Ch5 Breaking News & Developing Stories

What is one of the main tasks of a journalist?

• To entertain the audience

• To figure out the point her audience needs or wants to hear

• To write fiction stories

• To create advertisements

What is the primary purpose of a breaking news story?

• To provide background information on an event

• To communicate new information about unexpected events as they occur or shortly afterward

• To analyze the impact of an event

• To summarize past events

What does a developing news story focus on?

• Providing historical context for an event

• Relating new information about a breaking story as it becomes available

• Offering opinions on an event

• Reporting on events that happened last year

What is the news cycle?

• The amount of time between publication or broadcast of one edition and the next edition

• The type of story you write

• The format of your content

• The length of a news article

How does a shorter news cycle affect reporting?

• You will report more breaking news

• You will produce more general news

• You will write longer articles

• You will have fewer deadlines

What is influenced by the news cycle?

• The type of story you write

• The number of reporters

• The length of the article

• The color of the newspaper

What happens with a longer news cycle?

• You produce more general news or features

• You report more breaking news

• You have more deadlines

• You write shorter articles

What are the five W's essential for breaking news stories?

• Who, what, when, where, and how

• Who, what, when, where, and why

• Who, what, when, where, and which

• Who, what, when, where, and whom

What should journalists do if they publish a story with missing information?

• Ignore the missing information

• Indicate that an effort was made to get the missing information

• Wait until all information is available

• Make up the missing information

What should journalists guard against when reporting?

• Overanalyzing

• Guessing

• Simplifying

• Exaggerating