Monday, April 23, 2018

What is Newsworthy? Intro to Mass Comm

What news stories are important in your life? Do you think there is a difference between information and news?  What about news makes it different from plain old information? (Response should be 100 words).

20 comments:

Anonymous said...

News stories that are important in my life are ones that cover politics, disasters, and large scale stories. These are the ones that grab my attention. News is different than information in that it is information that has been organized and made into a story to grab the attention of its readers. News is mainly factual but can include opinions as well. It can be bias depending on the source, and news is spread through many different viewpoints with mass media. Gatekeepers of the media choose which information gets spread, and this information is usually in the form of news.

Anonymous said...

To me, news stories that are important is anything tragic, sudden, scary, or something that will impact me in some sort of way. If it is interesting, odd, or something new, it could spark my attention or interest me. There is a big difference between information and news, and it is different for everyone. News for one person could just be information for someone else. Information that doesn’t matter to someone can be huge interesting news for someone with a different personality. News is something that sticks out to you, or interests you, while information is just facts that don’t concern you whatsoever.

Katie K. said...

News stories that are important to me are mostly politics, whatever stupid thing Trump has tweeted, disasters, and other terrible things like shootings. Those are the kinds of stories that I can read about and then actually want to expand my knowledge and talk about what I had read. I think there is a large difference between information and news. To me, information is purely the facts of an issue. News can include more story and sometimes bias depending on who the news in coming from. I think the main difference is that information is what goes into making news.

Anonymous said...

News stories are very different than information. News stories cover events that are happening around the world such as natural disasters, politics, war, important news stories that are worth the world to hear, and so much more. News covers opinions but also keeps everything mostly factual. Information can cover a broad aspect of history or the newest camera. Pretty much anyone can just look up information on anything. When news you have to make sure that its a reliable source because sometimes news can be tossed around. Information is very important so that I know what is going on around the world.

Anonymous said...

Anything that is important to cover that is bad or good. I feel like it could be anything from the royal wedding to attacks. It all depends on if it affects a majority of people or not, if it does it should most likely be reported for others to become aware of what is going on around them.

Anonymous said...

The type of new that's important to me is ones that can relate to you one a life or death situation. Information news is usually just something about sports weather or laws. If you hear that someone got shot anywhere around the world that important to know and to understand anything is possible. Use that information to b ready for anything.

Anonymous said...

News stories that are important are the ones that affect you, your life, or have big impacts on the world. Information could be facts about anyone or anything. Information could be saying that shirt is blue, but it's not news. News is something that isn't true or doesn't happen regularly. If something is new, important, or have a dramatic impact it is news. There is info in news but not all info is news. News to someone may not be news to you because it may not affect you. There is news that affects almost everyone and there is personal news that only affect a few people, maybe even just one person.

Emily Holmes said...

News stories that I view and think are important are stories about local events, national events, politics, news about what is happening within my environment. I say these are important because it is important to be aware what is going on in the world within other humans, animals, cities etc. I think there is a difference because news is shown as something big and important and shown more as information is something you hear like gossip. Information can be broad unlike news that focuses on something important.

Olivia W. said...

News stories that are important to me personally are those that affect people on a larger scale such as politics, natural disasters, or large scientific breakthroughs. However, stories that are on a smaller scale can also be important if they affect my school or community directly. Information differs from news because news usually contains current events or something that will happen in the near future. Straight facts can be interesting but they don’t include how that information can affect people or the world as a whole. News is generally important to know while knowing facts is not necessarily important to your life.

Anonymous said...

News stories that I think are important are when they affect multiple people. Local, nationwide, and even worldwide events are newsworthy. These are important because they are affecting not just one person and everyone should be informed about what is going on around them. I think there is a difference because news is often something very big and to inform everyone quickly. Information is part of the news story. It is all the content describing it.

Braden Barker said...

News is much more specific than information. Information is any description of anything, therefore it's a very broad term. News, however, refers to new information about important topics. News stories can range from local to international stories. The most important news stories to me are those that affect my life directly. News about local or national policy changes matter to me the most, but a close second is news about scientific discoveries.

