of the story for its readers.

The target audience, ie. the students, staff and teachers within the school.

A news value in which a person's position or job creates interest in news that pertains to that person.

A news value indicating importance of information when it occurs near and affects people in a particular location.

The untargeted audience, often a wide network of interested readers from surrounding communities, interested alumni, other school journalists and friends relatives to the school community.

A published report om one to several pages usually reserved for late breaking news or special kinds of content.

News value based on the idea that unusual, odd or mysterious content can result in intrigue and add interest to a story.

A news value in which information is important due to its current occurence.