Intro And News Genres

Types of news you consume
Sports- Newspapers
Business- Newspapers
Gossip- Magazines, Tabloids
Lifestyle- Newspapers, Magazines
Politics- Newspapers

The Units:
Unit 7:Journalism and the News Industry
1. Research news genres, platforms and ownership
2. Analyse articles then research, plan, write and sub- edit your own
3. Evaluate article in terms of writing and regulation

Unit 8
1. Analyse work of professional photographers
2. Research, plan, consider legal/ethical issues then take creative photos
3. Edit, organise, produce a portfolio of and evaluate photos

News Genres
Split into two categories
Serious reportage- 'proper' news which deal with serious issues that have significant consequences (genres include crime, politics, education, business). Dealt with a serious tone by journalists.

General Interest- Less significant news often popular with mass audiences (genre include sports, arts and culture (music, TV, film), Celebrity gossip). Often dealt with in a more relaxed, light- hearted tone.

The difference between a feature article and news stories
Timing- A news story is time sensitive and should be published ASAP
Style- News stories tend to be shorter and average 300-500 words as they go straight to the point and focus on content rather than form. Feature stories can be more than 2000 words
Beginning and ending- News stories give the most important details in the first two paragraphs. The beginning of a feature doesn't give the news straight away to hook readers to continue reading it.



4 Genres
Politics- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50813696
Comedic-https://www.theonion.com/top-6-happiest-countries-in-the-world-1841115805
Race-https://www.dailywire.com/news/black-lives-matter-says-it-was-snubbed-by-womens-march-l-a
Sports- https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/21/how-nfl-running-back-justin-jackson-became-an-unexpected-star-of-the-left


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