Notes

Define “Broadcast Journalism” in 1-3 sentences.
Sharing current events that are newsworthy through television, internet or radio.






List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.


TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
1. Timeliness- We care about things that just happened.
current weather


2. Significance- An event that impacts a lot of people
oil spill


3. Prominance- Important people
celebrities


4. Unusualness- Anything out of the ordinary
fires, murders


5. Proximity- Things that happen close to you
sports, weather,


6. Human Interest- A feel good story
baby animal at the zoo, somebody saved someones life








What are the differences between print journalism and broadcast journalism?
1. Print journalism is hindered by deadlines and broadcast journalism is more current and can be live.


2. You can pick what you want to read about with print journalism and with broadcast you don't have a choice.


3. Print story is more detailed and can give you more of the story, broadcasting storys are fit into a certain amount of time and are not as in depth


4. Broadcast Journalism alows you to be more scriptive with the audience

 How is the Internet impacting broadcast journalism?
The internet is the strong points of print and strong points of broadcast journalism combined