What is Newsworthy?
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8th Grade
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Alicia Vazquez
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What is news?
How do journalists decide what stories are newsworthy and worth reporting?
How do the characteristics of newsworthiness mean different things to different audiences?
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Help students understand the concept of audience
Help students determine what makes a topic engaging and valuable to an audience
Help students understand how news organizations determine newsworthiness and choose stories
Career readiness: critical thinking and clear communication to different audiences
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Multiple Choice
Where do you find newsworthy stories?
Social media such as Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.
Television station such as KGNS
Newspaper publication such LMT
All of the above
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Open Ended
What makes a story newsworthy or relevant?
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Sporting event
Parent Meetings
Pep Rally
Where else could you search for a newsworthy story about our school?
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Open Ended
What are the basic elements of information gathering to determine if the news story has them all?
(Also known as the 5 W's)
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