What is Broadcast Journalism

Define “Broadcast Journalism” in 1-3 sentences: 

The definition of broadcast journalism is the displaying current newsworthy events through TV, Internet, or the radio. 

List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness. 

(Title Description Example)

1. Significance: an event that impacts a lot of people. Ex: 9/11, major storms, elections

2. Proximity: local angle to news, things happen near us.  Ex: weather, traffic, local sports teams

3. Timeliness: current news, what's happening now.  Ex: weather, sports

4. Unusual: uncommon events. Ex: murder, fires

5. Prominence: famous people.

6. Human Interest Story: a "feel good" story.  Ex: zoo animals, donations


What are the differences between print journalism and broadcast journalism?

1. Broadcast Journalism is much faster.

2. Broadcast journalism has the ability to be more current.

3. Print journalism gives you the option to control what you read

4. Print journalism can go into greater detail.

How is the Internet impacting broadcast journalism?

The internet has the advantages of both broadcast and print journalism.