TV Journalism & Programme Formats41sources as possible, including books,
magazines, newspapers, archives, the
Internet, etc. By thoroughly
researching the story, the reporter realizes the full significance of the information and the story.
The purpose of research is thus to bring out what is called the
news angle. The news angle is that one aspect of the story, which brings out its whole significance.
By
conducting thorough research, the reporter is able to understand the background and the larger situation relating to the subject and can thus determine what the news angle of the story should be.
6.6. NEWS VALUES AND PRINCIPLESThe reporter must have an eye for what is newsworthy. The events reported must be new, important and true. They must also have
the six qualities of relevance,
timeliness, prominence, proximity, human interest and drama.
RelevanceThe event, decision or trend must affect the lives of a large number of people.
TimelinessThe news must be
delivered as soon as possible, before its immediate significance is lost.
ProminenceThe news must be about large events or important individuals, which are too important to be ignored.
ProximityThe news must give importance to events, which are physically closer to the audiences concerned rather than geographically far away.
Human InterestStories which bring out the successes or tragedies of ordinary people in extraordinary situations, such as disaster stories, are called human interest stories.
These are stories about ordinary individuals caught up in large events.
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