News: we hear it
on the radio, see it being broadcasting on television and read it in
newspapers, but what exactly is news? Journalists and news reporters tend to
have strong feelings about on what this all-important word means.
Google’s
definition of news is, “A broadcast or published
report of news.” However, many journalists disagree with this bland,
cookie-cutter statement. They feel that news is so much more than just an
update on current events Professional reporters feel that news must be a report
on events that are intriguing and of concern to the common person.
This
belief is expressed in a statement made my Kurt Loader, an American reporter.
“…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.” Loader once said.
In his witty
quote, Charles Anderson Dana, an American journalist, also expressed his
credence towards the concept that news wasn’t just a report on happenings.
“When a dog
bites a man that is not news, but when a man bites a dog that is news.” Dana
stated.
So, to sum it
all up news is the story telling of sapid events in an informal way.
Works Cited
Dana, C. A.
(1819-1897). What is News? Retrieved 02 26, 2012, from The News Manual:
http://www.thenewsmanual.net/Resources/what_is_news_00.htm
Loader, K. (1945). What is news? Retrieved February
26, 2012, from The News Manual:
http://www.thenewsmanual.net/Resources/what_is_news_00.htm
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