what is news

What is news?
News is the report of a current event, something that was not known, information of recent events and happenings.
News is anything printable
What is news today is often not news tomorrow
Oxford Dictionary defines it as “New information, the report of latest incident”.
News comprises all current activities which are of general human interest and the best news is that which interests most of the reader
News is, anything out of the ordinary, it is the current happenings
source of news
Sources of news are everywhere
News agency
Press release
Public relation
Press conference
Radio, tv
Handouts
Police station
Academic journals

types of news
Hard news – refers to the news stories that have an big impact at the society as a whole and need to be reported urgently. it is fast- paced news that usually appears on the front page of the newspaper.
Soft news - refers to the stories that provide other background information about world events, human interest stories or entertainment news
Feature - A feature is a longer piece of writing than a news story. Features come in many different types and are widely used in magazines, newspapers and online
Editorial - It tackles recent events and issues, and attempts to formulate viewpoints based on an objective analysis of happenings and conflicting/contrary opinions.
news value

Elements of news are what determine a story’s “newsworthiness”. There are many elements of news; however, a story only needs to have a few of these elements.

Timeliness ( what's happening now or recent)
Proximity (how close is this story to our reader)
Prominence ( well- known people are talked about; they make news)
Human interest (something we can relate to emotional
Conflict (fight)
Novelty (news can be weird or odd or something that rarely ever happens)
Impact ( no. of people whose lives will be affected in some way of news)
Consequence
Oddity

principle of news writing
follow inverted pyramid structure (5w 1h)
Lead
Transition
News story
Accountability
Be objective
Clarity
Main theme
Proof reading
Attribution
Use simple words and simple sentences
Be specific about what you want the reader to do.

1. NEWS What is news? News is the report of a current event, something that was not known, information of recent events and happenings. News is anything printable What is news today is often not news tomorrow Oxford Dictionary defines it as “New information, the report of latest incident”. News comprises all current activities which are of general human interest and the best news is that which interests most of the reader News is, anything out of the ordinary, it is the current happenings

2. Sources of news Sources of news are everywhere News agency Press release Public relation Press conference Radio, tv Handouts Police station Academic journals

3. TYPES OF NEWS Hard news – refers to the news stories that have an big impact at the society as a whole and need to be reported urgently. it is fast- paced news that usually appears on the front page of the newspaper. Soft news -  refers to the stories that provide other background information about world events, human interest stories or entertainment news Feature - A feature is a longer piece of writing than a news story. Features come in many different types and are widely used in magazines, newspapers and online Editorial - It tackles recent events and issues, and attempts to formulate viewpoints based on an objective analysis of happenings and conflicting/contrary opinions.

4. News value Elements of news are what determine a story’s “newsworthiness”. There are many elements of news; however, a story only needs to have a few of these elements. Timeliness ( what's happening now or recent) Proximity (how close is this story to our reader ) Prominence ( well- known people are talked about; they make news ) Human interest (something we can relate to emotional Conflict (fight) Novelty (news can be weird or odd or something that rarely ever happens) Impact ( no. of people whose lives will be affected in some way of news ) Consequence Oddity

5. PRINCIPLE OF NEWS WRITING follow inverted pyramid structure (5w 1h) Lead Transition News story Accountability Be objective Clarity Main theme Proof reading Attribution Use simple words and simple sentences Be specific about what you want the reader to do.