1. Journalism: An Overview
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2. What is Journalism?
 The word journal comes from the Latin word
diurna which means “daily”.
 The occupation of writing for publication in
newspapers and other periodicals (Webster)
 “Something that embraces all forms in which or
Journalism through which the news and comments on the
news reach the public. (Fraser F. Bond)

3. Scope of Journalism
• Written
– Newspapers, magazines
• Oral
– Radio
• Visual
– Television, movies, documentaries

4. Functions of the Campus Paper

5. Elements of News
• Conflict
• Immediacy or timeliness
• Proximity or nearness
• Prominence
• Significance
• Names
• Drama
• Oddity or unusualness
• Romance or adventure
• Sex
• Progress
• Animals
• Number
• Emotion

6. Types of News Stories
1. Scope or origin
 Local news
 National news
 Foreign news
 Dateline news

7. Types of News Stories (cont)
2. Chronology or sequence
 Advanced or anticipated
 Spot news
 Coverage news
 Follow-up news

8. Types of News Stories (cont)
3. Structure
 Straight news
 News-feature

9. Types of News Stories (cont)
4. Treatment
 Fact Story
 Action Story
 Speech Report
 Quote Story
 Interview story

10. Types of News Stories (cont)
5. Content
o Routine story
 Celebrations, enrollment, graduation, election
stories
o Police Reports
 Accident, fire, calamity, crime stories, etc
o Developmental news
o Sports news
o Science news