Chapter 3 Vocab

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News Judgement

The knowledge and instinct a reporter calls on to determine whether an event is new

Proximity

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

Localization

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

Brainstorming

A method of obtaining many ideas in a short time

Advance

A story about a coming event

Prominence

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

Prominence

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

Random Sample

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

Timeliness

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

Consequence

An element of news that refers to the importance of the event. The greater the consequence, the greater the news value

Conflict

An element of news that involves tension, surprise , and suspense, and arises with any goodnews

Filter Question

A question, posed at the beginning of a survey, designed to eliminate people who do not belong to desire the pupulation