Chapter 3 Vocab

12 cards·by Michelle

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

news judgement

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

proximity

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

localization

a method of obtaining many ideas in a short time

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.

promience

a story that causes the reader to feel such emotions as sorrow, pity, or amazement

human-interest story

a sample of a population to be surveyed in which every member of the population has an equal possibility of being included in the survey.

random sample

an element of news that has to do 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 value.

consequence

an element of news that involves tension, surprise, and suspense, and aries 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