There are many definition about news, some of them stated
by Merriam-Webster that News is a report of recent events gave her the
good newsb : previously unknown information I've
got news for youc : something having a
specified influence or effectthe rain was good news for lawns and
gardens — Garrison Keillorthe virus was bad news. Material reported in
a newspaper or
news periodical or on a newscast listened
to thenews on the radiob : matter that is newsworthy The
layoffs were big news in this part of the state.
The English word "news" developed in the
14th century as a special use of the plural form of "new". In Middle
English, the equivalent word was newes,
like the French nouvelles and the German neues. Similar developments are
found in the Slavic
languages the Czech and Slovak noviny (from nový,
"new"), the cognate Polish nowiny, the Bulgarian novini,
and Russian novosti — and in the Celtic
languages: the Welsh newyddion (from newydd) and the Cornish nowodhow (from nowydh).[1][2]
Jessica Garretson Finch is credited with coining the phrase
"current events" while teaching at Barnard
College in the 1890s.[3]
The
Examples of Online News.
CNN, BBC, FOLKNEWS, and Others.
Newness
As its name
implies, “news” typically connotes the presentation of new information.[4][5] The newness of news gives it an
uncertain quality which distinguishes it from the more careful investigations
of history or other scholarly disciplines.[5][6][7] Whereas historians tend to view events
as causally related manifestations of underlying processes, news stories tend
to describe events in isolation, and to exclude discussion of the relationships
between them.[8] News conspicuously describes the world
in the present or immediate past, even when the impost important aspects of a
news story have occurred long in the past—or are expected to occur in the
future. To make the news, an ongoing process must have some “peg”, an event in
time which anchors it to the present moment.[8][9] Relatedly, news often addresses
aspects of reality which seem unusual, deviant, or out of the ordinary.[10] Hence the famous dictum that “Dog
Bites Man” is not news, but “Man Bites Dog” is.[11] Another
corollary of the newness of news is that, as new technology enable new media to
disseminate news more quickly, 'slower' forms of communication may move away
from 'news' towards 'analysis'.[12]
Commodity
According to
some theoretical and understandings, "news" is whatever the news
industry sells.[13] Journalism, broadly understood along
the same lines, is the act or occupation of collecting and providing news. From a commercial perspective, news is
simply one input, along with paper (or an electronic server) necessary to
prepare a final product for distribution. A news agency supplies this resource
“wholesale” and publishers enhance it for retail.
Tone
Most purveyors
of news value impartiality, neutrality, and objectivity, despite the inherent
difficulty of reporting without political bias. Perception of these values has changed
greatly over time as sensationalized 'tabloid journalism' has risen in popularity. Michael
Schudson has argued
that, before the era of World War I and the concommitant rise of propaganda,
journalists were not aware of the concept of bias in reporting, let alone
actively correcting for it. News is also sometimes said to portray
the truth, but this
relationship is elusive and qualified.
Paradoxically,
another property commonly attributed to news is sensationalism,
the disproportionate focus on, and exaggeration of, emotive stories for public
consumption. Thus
news is also not unrelated to gossip,
the human practice of sharing information about other humans of mutual interest. A common sensational topic is
violence; hence another news dictum, “if it bleeds, it leads”.
Newsworthiness
Newsworthiness
is defined as a subject having sufficient relevance to the public or a special
audience to warrant press attention or coverage.[26] In some
countries and at some points in history, what news media and the public have
considered "newsworthy" has met different definitions, such as the
notion of news values. Many news values seem to be common
across cultures. People seem to be interested in news to the extent which it
has a big impact, describes conflicts, happens nearby, involves well-known
people, and deviates from the norms of everyday happenings. War is a common news topic, partly because
it involves unknown events that could pose personal danger.
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