1. Identify, define, and give an example of the 6 criteria of newsworthiness.

Criteria 1: Unusualness
Definition: News that is different or out of the ordinary.
Example: A plane crash as apposed to a plane that arived on time

Criteria 2: Significance
Definition: Important event that affect alot of people, current events
Example: Elections, taxes, wars

Criteria 3: Timeliness
Definition: Events that are breaking news not old stories (History)
Example: A reccent event, not something that happend months ago.

Criteria 4: Proximity
Definition: Events that are local to the readers location.
Example: Local school changes, or new state tax laws

Criteria 5: Prominence
Definition: Dealings with well known icons
Example: A movie star is caught shoplifting

Criteria 6: Human interest
Definition: Something that draws the appeal of society.(Good news)
Example: A sand castle competion that is about to begin

2. On page 23 it discusses the differences between print journalism and broadcast journlism. Please describe 3 ways they are different and explain.
1. In depth coverage in print journalism. There is more time and space for a story to be told.
2. Brodcast journalism can be faster but is shorter. In minutes someone can know of an event that has recently occured on by radio.
3. Most dramatic news stories are more often told on TV or radio rather than through paper.


3. List all the criteria the story we watched at the beginning of class fits under and why.
Unusual, not everday do pigs take part in a car accident. Timeliness, a new story, not something that happend a long time ago.
4. List all the criteria the 2nd story we watched fits under and why.
Unusualness, not many dogs are blind or deaf. Human intrest, a heart wrenching story, hopeing someone has the heart to take in the dogs. Timely, just happend looking for a home.
5. List all the criteria the 3rd story we watched fits under and why.
Prominence, large icons in movies ect. Significance, alot of people watch the MTV awards ceremony.