Anonymous said...

News stories that are important to me are the ones that actually grab my attention and pull me in to want to read more based on what I like. I don’t find news all that interesting, but my favorite stories that I love are ones that relate to technology or music since those are important things in my personal life overall. There is definitely a difference between information and news. Most news stories do use facts, but also incorporate the use of opinions or bias information relating to whatever the story is talking about. News is more of the type of information that a lot of us like to read since it tends to draw us in more rather than plain old information that gives us straight up facts rather than any opinions.

Anonymous said...

Something that is newsworthy is any public information that could affect more than a few people, whether it be positive or negative. News stories that affect myself, family, friends, country, and the world are important to me because all those are significant to myself or others in some way shape or form. There is a significant difference between information and news. I went to the store and bought 3 oranges, this is information and not news. News covers present day issues, stories, events, and happenings. Information can cover anything from history to present tense. News can shape people's views, opinions, and feelings more than plain old information can. I bought 3 oranges doesn't make anyone feel anything or think anything other than possibly hungry for an orange. If I told you that after buying 3 oranges I went and donated $1 million to help start a new program that aids war veterans, people might feel happy and warm to hear that.

Anonymous said...

News stories that are important to me are the stories that make a difference in someone’s life. News sometimes gets a little monotone, and though it is still important, can just feel like it’s the same thing over and over again. The news that’s really important are the ones that you haven’t heard before or are a very big deal. News should make you think, want to make a difference, smile, cry or feel something. News and information are the same yet different. News is just a different way of providing other people information but as a story instead of a statement.

Anonymous said...

I think a lot of things could be news worthy. Anything from tragedy to a miracle happening. I think that this things are important because people want to be informed of the bad things happening around them but also want to be reminded of the good things. The difference between news and information is news is big events and thing that people should hear and know about. Information can be anything and it can be not important and stuff that people don't need to know.

Anonymous said...

News worthy content is any content that has a drastic effect on society or people. This makes things newsworthy because people are concerned about there well-being and anything that could effect there life they want to know about. Furthermore, content that is news worthy has to be interesting to those that are reading it. If you report about boring topics, people will glance by it because they are not interested. If you report about interesting things, people will be more inclined to read your report because its covering a topic they have interest in. Lastly, news worthy content is content that informs readers. If you report about uninformative content, there is no point in reading the report because it conveys no information to the reader.

Anonymous said...

News that is important in my life is stories that will have an affect on me or tell me something that is happening in the world. Newsworthy is anything that is important or has an impact to somebody. Any weather related news stories, stories involving famous people, or just a story that will peak the readers. Also, things that happen nearby are usually newsworthy. News and information are almost the same. Although there is information in news, news provides the readers with the most important or worthwhile information. News is the stuff people should hear.

Jackie Price said...

Important new stories can span from many different perspectives and places, so long as they effect a person or more than one person. They can be so diverse because of how they need to be important and fit to people's liking from all around the world. Out of the thousands of news stories that are pushed out daily, the ones that effect me the most are stories covering entertainment, arts, opinion, and world-wide news. I enjoy the subjects that interest me, and that is what news services thrive on. They make me laugh, cry, become overly exited about something, and be angry. Thats what makes a news story important, effecting a person or a group of people greatly through informative detail that pertains to their liking.

Krupa Patel said...

New stories that are important to me or affect me are stories that have an affect in someone's life. Some other new stories that are important to me are the ones that grab my attention and make me want to read. News is a story that is verified by several sources that make it true and presented in a way to grab attention. Information on the other hand is bits and pieces that may not be true. Both information and news are different but these two thing make up the whole story. News and information are same, but have different way of providing information to audience.

Anonymous said...

News stories that are important to me are the ones that change someone's perspective on an opinion, or give them the information that is needed/wanted. The news that tells the people what they want to hear truly isn't news. Our society needs to hear the truth, not a sugar coated story. News should make you think about the topic, change your emotions, and catch your attention. Our ways of receiving news is never ending, and there is always a way to hear, or see it whether it be local, nationwide, and even worldwide. Whether the news story is positive or negative, it should be published because our society needs to hear it.