1. What is news? Dictionary: News is information about recent events or developments, or aboutsomething or somebody interesting.

2. Whats News News…is the immediate, the important, the things that have impact on our lives. When a dog bites a man, thats not news, but when a man bites a dog, that is news.

3. News is… for an audience · Who is the audience? · What are their needs? · What do they want to know? · What questions would they ask?

4. News is…..about survival DISASTERS & EMERGENCIES VIOLENCE CONFLICT CRIME & DISORDER HEALTH

5. News is….about subsistence EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS & INDUSTRY HOUSING PUBLIC SERVICES (e.g. water, electricity) FOODSTUFFS

6. News is…more than survival and subsistence TRAVEL & TRANSPORT WEATHER GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION CONSUMER ISSUES

7. News is…..a lot more than that HUMAN INTEREST (stories that trigger their emotions – whether they are happy (a local woman gives birth to sextuplets) or sad (a family is killed in a fire in their home). SPORT ENVIRONMENT ARTS & CULTURE ENTERTAINMENT AND FINALLY