1. ELEMENTS OF NEWS At least one of these elements must be present to give a story NEWS VALUE More than one can be present and often is

2. TIMELINESS Can also be referred to as IMMEDIACY A story that has just happened is news. One that happened several days ago is history. Older events that are just now revealed can be timely: Teacher was Miss America 15 years ago

3. PROMINENCE NAMES MAKE NEWS KANYE WEST, MILEY CYRUS, DONALD TRUMP, MICHELLE OBAMA MAKE NEWS WHEN THEY GO SHOPPING, GO TO CHURCH OR DO OTHER THINGS WE DO EVERY DAY. PLACES CAN BE PROMINENT: WHITE HOUSE THINGS CAN BE PROMINENT: VERA WANG GOWN DATES CAN BE PROMINENT: CHRISTMAS

4. PROXIMITY READERS ARE INTERESTED IN EVENTS THAT HAPPENED CLOSE TO THEM NEWS ABOUT MR. MATT WILBURN, PRINCIPAL AT STONE BRIDGE IS IMPORTANT HERE BUT NO IN KALAMAZOO.

5. CONFLICT SPORTING EVENTS, WARS, REVOLUTION, ELECTIONS MAN AGAINST MAN TEAM AGAINST TEAM NATION AGAINST NATION MAN AGAINST NATURE

6. IMPACT/CONSEQUENCE NEWS OF CHANGE NEWS THAT AFFECTS THE LIVES OF YOUR READERS THE MORE READERS AFFECTED – THE GREATER THE NEWS VALUE EXAMPLE: UNIFORMS AT STONE BRIDGE, THREE MINUTE PASSING PERIODS, CANCELLATION OF ALL FRESHMEN SPORTS

7. HUMAN INTEREST/EMOTION HAPPINESS, ANGER, LOVE, HATE, AMBITION, SADNESS, GENEROSITY, HUMOR, HATE TEARJERKERS TO COMICAL EXPOSES PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT HAPPENS TO OTHER PEOPLE

8. BIZARRE/WOW/ SURPRISE/ODDITY WHAT MAKES THE STORY: SOMETHING UNUSUAL OR STRANGE DOG BITES MAN – NOT NEWS MAN BITES DOG – NEWS PLANE LANDS SAFELY – NOT NEWS PLANE LANDS AFTER WING FALLS OFF – NEWS

9. OTHER THINGS THAT MAKE INFORMATION NEWS SEX -- LET’S FACE IT, THIS IS A BIG ONE PROGRESS – MISSION TO MARS, ADVANCED CELLPHONES, DRIVERLESS CARS SUSPENSE – HOUR BY HOUR ACCOUNTS OF SEARCHES, RESCUES, DEVELOPING STORIES, UNFOLDING MYSTERIES

10. Run TO APPEAR IN THE MEDIA A STORY IS SAID TO HAVE “RUN” THE DAY IT APPEARS EXAMPLE: THE STORY WILL “RUN” IN THE SUNDAY EDITION.

11. GATEKEEPERS A LABEL PUT ON THOSE INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS EDITORS AND BROADCAST DIRECTORS WHO DETERMINE WHAT STORIES WILL BE NEWS FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES.

12. TIP AN IDEA FOR A STORY A TIP MAY COME FROM: A REPORTER PUBLIC BEAT SOURCE ANONYMOUS

13. BUDGET A LIST OF STORIES FOR THE NEWSPAPER OR NEWS BROADCAST DETERMINED BY EDITORS OR PRODUCERS

14. TOP STORY THE MOST IMPORTANT STORY OF THE DAY USUALLY PLACED AT THE TOP OF THE FRONT PAGE OR AT THE BEGINNING OF A NEWS BROADCAST

15. NEWS HOLE THE AMOUNT OF SPACE IN THE NEWSPAPER OR TIME IN A NEWSCAST AVAILABLE FOR NEWS PLACE ADS FIRST, THEN YOU HAVE YOUR NEWS HOLE NEWSCAST: 22 MINUTES OUT OF 30 MINUTE TIME SLOT

16. NEWS FLOW NUMBER OF STORIES WRITTEN OR PREPARED STORIES AVAILABLE TO RUN AT ANY ONE TIME. SOME MAY BE CUT DUE TO LACK OF SPACE OR TIME.

17. WIRE SERVICE A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT GATHERS NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND DISTRIBUTES IT TO LOCAL MEMBERS, I.E., NEWSPAPERS THAT SUBSCRIBE TO THE SERVICE

18. MORE WIRE SERVICE MOST OF THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL NEWS SHOWN ON LOCAL TV NEWS OR LOCAL DAILY NEWSPAPERS IS GATHERED AND PREPARED BY WIRE SERVICES: AP, REUTERS, SCRIPPS-HOWARD

19. CUT REMOVAL FROM THE BUDGET OCCURS WHEN A STORY THAT IS PLANNED GETS PUT ASIDE BECAUSE A MORE SIGNIFICANT STORY APPEARS BEFORE THE PAPER IS PRINTED OR THE NEWSCAST IS BROADCAST MANY STORIES WERE “CUT” ON SEPTEMBER 11.

20. DEADLINE THE LATEST TIME A STORY CAN BE FINISHED IN ORDER TO BE PRINTED IN THAT PAPER OR SHOWN ON THAT NEWSCAST.

21. COLUMN INCH A METHOD OF MEASURING SPACE ON A NEWSPAPER, YEARBOOK, OR MAGAZINE PAGE. THE NUMBER OF COLUMNS MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER OF VERTICAL INCHES EQUALS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COLUMN INCHES. ADVERTISING IS OFTEN SOLD BY THE COLUMN INCH.

22. NEWS JUDGMENT A SENSE THAT EXPERIENCED JOURNALISTS DEVELOP ABOUT WHAT EVENTS MAKE GOOD STORIES.

23. BEAT A REGULAR ASSIGNMENT GIVEN TO REPORTERS A PLACE REPORTERS GO REGULARLY TO GET INFORMATION COURTHOUSE HOSPITAL POLICE DEPARTMENT

24. LOCAL ANGLE A FACT OR PERSON THAT CONNECTS A STORY ORIGINALLY IN ANOTHER LOCATION TO THE LOCAL AUDIENCE. EXAMPLE: HOW LOUDOUN RESIDENTS HELPED KATRINA VICTIMS

25. LOCALIZE TO FIND SOMEONE IN YOUR COMMUNITY THAT HAS A TIE TO A STORY FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE AND THEN REPORT IT IN ORDER TO MAKE THE STORY MORE INTERESTING TO LOCAL READERS.

26. FUTURES FILES A LIST OR FILE CONTAINING IDEAS FOR STORIES AND DATES OF UPCOMING EVENTS FOR FUTURE ISSUES OF PUBLICATIONS OR A LATER NEWSCAST.