Details Title: Newsworthy Qualities Description: terms of a worhty newperson Total Flash Cards: 6 Created: 01/21/2009 07:58:53		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Journalism Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Prominence Definition How well known are the ppl in ur story?? If the ppl r well known to local readers, or a national level they will want to buy and read more newspapers. Think if someone famous did something, then a neighbor did the same thing...who would get the most publicity?? Term Proximity Definition Location, location, location!!! If the event is happening close by it will interest local readers more then if it happen miles away.  Term Timelines Definition If something is happening right NOW! it has more impact then if it happenned years ago.  no one wants to read old news.  Term Oddity/Uniqueness Definition think weekly world news, and Ripley's beleive it or not, if something is unusual the oddity alone can make it good news.  Term Cosequences Definition An event or descion with consequences is one that will effect readers lives in some way or another. the bigger the impact, the more ppl will want to read it.  Term Human Interest Definition  Appeal to reades emotions.  They make readers happy, nostalgic, sad, angry, or sympathetic