HOW TO IDENTIFY NEWS
Adventist News Network
www.news.adventist.org
Thursday, June 25, 2009

News is...
New (duh)
Thursday, June 25, 2009

News is...
About people
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News is...
About death
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News is...
About issues (controversy)
Thursday, June 25, 2009

A meeting is not news...
...but the reason for the meeting, or issues
discussed at the meeting, could be news
Thursday, June 25, 2009

Ineffective headlines
“City council meets”
“Church board meeting a success”
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finding news at a meeting
What are the issues?
Thursday, June 25, 2009

A speech by a prominent person could be
news
What did they say?
Thursday, June 25, 2009

Bob
Woodward
(rockstar status among
young journalists)
Thursday, June 25, 2009

poor headline
“Watergate reporter Bob
Woodward speaks at UC Davis”
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more effective headlines:
Watergate reporter Woodward still
won’t reveal Deep Throat
Hillary now difficult to
pinpoint in White House race,
says Watergate reporter Woodward
Thursday, June 25, 2009

what to write about:
What did they say?
Thursday, June 25, 2009

Great resource:
Handbook of Independent Journalism
Thursday, June 25, 2009

adventistnews@gc.adventist.org
Thursday, June 25, 2009