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Georgetown University: News Values

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Learn the essential elements of every good news story from Gerald Lanson and Mitchell Stephens, authors of Writing and Reporting The News, who emphasize eleven judgments that journalism students should make when evaluating newsworthiness.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
conflict, currency, journalism, news reporting, weight
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Additional Tags
changing news, controversy, definition of news, educational value, elements of the news, impact, news elements, news values, prominence, proximity, the unusual, timeliness, usefulness, what is news?, emotion, defining the news
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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