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NEWS- AN OVERVIEW:
News is what something that we did not know before. News is something that interests people, a large number of people, even a nation or the world at large. It is what happened in North, South, East, and West, in short NSWE, which an imaginative editor rearranged to NEWS.
A beginner’s definition could be: News is something that interests, excites or concerns people. News not only interests but also at times excites and at times concerns because it may be a mishap or a tragedy. John B. Bogart of the New York Sun defines News thus: When a dog bites a man, that is not news; but when a man bites a dog, that is News. The crux or gist of this definition is anything unusual is News.
Joseph Pulitzer of Pulitzer Prize fame and the publisher of the New York World defined
News as: original, distinctive, dramatic, romantic, thrilling, unique, curious, quaint, humorous, odd and apt-to-be-talked about.
News may be broadly divided into hard news and soft news. News that has a great importance and impact on the life of a nation or people or news that has great significance or affects life of many people is termed hard news. And news that interests people but without great significance is called soft news. Every newspaper carries a mix of hard news and soft news daily.
The swearing-in of a President or Prime Minister, the presentation of the national budget, the passing of an important Bill in Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha, the assassination of a Prime Minister or a President, a major earthquake, plane crash, etc. are examples of hard news. On the other hand, the wedding of a film actor, the birthday party of a celebrity, a rock show, a beauty contest, or a campus festival are examples of soft news. CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD NEWS
Characteristics of Good News (also called news values) are
Accuracy,
Attribution, Balance and Fairness, Brevity, Clarity, Readability, Human interest, and
Sharp observation.
The newsman should be obsessed with accuracy because one
News is what something that we did not know before. News is something that interests people, a large number of people, even a nation or the world at large. It is what happened in North, South, East, and West, in short NSWE, which an imaginative editor rearranged to NEWS.
A beginner’s definition could be: News is something that interests, excites or concerns people. News not only interests but also at times excites and at times concerns because it may be a mishap or a tragedy. John B. Bogart of the New York Sun defines News thus: When a dog bites a man, that is not news; but when a man bites a dog, that is News. The crux or gist of this definition is anything unusual is News.
Joseph Pulitzer of Pulitzer Prize fame and the publisher of the New York World defined
News as: original, distinctive, dramatic, romantic, thrilling, unique, curious, quaint, humorous, odd and apt-to-be-talked about.
News may be broadly divided into hard news and soft news. News that has a great importance and impact on the life of a nation or people or news that has great significance or affects life of many people is termed hard news. And news that interests people but without great significance is called soft news. Every newspaper carries a mix of hard news and soft news daily.
The swearing-in of a President or Prime Minister, the presentation of the national budget, the passing of an important Bill in Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha, the assassination of a Prime Minister or a President, a major earthquake, plane crash, etc. are examples of hard news. On the other hand, the wedding of a film actor, the birthday party of a celebrity, a rock show, a beauty contest, or a campus festival are examples of soft news. CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD NEWS
Characteristics of Good News (also called news values) are
Accuracy,
Attribution, Balance and Fairness, Brevity, Clarity, Readability, Human interest, and
Sharp observation.
The newsman should be obsessed with accuracy because one