1. 3-1 “News’ Purpose & News’ Worth”
Unit 3: Is it Newsworthy?
3-1 “News’ Purpose & News’ Worth”

2. What About You? Whole Class Discussion Rank them… Our List?
What news stories R important in your life?
Rank them…
Our List?
Let’s Reflect?
Which R truly newsworthy?
Which R not newsworthy?
What is our deciding criteria?
Stories???
What About You?
Newsworthy
or Not?
Criteria???

3. Information vs. News Think / Pair / Share Define- Brainstorm
Difference?
Think / Pair / Share
Is there a difference b/t information & news?
Define-
Information
News
Brainstorm
What about them makes them different?
Let’s Go Back to Our List…
Label Them
I for information
N for news
Information vs. News
Define...

4. 5 Values of… Newsworthiness
What R They?
What R They?
Timeliness
Proximity
Conflict & Controversy
Human Interest
Relevance
Partners…
Kid-Friendly Definitions
Re-Evaluate “I vs. N”
Did any change?
Re-Evaluate Ranking
5 Values of… Newsworthiness

5. Visual
Vocab
Where should I look to find the most newsworthy stories?
Above the Fold
Huh?
position where it is seen first, for example on the top half of the front page of a newspaper or in the part of a web page that you see first when you open it
Centerpiece Story
an item or issue intended to be a focus of attention. In online journalism it is the story that viewers see first on the webpage
Sections
Front Page * Sports
Style * Classifieds
Arts & Leisure
U Try!
Go online & find me 3
Complete Table
Where Should I Look???
U – Try!!!

6. Headlines Look at the Headlines
Do they accurately reflect the content of the story?
R They Misleading?
Can we Come up w/ Alternates?
Headlines?
Headlines
Misleading?

7. Audiences Audience Decides Who is our target?
What’s newsworthy depends on the target audience
Writers write to particular (target) audiences
A target audience is the particular group of people to which an advertisement, a product, a website or a television or radio program is directed
Examples-
15 year old to Senior Citizen
Urban vs. Rural
Who is our target?
What if kids were the target?
Time for Kids
CNN Student News
Made by adults for kids
Do they do a good job?
Audiences
Target
Audiences
Can They?