COM 100 Chapter 14: COM 100 Ch.14 notes
10 Mar 2017
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The culture of journalism: values, ethics, and democracy: modern journalism in the information age. Too much unchecked data and too little thoughtful discussion. Journalists think of themselves as mainly information gatherers. News- the process of gathering information and making narrative reports edited by individuals for new organizations that offer selected frames of reference. Newsworthiness- information most worthy of transformation into news stories. Criteria: timeliness, proximity, conflict, prominence, human interest, consequence, usefulness, novelty, and deviance. Most people identity more closely with an individual than with an abstract issue: values in american journalism. News is a product and a process. Journalists believe that they are or should be neutral observers who presents facts without passing judgement on them. Credibility derives from personal detachment (jon katz- marketing device) Partisanship trumps neutrality, especially online and on cable. News media outlets appeal to interest groups (mimicking news business of 18th century)
