News comes in many forms. It can be about money, crime, or entertainment, and it can also be about magnitude. Here are some examples. Crime: if a crime is committed against a powerful person, it is likely to be reported in the news. For example, if Mao Tse-Tung dies and is not released to the public for a few days, it will be news for several days.
Crime
The amount of crime reported in news reports can significantly affect the public’s perception of crime. A 1992 study found that the general public gets 95% of its information about crime from mass media. It also found that local news has greater impact on this perception.
Money
For their capstone projects, Grady students completed “Money in the News,” a class that included a unit on reporting personal finance stories. They then wrote articles about their findings and submitted them for publication through the College Connect program, run by the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing and sponsored by the National Endowment for Financial Education. One article by Jeanne Davis was selected by SABEW as the top submission.
Entertainment
In the world of television news, there is a huge tension between serious reporting and entertainment. This tension has always existed, but it has become much more pronounced with the rise of commercial media. In the 1960s, networks became worried about image and governmental regulation, which forced them to expand their news operations. To counter these pressures, they created a separation between the church of news and the state of entertainment.
Magnitude
Magnitude of news is a measure of the impact of information on financial markets. Different types of news impact markets in different ways. For example, news from central banks affects stock prices differently than news about the economy. This makes research into magnitude of news useful for practitioners and academics.
Shareability
Shareability of news has become a crucial issue as more people consume news on the Internet. However, because news is frequently shared without attribution, it is vulnerable to misinformation and falsehood. This is why news organizations should take steps to ensure the accuracy of their reporting. Shareability alert systems are tools that journalists can use to monitor when their articles are being shared online. These alert systems score headlines and display a message if the score reaches a certain threshold. Newspaper editors should consider using these alerts to ensure that they do not publish news that does not adhere to their editorial standards.
Exclusivity
Exclusivity in news is an important part of the news dissemination process. It is essential for the public’s right to know. However, it cannot be based on the monopoly of a single publisher.
Relevance
The relevance of news is a complex construct that is constructed by news users at multiple scales and by different linguistic strategies. News users construct relevance using linguistic strategies such as self-reference and collective pronouns. They also employ different distributions of pronouns based on their social identity and the context of a story. The study also reveals the importance of social networks and interpersonal communications for news relevance.