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THE ELEMENTS OR QUALITIES OF NEWS FROM THREE DIFFERENT BOOKS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS.

 TITLE OF BOOK : JOURNALISM TODAY, FOURTH EDITION
AUTHOR : DONALD L. FERGUSON AND JIM PATTEN
PUBLISHER : NATIONAL TEXTBOOK COMPANY

THE ELEMENTS OF NEWS
1. TIMELESS
Timeless relates to the newness of the facts. A news paper should concentrate on advance items, stories, about coming events.
2. PROXIMITY
It talks of the nearness of a given event to your place of publications.
3. PROMINENCE
Prominence refers to the “newsworthiness” of an individual. This explains why the press follows movie stars, governors etc.
4. CONSEQUENCE
It refers to the importance of an event.
5. HUMAN INTEREST
Human interest stories cause readers to laugh or cry, to feel emotion.
6. CONFLICT
Conflict involves tension, surprise and suspense.
7. OTHER FACTORS
Progress, money, disaster, novelty, oddity, emotions, drama, animals and children are other elements of news.



 TITLE OF BOOK: NEWS WRITING, THIRD EDITION
AUTHOR : GEORGE A. HOUGH 3RD
PUBLISHER : HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY

THE ELEMENTS OF NEWS
1. TIMELESS
News is always a timely matter.
2. PROXIMITY
The nearness of the source of information.
3. PROMINENCE
People are more interested in major events and prominent people, than in trivial occurrences and ordinary people.
4. HUMAN INTEREST
People are fascinated by other people and much of the news you read in the newspaper and the like is built around that interests.
5. RARITY
Rare event is more interesting and exciting than something that happens everyday.









 TITLE OF BOOK : BASIC MEDIA WRITNG ,FIFTH EDITION
AUTHOR : MELVIN MENCHER
PUBLISHER : BROWN AND BENCHMARK

THE QUALITIES OF NEWS
1. IMPACT
The more people affected; the more important the story. One way to judge impact is to figure out what the results or consequences of a news story might be.
2. THE UNUSUAL
An interruption of life’s routine makes news.
3. PROMINENCE
Names make news. People who are widely known or who have positions of authority are said to prominent.