broadcast journalism

Define “Broadcast Journalism” in 1-3 sentences.
current events that are newsworthy through tv, radio or internet.



List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.

TITLE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
1 significance- impacts many people and is important, 9/11

2. unusualness- care about things out of the ordinary, crime

3. prominence- event about famous people that ordinary people care about

4. timeliness- time when event occurs

5. proximity- care about news close to us.

6. human interest- things that are uplifting
What are the differences between print journalism and broadcast journalism?
1. broadcast is much more current

2. print lets you choose what to read

3. print goes into much more detail, less concerned about time.


How is the Internet impacting broadcast journalism?
takes best of both print and broadcast. up to date, video and info