News Values: Factors Influencing News Selection and Coverage
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Timeliness
The speed at which an event is reported.
Currency
A story that is repeated by different types of media.
Proximity
Local news.
Prominence
Celebrity, famous people, places, or things.
Consequence
An event that has a significant impact, such as a hurricane.
Impact
The changes that occur as a result of a consequence.
Rarity/Novelty
Unusual stories.
Suspense
Mystery or suspense, where the outcome of the story is unknown.
Human Interest
Stories about human experiences, families, etc.
Progress
Exclusive stories with a connection to business, such as the discovery of a cure for cancer.
Conflict
People on opposite sides of an issue.
Controversy
When something unfair is happening.
Visual Potential
Stories generated by pictures.
Who, What, Why, When, Where, and How
The essential elements of a news story.
Lead Length
In print: 1 sentence in the first paragraph, around 30-32 words.
In broadcast media: 20 syllables per sentence.
Types of News
Hard news: International news, political, business, economic, health.
Soft news: Entertainment, celebrity, arts, culture, sports.
Quotes
Direct quotes: Reproduce the exact words of another in quotation marks.
Partial quotes: Become part of the sentence in which they reside.
Indirect quotes: Paraphrase someone else's words without quotation marks.
Summary statement quote or paraphrasing: Summarize others' words in your own words.
Speech Tags
Mark up a word in a text to indicate who is speaking (e.g.,"he said""she sai").
Placement of Attributions
Tell readers where the information in your story comes from and who is being quoted.
Sidebar
A short news story or graphic that accompanies a major story.
Feature News Stories
The main or most prominent story.
Basic News Stories
A news report of any length, usually presented in a straightforward style without editorial comment.
Rule of 20
For broadcast, 20 syllables per sentence.
Slug
Topic in script.
Story Time vs. TRT
Story time is the entire length of the story, while TRT is the total running time.
VO
Voice over, the voice of the anchor taking over the video.
CG
Character generator, on-screen written graphic that identifies people, titles, and locations.
Outcue
Last 4-6 words when a victim is talking.
AT
Audio technician, the sound guy.
SOT
Sound on tape, any interview recorded on tape.
VO-SOT-VO
Voice over to sound on tape, script read by the anchor/reporter with video of the story and using parts of an interview to support the story.
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Indicates the end of the story or script, centered.
/Box:
The picture that will show on TV (e.g.,"box: fir").
+pad
3-5 extra seconds of footage in case you need it.
Publics
Communities of people with a direct or indirect association with an organization (e.g., customers, employees, investors, media).
Customers
People who use the organization's product or service.
Producers
People who provide the organization's services or products.
Enablers
Professional colleagues, regulators, and the communication media.
Limiters
Publics that threaten or restrict the organization's performance (e.g., competitors, unions, pressure groups).
Visual Trope Advertisement
How visual images communicate meaning.
Advertisement: Cutting Through the Clutter
Finding ways to reach consumers despite the many other ads they are exposed to.