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Journalism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Conflict | Is there a disagreement, competition, or problem? |
| Human Interest | Does it make people feel something or tell an interesting story? |
| Unusualness | Is it surprising or unusual? |
| Prominence | Does it involve someone important or well-known? |
| Impact | Does it affect many people? |
| Proximity | Did it happen nearby? |
| Timeliness | Is it happening now or recently? |
| Newsworthy | means important, interesting, or relevant enough that people would want or need to know about it. |
| Public Interest | Matters that affect the well-being, safety, rights, and informed decision-making of the general community. |
| Audience | The specific group of readers, viewers, or listeners who consume a media outlet's content. |
| Journalist | A professional who collects, writes, edits, and distributes news based on factual evidence and verification. |
| Journalism | The systematic gathering, verifying, creating, presenting, and distributing of objective news and information. |
| News Lead | the opening sentence or first paragraph of a news story. It tells the reader the most important information quickly and clearly, usually by including the 5 Ws and H. |
| Correction | Promptly and openly fixing factual errors to maintain institutional credibility and public trust. |
| Privacy | Balancing the public's right to know against an individual's right to keep personal matters private. |
| Independence | Maintaining freedom from political, commercial, or personal influences to ensure unbiased reporting. |
| Fairness | Presenting news neutrally, representing multiple viewpoints, and giving subjects of criticism a chance to respond. |
| Attribution | the explicit identification of the source, person, or document providing the information in a news story. |
| Inference | logical conclusion or assumption drawn from available facts and evidence, rather than direct observation. |
| Opinion | personal belief, feeling, value judgment, or interpretation that cannot be proven true or false. |
| Fact | in news is a verifiable statement proven true through objective evidence, direct observation, or official records. |
| Accountability | The requirement for individuals and organizations to answer for their actions. |
| Civic Life | The active participation of citizens in the public affairs of society. |
| Community | A group of people sharing common traits, locations, or interests. |
| Inform | The act of providing or receiving knowledge, data, and facts. |