CMST 1A03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: News Values, Le Journal De Montréal, Toronto Sun
6 Feb 2017
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Journalists make choice about what to cover based on what they perceive to have. Timeliness = events are immediate or recent. Prominence = events involve well-known people, places, institutions. Proximity = events geographically, culturally or emotionally close to audience. Con ict = events pit 2 sides against one another. Peculiarity = events deviate from the everyday. Networked journalism ( gure 10. 1 for pic in text book) Largely one-way ow with media / journalists as gatekeepers. Completely interactive, multi-dimensional ow of news, information, and commentary. Increasing # of opportunities to participate in the production of news (not just journalists but ordinary citizens, bloggers, advocacy groups, etc. ) journalism has become networked. What the news organization will cover, and how it will be covered. Editors news directors, reporters- choose what will be covered. Applicable to only some stages of selection. Ignores the creative nature of content production--every news organization establishes a brand:
