chapter 3

12 cards·by farmerjennifer.365

news judgment

the knowledge and instinc

advance

a story about an upcoming event

timeliness

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

proximity

an element of news that refers to the geographic nearness of a given event

prominence

an element of news that refers to how well-known an individual is in the community

consequence

an element of news that refers to the importance of the event

localization

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

human-interest story

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

conflict

an element of news that involves tension, surprise, and suspence

brainstorming

a method of obtaining many ideas in a short time

random sample

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 sam

filter question

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