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        | Story that appeals to the interest of the reader. Can be funny, cute, usually happy |  | Definition 
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        | Closeness to a certain location, nearness |  | Definition 
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        | Importance (people, places, things) Could be a president, queen, local mayor, etc |  | Definition 
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        | Relevant to a certain time. Current |  | Definition 
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        | a clash between two subjects (an argument) disagreement, opposing sides. Ex: Debates, wars, divorce, sporting events |  | Definition 
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        | An effect of your actions, effect on the public |  | Definition 
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        | human interest, prominence |  | 
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        | A 7 year old is enrolled in a high school math class |  | Definition 
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        | Tommorrow is the first day of spring |  | Definition 
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        | The local school board has three posistions open for the upcoming school year |  | Definition 
 
        | Proximity, conflict, prominence |  | 
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        | A story about a woman who wins a pie eating contest |  | Definition 
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        | This weekend was the presidential inauguration |  | Definition 
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        | Miners are trapped underground in PA |  | Definition 
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        | Academy award winning actress sues her husband for divorce |  | Definition 
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        | Fist fight occurs b/w NBA players and fans |  | Definition 
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        | E or L: An interstate driver decreases his speed to 65 mph when he sees the new speed limit sign as he enters a metropolitan area |  | Definition 
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        | E/L An interstate driver decreases his speed to 50 mph because of wet, possibly slick roads |  | Definition 
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        | E/L A shopper informs a sales clerk that she has given her a dollar too much in change |  | Definition 
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        | E/L A shopper is arrested for shoplifting a pack of cigs |  | Definition 
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        | E/L A high school newspaper reporter deletes a quote from his story because it includes a racial slur. |  | Definition 
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        | E/L a high school reporter deletes a quote from his story because he feels the quote shows a lack of compassion and sensitivity. |  | Definition 
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        | Provide information to audience to make political decisions 
 Watch for scandals and wrongdoing
 
 Watchdog of gov't
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        | Press informs public of items for sale through ads |  | 
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        | Press reports not only what is happening today but also what is likely to happen in the future. |  | 
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        | The newspaper doesn't tell you what to think, but what to think and talk ABOUT. Decides what stories are most important |  | 
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        | Accurate record of local, nat'l, and world news 
 Alection results, laws passes, price of oil, obituaries, sports scores, etc
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        | Comics, pictures, jumble, crosswords, horoscopes |  | 
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        | Substitute of simpler relationships of the past 
 Replace neighborly conversations of the past
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        | Forum of ideas to be presented 
 Editorial section
 
 Citizens use to achieve a goal
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        | What are the 8 functions of the newspaper? PESRESMA |  | Definition 
 
        | Political, Economic, Sentry, Record Keeping, Entertainment, Social, Marketplace, Agenda-Setting |  | 
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