News is any information that is gained or learned from a source. You can receive news from newspapers, television, magazines, radio, or even friends. Word of mouth is a popular way to spread news and information quickly. News is delivered daily and the type of news depends on the source and what the receiver of the news wants to learn about. People that don’t like to hear news about politics would obviously not listen to a radio show that only talks about politics. The world thrives on news.
Reporters and journalists get their news in different ways so it only makes sense to deliver the news in several ways. Media is the term used for the different forms of communication that news is brought to the world (flvs.net, n.d). Opinions that news today is better that news 50-100 years ago seems very likely considering the technology used and research made to seek the facts from raw sources is much more advanced.
So what is news? Is it something that you read? Is it something you hear or watch? I believe that news is all of above. Any way that you learn new information is news, no matter what the source. Sometimes, the sources aren’t very reliable, which is why it is better to obtain your news from well-known and experienced places such as CNN, FOX, NBC, or any major newspaper or radio station. News can change your life and keep you connected to the world around you. “Well, news is anything that's interesting, that relates to what's happening in the world, what's happening in areas of the culture that would be of interest to your audience (thenewsmanual.net, 2008).”
References:
Diopdesign. 2008. What is news? Famous Quotes on Journalism. Retreived 1/24/12, from http://www.thenewsmanual.net/Resources/what_is_news_00.htm
FLVS n.d. Module 2 Lesson 2.00: Prepare. Retreived 1/24/12, from www.flvs.net
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