News Theory
The dictionary definition of news is :
News must be new or fresh or at least have a fresh angle.
News must be presented as something that is not mundane; it must be an event.
The fresh event must be reported to become new.
News is people.
News is often celebrity focused, a dry factual based event can become more interested by adding how these facts effect specific people.
Dog bites man- no interest. Man bites dog - news.
A story should be unusual, shocking and unique to be able to sell to the audience.
News is anything that makes an editor say "Gee Whiz!"
This shows a story needs a 'wow' factor , e.g 'crop circles' or 'volcanic explosion'.
News is what someone somewhere wants to suppress, all the rest is advertising.
This shows the real news is usually the big secrets that certain people want to hide, e.g 'footballer caught cheating.' The advertising part refers to the companies that tell the news corporations so they are 'advertsing; the company.
Fresh events reported.
News need to be up to date, current events that could affect the people.
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