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Oddness And Controversy

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1. List and explain the six characteristics that make a story newsworthy. (12 points)

The six characteristics that make a story newsworthy are timeliness, impact/magnitude, prominence, proximity, unusual/oddness, and conflict/controversy.
Timeliness means that journalists stress current information. Impact/magnitude means that journalists choose stories that are important or affect large numbers of people. Prominence means that the news story involves an important or famous person. Proximity mean is geographic, and the closer to home it becomes, the more newsworthy something is. Unusualness/oddness means that something is out of the ordinary or unexpected. Conflict/controversy means that the news involves a disagreement about a social issue …show more content…

He was shot several times and died. They won’t release his name until his family is notified.
• They are continuing to investigate the homicide.
• It happened around 12:15 a.m. Thursday while he was in a dispute with another man.
• They were inside a bar in downtown Akron, 69 Taps, when it happened.
• 69 Taps is located at 370 Paul Williams St. in Akron.
• The other man's identity hasn't been determined.
• Paramedics transported the 26-year-old man from 69 Taps to Summa Akron City Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

AKRON, Ohio-- A shooting has occurred at an Akron bar.
The shooting happened around 12:15 a.m. Thursday during a dispute between two men. The victim was shot several times and was taken to Summa Akron City Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The shooter has not yet been identified. The victim’s identity will not be released until the family has been notified.

8. List the four types of statements that require attribution. (4 points)

The four types of statements that require attribution are facts that aren’t common knowledge, statements about controversial issues, statements of opinion, and all direct and indirect …show more content…

Feature stories combine two different styles of writing. What are the two styles, and what techniques do feature stories use from each style? (4 points)

The two styles of writing that are combined are short stories and journalism. From short stories, feature stories use extensive description, sensory details, quotations and anecdotes, personification, characterization, setting, and plot structure. From journalism, feature stories are factual, fair and balanced, and objective.

15. The link to the following story was reported live by WSYX, an ABC affiliate TV station in Columbus, during their morning newscast this week. Identify what type of feature story it is. Then, refer to the Ch. 17 PowerPoint and critique the story based on the type of feature it is - What’s key to reporting this type of feature story? Did you like the way it was reported? What worked and what didn’t? (8 points)

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