Good Information

Question 1

What is News?

Answer 1

Information or reports about recent events.

Question 2

What is News Reports?

Answer 2

-Found in newspapers and their purpose is to inform of what is happening in the world around them. -Newspapers have a certain structure called the inverted pyramid.

Question 3

What is the Inverted Pyramid?

Answer 3

The structure of news reports.

Question 4

Parts of News Reports

Answer 4

1. Headline
   -Must be eye-catching.
   -The summary of the text.
2. Head
   -Contains all the necessary information.
   -Must answer the 5Ws and an H (What, Who, Where, Why, When, and How).
3. Body
   -Must contains the second most important information.
   -Quotes with facts and background information.
4. The least important.

Question 5

Key Components of a Good Information

Answer 5

1. Attention-grabbing headline
2. A strong lead containing the 5ws and H (Who, what, why, where, when, and how).
3. Use of quotes.
4. Real Facts (Truth and accuracy matters).
5. A strong summary.
6. Organization it the news (presenting information from most to least important).

Question 6

The Key Elements in Considering “News Worthiness”

Answer 6

1. Timing - The news must be recent.
2. Significance - How many people are affected.
3. Proximity - The closer a story hits to the home, the more news worthy it is.
4. Prominence - The more popular a topic or a person is being discussed, the more attention it will grab.
5. Human Interest - Have an emotional appeal.

Question 7

Tips on Presenting Your News

Answer 7

1. Use an introduction
2. Make sure these sentences are easy to understand and should be delivered no longer than 30 seconds.
3. Check if you are saying the names of people and places correctly.
4. When you read your introduction, speak clearly and be enthusiastic.
5. You can emphasize important words by pausing before you say then or saying them a little louder: mark these words on your script so you will not forget
6. Speak in normal voice.
7. You don’t have to shout, and you shouldn’t whisper.
8. Stand or sit up straight, be natural. Try not to move too much or it will distract your audience.
9. Practice with the camera and microphone to get used to what it feels like to present news.
10. Have fun.

Question 8

Characteristics of a good information

Answer 8

1. Accuracy - means correctness. A good information is reliable, free form flaws, and of high quality.
2. Completeness - Endorsing all the details that answer to WHs question.

• What - ask questions about people or object.
• Who - ask questions about people.
• When - ask questions related to time.
• Where - ask questions about places.
• Why - ask questions about reason.
• How - ask questions about manner, condition, or quality.

3. Consistency - A state of reaching a level that does not greatly differ in quality over time to ensure that the I formation is unchanging.

• Select terms to be used consistently throughout the whole article.
• Follow a standard format for presenting information.
• Always write first the in-text reference when using acronyms, abbreviation, etc.

4. Relevance - Information should suit the demands, needs, and interests of the readers by determining:

•The object of the information report.
•Whether the information obtained focusses on the identified objects.

5. Uniqueness - Information must be distinct