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What is a key requirement for news stories to be considered newsworthy?
What is a key requirement for news stories to be considered newsworthy?
- Being unfamiliar to the audience
- Being of sufficient size (correct)
- Having a small impact on people
- Being complex and difficult to understand
What is a characteristic of soft news?
What is a characteristic of soft news?
- Involves celebrities and extraordinary achievements (correct)
- Immediate and happening right now
- Based on conflicts
- Focus on political issues
What does the text suggest about the structure of news stories?
What does the text suggest about the structure of news stories?
- It follows a traditional pattern (correct)
- It should avoid conflicts to maintain interest
- It is unrelated to the audience's familiarity
- It must be highly complex to be effective
Which type of news is classified as 'hard news'?
Which type of news is classified as 'hard news'?
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What is a characteristic of news stories as per the text?
What is a characteristic of news stories as per the text?
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Study Notes
Requirements for News Stories on TV
- Must meet certain criteria to be considered newsworthy
- Must be of sufficient size to be considered newsworthy
- Must fit in with what the majority of the audience finds important (social acceptability)
- Must be simple and easy to understand
- Must contain conflict
- Must have a big impact on people
- Must be familiar to the audience
Characteristics of News
- All news is part of a pattern
- News is cyclical, with the same types of stories repeating over time
- "Old news" is a common phenomenon, with similar stories occurring frequently
Structure of News Bulletins
- Typically 15-20 short stories in a bulletin
- Each story is approximately 60 seconds long
- Stories are often categorized into two types: hard news and soft news
Types of News
- Hard news: focuses on political, crime, and war stories
- Immediate and happening in real-time
- Soft news: focuses on 'human interest' stories and extraordinary achievements
- Often features celebrities and unusual events
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Test your knowledge on the requirements that news stories must meet to be considered newsworthy, including sufficient size, social acceptability, simplicity, conflict, impact, and familiarity with the audience.
