Concepts of News/Journalism
DEFNITION OF NEWS
News is a report of any current event, idea or problem which interest large number of people BUT it acquires different meanings and concepts in different political, economic and socio-cultural environment.
1. News is new information
2. News is looking at a subject from a new perspective
3. The gap between "How things work" and "How things are supposed to work"
ELEMENTS OF NEWS
A News report must answer following questions:
WHO
WHAT Generally
WHEN Factual
WHERE
WHY Element of Interpretation
HOW is introduced
CREDIBILITY
Principles to be observed while reporting an event or editing news report
Accuracy
Fairness
Balance
Attribution
Objectivity
NEWSWORTHINESS
How to decide newsworthiness of an event, idea or problem (Evaluating information or any information package)
Audience
Impact
Proximity
Timeliness
Prominence (Size)
Context
Policy Parameters
Specific Informational Value
Unusualness
STRUCTURE OF A NEWS STORY
INTRO
EXPLANATORY DETAILS
DESCRIPTIVE DETAILS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
BACKGROUND INFORMATION ETC.
(In order of descending importance)
Various Types of Journalistic Writings
FACTS
ANALYSIS
VIEWS
News item
News Report
News Analysis
Interpretative Reporting
Feature/Featured Reporting
Interview
Commentary
Article
Editorial
Profile, Review, Review Article etc.
The investigative process
Tip –Tipsters
Formation of story idea
Formulation of the problem
Preliminary research feasibility study
Plan of action-Synopsis
Minimum and maximum story
BASE BUILDING: THE SPIRAL OF RESEARCH
Written sources
Experts- the sources of knowledge
Sources of experiences
Reportage- Field trips- Observations
Key interviews
Assessment and analysis
• Conclusions
• Outline of story
• Writing and revising
• Hand in before deadline
Two Major Streams in Journalism
Episodic Journalism
Thematic Journalism
Reporting Event: What was happening
Reporting the process that goes into happening of the event
Explain why it was happening
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