Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Key Questions:
1. What role does the news play in society?
2. How has the news been changed by the
information age?
3. Do these changes make society a more
or less free place? (ie. Is this a good or a
bad thing)
Part 1: Journalism 1.0 – The Past
“There can be no higher law in journalism than
to tell the truth and to shame the devil - remain
detached from the great”
Walter Lippmann
• Journalism:
The occupation of reporting,
writing, editing, photographing,
or broadcasting news or of
conducting any news
organization.
Journalistic Ethics
• Journalists are expected to be • Is this a realistic
responsible and objective in expectation?
their analysis, and are
supposed to refrain from
personal biases or prejudices.
•Developed by Kurt Lewin in 1947, one of the most important ideas when
thinking about the way Journalism works.
•Gate Keepers in a newspaper could include:
• Journalists
• Sub Editors
• Editors
• Owners
• Witnesses
Galtung and Ruge’s Thoery of News Selection
• Media theorists Johann Galtung and Mari Ruge developed a theory
about the way in which news selection and what happens at each stage
of Gate Keeping. They propose three factors:
1. Selection:
2. Distortion:
From all the facts of an event
Once selected, an item will
certain facts are chosen that accentuate based on the
are deemed the important facts that were selected.
ones. Those which are ‘News
Worthy’.
A Break From the Wiki –
The Sixth Form Newspaper
• Working as a class create a newspaper
targeted at the students (and perhaps staff)
of the sixth form.
• You choose the subject of the stories but
they must be in the PUBLIC INTEREST.
• Your articles must be based on fact and as
good journalist free of bias or personal
opinion.
Our Institutional Model
Mr Wilkinson
OWNER
Mr Shakhovskoy Ms Severn
Executive Editor Executive Editor
Zaynah Jermaine
Manisha Baldeep
Sub Editor 1 Sub Editor 2
Afternoon Class Afternoon Class
Morning Class Morning Class
Dipesh Ranmal
Michael Steph Jenita
Personal Assistant
Faatima Josh
Things To Consider:
1. NOT A BLOG – NOT A FORUM TO
SHARE YOUR OPINION
2. What will you report on?
3. Where will you go to get your
facts/quotes/public opinions?
4. How will you check that they are true and
accurate?
5. What kind of graphics will you use to
support your stories?
Obtaining and Conducting
Interviews
1. You need permission
– In writing prevents you from getting in people denying It later
on.
1. You need to collect EXACT quotes, misquoting in journalism is a
serious criminal offence.
2. If using voice or video recording you need to let your subject
know
3. You need clear identification
4. You need to check your facts with more than one source. (ie.
Because Steven Brown said/Zaynah saw it on Youtube is not a
FACT)
5. Source’s may choose to remain anonymous and you need to
respect that in your writing. However if we can’t check the facts
with them you may not get work published.
6. All notes/recordings need to be handed in for verification.
Timeline
BY FRIDAY: Interviews and fact finding done
SUNDAY 7pm: Copy Deadline – 200-300
words if fine emailed to mrashak@gmail.com
TUESDAY: Editing deadline – stories finalised
WEDNESDAY: Layout finished ready to be
published.
Work at your table to fill each circle with stories that are part of the:
Public Interest - The news that is important for everyone to be aware of to participate
successfully in a free and democratic society.
Human Interest – The news that people are drawn to and find interesting
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Conventions of News Articles
23 rd February 2010
Mr Shakhovskoy
Supporting facts
What?
When?
Where?
Why?
How?