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Journalism and News: Definitions, Components and News Values
Mass Media & Communication · Chapter 3 · 2. Basics of Journalism
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- Definition of journalism; definition of news; hard news and soft news
- Components of news: accuracy, attribution, fairness, clarity and brevity
- News values (1): timeliness, proximity, prominence and conflict
- News values (2): consequence, oddity, human interest and development