Define “Journalism” in 1-3 sentences.
Journalism is current events that are newsoworthy. They are presented through reporters and writers that research a topic or story first hand and publish them in print media or with audio (radio). Broadcast Journalism is a a different media.

List and describe the six criteria of newsworthiness.
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1. Timeliness- Today right now. Not what happened a year ago this day.
2. Proximity- things that are near to us. Local Happenings, car accident in MN.
3. Significance- Major events. 9/11.
4. Prominence- People that impact people. Obama. Important people that everyone is interested in.
5. Unusualness- Things that don't happen very often. Fires and murders.
6. Human Interest- Feel good stories. Take away from the general negative vibe of news.

What are the advantages of print journalism?
1. Choose what you want to learn about.
2. More Detail.
3. More Accurate.

What are the advantages of broadcast journalism?
1. More Current.
2. Video and Audio.
3. Free.

Why has online journalism (convergent media) become so popular?
Online journalism has become so popular because of how convienant it is. Its actually a mix between broadcast and print because there can be videos along with a written article to get an effective message across. Its incredibly simple to look up whatever news story you want and its continually being updated.