Definition of news

[Augustine Togonu-Bickersteth]

DEFINITION OF NEWS

1. News has been defined differently by different experts. Some of the definitions are given below:
2. News is anything out of the ordinary
3. News is the unusual picture of life.
4. News is anything that people talk about; the more it excites the greater its value. ,
5. News comprises all current activities which are of general human interest and the best news is that which interests most of the reader.
6. Anything that enough people want to read is news provided it does not violate the canons of good taste and the law of libel.
7. News is like a hot cake coming straight from oven.
8. News is the report of an event that is fresh, unusual and which is interesting to a greater number of people.

From these definitions we are now clear to have understood the elements of news. Let’s see what these are.

[Victor Okafor]

To piggyback on Augustine Togonu-Bickersteth's definition, a famous analogy that tends to drive home to newcomers the meaning of news is that if a dog bites a man, it's not news, but if a man bites a dog, it's news. In a typical "Intro to News Reporting" class, this is a classic staple for initiating newcomers into the world of news gathering.

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Victor O. Okafor, Ph.D.

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[Augustine Togonu-Bickersteth]

Prof   thanks for your comment

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