Journalism

if there are any famous or well-known individuals involved

• Proximity

• Prominence

• Timeliness

• Consequence/Impact

• Human Interest

how close in time the story is to the time of publication

• Timeliness

• Prominence

• Consequence/Impact

• Proximity

• Human Interest

how close the story is to the audience

• Prominence

• Proximity

• Timeliness

• Consequence/Impact

• Human Interest

whether or not the content of the story will impact people; the more people it impacts the more newsworthy it is

• Prominence

• Proximity

• Timeliness

• Consequence/impact

• Human Interest

does the story evoke emotions or is it unique

• Prominence

• Proxmity

• Timeliness

• Consequence/impact

• Human Interest

Fake news Definition

• Spreading false information

• False or misleading information

• to take pictures and post it

• to cook fish

disinformation

• deliberately misleading or biased information; manipulated narrative or facts; propaganda.

• the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one's position/beliefs/opinion/point of view.

• If the government can prove that information will harm national security if made public, the courts may block the publication of that information at the government’s request.

• Members of the press can still face civil liabilities. This means that a news organization that knowingly publishes damaging false information about a person, called libel, can be sued for defamation

How to spot fake news?

• Ask your mom

• tell others about it

• be skeptical

• research

Newsworthiness

• is considered to be interesting enough to be reported in newspapers or on the radio or television

• Spreading rumors

• is too tell everyone about what happened recently

• is considered to be fake and be reported on newspapers or on the radio or television

Define accountable

• Old enough to make an account

• Correct errors made

• To make an account to spread news

• to make an account to get a job