Knowing the Basics!!!
Journalism
- the activity or profession of writing for newspapers or magazines or of
broadcasting news on radio or television
Media- the main means
of mass communication (television, radio, and newspapers) regarded collectively
Publication -
the preparation and issuing of a book, journal, or piece of music for public
sale
Press- printing press
Mass communication – the imparting or exchanging of information on a large scale
to a wide range of people
Mass media- means technology that
is intended to reach a mass audience. It is the
primary means of communication used to reach the vast majority of the general
public
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What news stories are important in your
life?
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Rank, identify and pick the most and least newsworthy stories
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Differentiate between information and
news and entertainment
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What about news makes it different from
plain old information?
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what’s newsworthy depends on the target
audience
1. All media messages are
constructions
2. All messages are
representations of a reality
3. Messages are created for
different purposes: social, political, economic, historic and aesthetic
4. Different people interpret
the same message differently
5. Messages have their own
language, forms and symbol systems.
The television commercials, movie
trailers and magazine ads, were primarily commercial products with an economic
purpose. The newspaper, too, serves an economic purpose in that it relies on
advertising to pay for costs of publication. However, the newspaper has a more
important and historic purpose—playing a special role in our democracy.
Activity 1
1. Understand that newspaper
messages are created to inform, persuade or entertain
2. Identify different audiences
for each type of newspaper message
3. Become familiar with each
section of the newspaper
4. Make inferences about why different messages are
placed in different sections
Which were familiar? Unfamiliar? Interesting? Not so
interesting? Useful? Not useful?
Newspaper Jargons
1.
News: information provided about an event shortly after it
occurs.
2.
Flag/logo: name of the newspaper as it appears atop page one
3.
Index: a listing, usually on page one, that tells where to find
certain sections or features
4.
Headline: large type written and designed to summarize a story
and attract the reader’s attention
5.
Skybox or
teaser: text and/or visuals above the
flag that highlight articles inside the newspaper
6.
Byline: tells who wrote the story and may include the writer’s
title
7.
Column: vertical division of the page that helps to give it
structure. Newspaper stories and images are measured in column inches—the
number of columns wide by inches long.
8.
Cutline/caption: explains what is happening in a photograph or
illustration. The term “cut” was first used when images in the newspaper were
printed from carved wood and etched metal. This may include a photo credit.
9.
Dateline: location where an event took place and sometimes the
date, usually at the very start of a story. Date and location were first used
when news often took days to reach a reader.
10. Editorial: a column featured on the editorial page that
expresses an opinion of the newspaper and encourages the reader to take action.
11. Fact: statement that can be proven (not an opinion).
12.
Feature
story: one in which the basic purpose
is something other than news.
13. Five Ws
and H: information always included in
a news story and answering the questions who, what, when, where, why and how.
14. Graphic: use of lines, screens, boxes and large first letters
to break up areas of space on the page.
15. Gutter: margin between facing pages in the vertical fold.
16. Index: tells the reader where regularly featured pages, such
as sports, weather and local news, can be found.
17. Jumpline: line that tells the reader on which page a story is
continued.
18. Lead: first paragraph of the story that summarizes it
and/or grabs the reader’s attention.
19.
Masthead: formal statement of the newspaper’s name, officers,
management and place of publication, usually on the editorial page.
20. Quotation: statement made by another person. A direct quotation
is exactly what the person said and is placed in quotation marks. An indirect
quote paraphrases what the person said and is not in quotation marks.
21. Sidebar: brief story with a special angle that goes with the
main story.
22.
Wire story: one written by a reporter working for a news
service.
23.
Newsletter/newspaper
– a short booklet filled with
information for a specific audience. For example, The Wisdom Weekly is
around 10 pages long, and our audience is the Wisdom School Community of
parents, teachers, and students. It is published three times a year (January,
April, and June).
24. article – a short and organized written piece for a newsletter,
magazine, or newspaper created by a writer/reporter
25.
research –
background information used to add
facts and detail to an article
26.
observation
– when the reporter visits the site
or person that is being written about, and then the reporter writes about what
he or she sees to add detail to an article
27.
interview
– when the reporter asks a person
questions about a topic to add detail to an article
28.
review – a description and opinion of any sort of artistic
activity, such as a book, a live performance, music, or artwork (for example,
the Variety Show or the Art Show)
29.
list – words, phrases, or sentences, such as a “Top Ten” list
or a “How to” list
30. Q and A – “Question and Answer” articles have the question of
the reporter and the answer of the person.
Activity 2
Find and
circle each newspaper word in the puzzle. Words may be written horizontally,
vertically or diagonally. They also may be written in reverse order, so you may
have to read them from right to left.
byline column cutline dateline
editorial
fact feature
story Five Ws flag graphic
gutter
headline index jumpline lead
news masthead quotation sidebar
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