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.

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