JOUR 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Soft Media, False Balance, Ap Stylebook
27 Oct 2020
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Its focus is objective presentation of verified news through reporting. The stories blend all of the time; there are plenty of soft stories with hard parts in them. How to tell whether it"s hard or soft: look at what is the subject matter and how it is written. Soft stories are often called feature stories with many variations. News features (feature angle pegged to recent news) New: to fact check: debunk fake news. The world is a complicated, often unfair and sometimes corrupt place. By looking at the different types of hard and soft stories, we can see journalism"s purposes. Regardless of kind of story, they all should display the marks of good journalism: Balance ( false equivalency or false balance is a problem) Using correct, consistent ap style reflects professionalism and credibility. * without credibility, you might as well quit. It could be important to a prospective employer, especially one who values the professionalism of consistency.
