What makes events newsworthy GOOD NEWS OR BAD

What makes events newsworthy? GOOD NEWS OR BAD NEWS

WHAT IS NEWS?

NEWS packaged information about current events happening somewhere else (https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/News) � information about recent events or happenings, especia lly as reported by means of newspapers, websites, radio, television, and other forms of media � (http: //www. thefreedictionary. com/news)

NEWS VALUES. . . or what makes stories newsworthy. . . EMOTION TIMELINES S CLARITY RELEVANC E UNIQUENESS COOPTION IMPACT PROXIMITY CONFLICT PERSONALISATI ON PROMINEN CE

WHAT MAKES THE FOLLOWING STORIES NEWSWORTHY?

The story is newsworthy because it is: a) useful b) unusual c) impact

The story is newsworthy because it has: a) conflict b) prominence c) usefulness

The story is newsworthy because it is: a) prominent b) useful c) timely

GOOD NEWS OR BAD NEWS? ? ? Answer the teacher´s questionnaire!

DID YOU KNOW THAT. . � � there is solid evidence of a so called „negativity bias“, psychologists´term for our collective hunger to hear, and remember bad news? (http: //www. bbc. com/future/story/20140728 -why-is-all-the-news-bad) half of children get scared by the news, which can result in anxieties and phobias that persist into adulthood? (http: //www. smh. com. au/nsw/is-the-news-bad-for-kids 20160422 -gocxd 9. html � news content is predominantly negative because humans tend to be more attentive to negative information? (http: //blogs. lse. ac. uk/politicsandpolicy/why-is-there-no -good-news/) � the stress reaction is more prominent in women who read bad news than in men who read the same headlines? (http: //www. medicaldaily. com/psychologicaleffect-bad-news-and-what-you-can-do-stay-positive-298084)

ANYWAY. . .

. . . SO. . . BE THE PILOT AND “FLY“ YOUR ATTENTION TO. . . (http: //www. clipartkid. com/drama-filled-world-good-news-well-kinda-GOgq. BU-clipart/)

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