Chapter 3 Vocab

12 cards·by Yohana

the knowledge and instinct a reporter calls on to determine whether an event is news

news judgement

an element of news that refers to the nearness of a given event to your place of publication or your readers

proximity

the writing of a regional, national, or even international story to bring out the local angle

localization

a method of obtaining many ideas at once

brainstorming

a story about a coming event

advance

an element of news that refers to how well-known an individual is in the community, school, nation, or world

prominence

a story that causes the reader to feel such emotions as sdorryow, pity, or amazement 

human-interest story

a sample of a population to be surveryed in which every member of the population has an equal possibility of being included in the survery s

random sample

an element of news that has to do with with how new or current the event is

timeliness

an element of news that refers to the importance of the event. The greater the consequence, the greater the news vaule

consequence

an element of the news that involves tension, surprise, and suspense, and arises with any good news topic--sports, war, elections

conflict

a question, posed at the beginning of a survey, designed to eliminate people who do not belong to the desired population

filter question