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What makes news different from a biography or documentary?
News reports recent factual events.
What is journalism?
The process of gathering writing and producing news.
Hard or soft news: Mayor accused of corruption.
Hard news about politics or crime.
Hard or soft news: Local teen wins an art prize.
Soft news about arts or human interest.
Name one quality that can make an event newsworthy.
Prominence relevance oddity importance conflict or human interest.
Which is more newsworthy locally: a celebrity buys a hat or the town bridge closes?
The bridge closure because it affects many local people.
What quality makes a story about a famous athlete newsworthy?
Prominence.
Why is curiosity important for journalists?
It helps them ask questions investigate and find important information.
Name the six key question words journalists use.
Who what when where why and how.
What is a source in journalism?
A person document image recording data or other material that provides information.
What is a journalist's assignment?
The subject or area they are responsible for monitoring for stories.
What is a summary lead?
The opening of a story which gives the most important details.
In this sentence what happened and when: A fire damaged the school library on Tuesday.
A fire damaged the library and it happened on Tuesday.
What is a dateline?
Text at the start of an article that gives the location and date.
What does it mean to verify information?
To check that it is true and accurate.
Fact rumour or opinion: Chocolate ice cream is the best flavour.
Opinion.
