News Values in Science Writing
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The document discusses what makes news stories newsworthy for regular reporting and for science reporting. For regular news, factors include impact, timeliness, prominence, proximity, bizarreness, conflict, and currency. For science news, key factors are the topic area (such as health or medicine), the surprise or wow factor of overturning previous findings, relevance to scientific and other issues, usability of providing advice, potential harm, and influence of scientists or institutions involved in the research.
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
Surveying: Object Principles & Types of Surveying; Site Plans, Plans & Maps; Scales & Unit of different Measurements.
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Chapter 6
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