1. What is news? An overview of what journalists do and why they do it

2. Definitions of news Timeliness

3. Definitions of news Timeliness Impact

4. Definitions of news Timeliness Impact Proximity

5. Definitions of news Timeliness Impact Proximity Controversy

6. Definitions of news Timeliness Impact Proximity Controversy Prominence

7. Definitions of news Timeliness Impact Proximity Controversy Prominence Currency

8. Definitions of news Timeliness Impact Proximity Controversy Prominence Currency Oddity

9. Two broad types of news Hard news

10. Two broad types of news Hard news –War

11. Two broad types of news Hard news –War –Natural disaster

12. Two broad types of news Hard news –War –Natural disaster –Politics

13. Two broad types of news Hard news –War –Natural disaster –Politics –Business

14. Two broad types of news Hard news –War –Natural disaster –Politics –Business –Crime

15. Two broad types of news Hard news Soft news –Celebrities

16. Two broad types of news Hard news Soft news –Celebrities –Arts and entertainment

17. Two broad types of news Hard news Soft news –Celebrities –Arts and entertainment –Human interest

18. Two broad types of news Hard news Soft news –Celebrities –Arts and entertainment –Human interest –Sports

19. Two broad types of news Hard news Soft news –Celebrities –Arts and entertainment –Human interest –Sports –Lifestyle

20. Sources of news External events

21. Sources of news External events –Disasters

22. Sources of news External events –Disasters –Accidents

23. Sources of news External events –Disasters –Accidents –War

24. Sources of news External events Planned activities

25. Sources of news External events Planned activities –Meetings

26. Sources of news External events Planned activities –Meetings –News conferences

27. Sources of news External events Planned activities –Meetings –News conferences –Demonstrations

28. Sources of news External events Planned activities Enterprise –Public records

29. Sources of news External events Planned activities Enterprise –Public records –Tips from sources

30. Sources of news External events Planned activities Enterprise –Public records –Tips from sources –Connecting the dots

31. Fairness and neutrality A journalist must strive to be independent

32. Fairness and neutrality A journalist must strive to be independent The rise of objectivity

33. Fairness and neutrality A journalist must strive to be independent The rise of objectivity The problem of “balance”

34. Fairness and neutrality A journalist must strive to be independent The rise of objectivity The problem of “balance” Opinion journalism

35. Fairness and neutrality A journalist must strive to be independent The rise of objectivity The problem of “balance” Opinion journalism –First obligation is to readers/viewers/listeners

36. Fairness and neutrality A journalist must strive to be independent The rise of objectivity The problem of “balance” Opinion journalism –First obligation is to readers/viewers/listeners –Opinionated but not partisan

37. Elements of a news story

38. Who?

39. Elements of a news story Who? What?

40. Elements of a news story Who? What? Where?

41. Elements of a news story Who? What? Where? When?

42. Elements of a news story Who? What? Where? When? Why?

43. Elements of a news story Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?

44. What is journalism for? “The primary purpose of journalism is to provide citizens with the information they need to be free and self-governing” –Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel

45. What is journalism for? “The primary purpose of journalism is to provide citizens with the information they need to be free and self-governing” –Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel Why such a high-minded definition?

46. First Amendment “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.”

47. First Amendment “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” Does this suggest a social obligation on the part of the press?

48. First Amendment “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” Does this suggest a social obligation on the part of the press? Can that obligation be enforced by the government?

49. Journalism as a profession Does the First Amendment allow for journalism to be considered a profession?

50. Journalism as a profession Does the First Amendment allow for journalism to be considered a profession? Does the First Amendment offer special protections for journalists?

51. Journalism as a profession Does the First Amendment allow for journalism to be considered a profession? Does the First Amendment offer special protections for journalists? Do the media have common elements?

52. Journalism as a profession Does the First Amendment allow for journalism to be considered a profession? Does the First Amendment offer special protections for journalists? Do the media have common elements? Can wrongdoers be sanctioned?

53. Jack Kelley Foreign reporter for USA Today Fabricated details of war reportage Lost his job and is out of journalism

54. Mike Barnicle Columnist for the Boston Globe Survived repeated instances of plagiarism and fabrication Lost job, but remains in journalism