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MEDIA MESSAGES

THE NEWS

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  • News
  • Reportage
  • Inquiry
  • Investigation
  • Interview
  • Commentary

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Journalistic Genres

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Journalistic raw material: the news

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Criteria for determining the newsworthiness

  • Novelty
  • The prominence of actors
  • Proximity
  • Impact and consequences
  • Conflict
  • Human interest
  • Rarity or uniqueness

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Inverted pyramid

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A well-made news has:

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  • Relevance - deals with an important topic for the public;
  • Accuracy - the information is correct and demonstrable;
  • Clarity - the subject is easy to understand;
  • Balance - all the points of view involved are presented;
  • Equidistance - all "voices" receive the same visibility;
  • Credibility - the sources used are cited and have authority in the field.

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For more information, please contact us!

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Cristina Jamschek

Program Director

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cristina.mastacan@cji.ro

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0745 539 412

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Thank you!