COST-1116EL Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Campus Radio, Mail Cover, Textual Practice
8 Dec 2015
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Combines all other mediums talked about and all the people that. A particular practice of content production one that is constantly. News is a media production, presented in a story format. News is not passive presentation of daily events; news is determined by journalists, reporters, and editors based on newsworthiness , mandate, and perceived audience interest. 7 determinants of newsworthiness: timeliness, impact, prominence (important or not?, proximity (closeness, conflict (2 sides to the story, peculiarity, currency. Journalists and news editors are often seen as gatekeepers of the news: this is only partial (and misleading) explanation. Different news organizations may have different treatments for the same story, varying length of coverage and prominence in presentation. Journalists frame" reality, deciding what stories and images to present, and what to leave out of the frame. News organizations are limited by time and resources in what news stories they can present. News organizations have political biases that determine how they react to news stories.
