Chapter 3

10 cards·by eduardo

a story about a coming event

advance

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

timeliness

the element of news to the geographic nearness of a given event to the place of publication to your readers

proximity

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

prominence

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

consequence

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

localization

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

human-interest story

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

conflict

a method of obtaining many ideas in a short time

brainstorming

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

random sample