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What is News?

What is News?. Bell - ringer. Respond in writing to the following prompt:. What is news? Who decides what is news ?. News is what is. &. interesting. important. Definitions. Journalist/reporter -- collects and prepares a news story.

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What is News?

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  1. What is News?

  2. Bell-ringer Respond in writing to the following prompt: What is news? Who decides what is news?

  3. News is what is & interesting important

  4. Definitions Journalist/reporter -- collects and prepares a news story Editor/producer -- decides what stories to cover, the order of coverage (e.g., what makes the front page or lead story), and how much coverage (i.e., length of story or broadcast)

  5. Newspaper Editorial Board

  6. Gallery Walk Read one of the “newspapers.” Write comments about the story selections on the sticky notes. Post the notes onto the relevant stories. Walk to another “newspaper” and repeat steps 1-3.

  7. What is News?

  8. What is reported as news Everything that happens in the world

  9. Short Discussion • How does a newspaper, news broadcast, or online news service decide what to report on? • Who gets to decide what is worth reporting? What factors might influence that decision?

  10. Story Ideas • Lunch is chicken patty sandwiches • Prom theme decided: A Night to Remember • Football team got new uniforms • Mr. Curie won a Golden Apple award • Susie Green won science fair • Thirty students went on field trip to the history museum • Billy Williams suspended for smoking in the bathroom • Mike Walker and Shavon Smith broke up • Brittany McKeon is pregnant • A fight involving 10 students broke out in the lunchroom • School closed for one week due to broken furnace • Kanye West to visit during report card pick up • Puppy found roaming the halls of school • Ms. Crabapple is retiring after 60 years of teaching • Fred Frederick got straight A’s this semester • The local school board is meeting next week • School district cutting budgets next year • New standardized tests to be unveiled • Local politician visits sophomore class

  11. Deciding the News Discussion • How did your criteria for choosing a story compare to the criteria editors and journalists use? • Did everyone agree on what was important and interesting? Why might that be the case? • Are there other factors for deciding what makes “news” than what are listed here? What are they?

  12. Homework Explain in your own words the difference between what is news and what gets reported

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