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    News is defined in many ways but generally refers to new, timely information about events or opinions that interest or impact many people. Definitions commonly note that news involves recent events that affect social, economic, political or other relationships. Renowned journalists have also described news as the first draft of history, important information with real-world impact, or unexpected events that surprise people.

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    News is defined in many ways but generally refers to new, timely information about events or opinions that interest or impact many people. Definitions commonly note that news involves recent events that affect social, economic, political or other relationships. Renowned journalists have also described news as the first draft of history, important information with real-world impact, or unexpected events that surprise people.

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    News is defined in many ways but generally refers to new, timely information about events or opinions that interest or impact many people. Definitions commonly note that news involves recent events that affect social, economic, political or other relationships. Renowned journalists have also described news as the first draft of history, important information with real-world impact, or unexpected events that surprise people.

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    WHAT IS NEWS?

    The term NEWS is so vast in application, so dynamic in use and


    so complicated in understanding that to
    define it as a term precisely is rather a difficult task. However,
    the efforts have constantly been offered by
    renowned practical journalists, media scholars and dictionaries
    to reach at a crisp yet comprehensive
    definition of the term. The universality of the term does not allow
    a single definition to convey the meaning
    covering all the aspects coming under the umbrella of the
    NEWS. Defining the word some of the experts
    went as under:
    An account of an event.
    A fact that interests people.
    A presentation of a report on current event.
    Anything that people want to know about.
    An Accurate and timely intelligence of Happenings,
    Discoveries, Opinions, Inventions and matters
    of any sort that affect or interest the listener.
    Comprising of all current activities of general human interest
    and the best news is that in which the
    most listeners or readers take interest.
    Anything that enough people want to know about is news,
    provided it does not violate the canons
    (principals) of good taste and the laws of libel. (Laws of libel will
    be touched upon in detail in
    coming lectures).
    Anything that is timely that interest a number of listeners, and
    the best news is that which has the
    greatest interest for the greatest number of people.
    A presentation of a report on current events in a newspaper or
    on radio or on television.
    Some of the famous dictionaries define the term NEWS as under:
    CONCISE OXFORD DICTIONARY
    Tidings, new or interesting information, fresh events reported."
    OXFORD ADVANCED LEARNERS DICTIONARY
    New information about something that has happened recently

    Renowned journalists and media experts go on the term as


    under:
    BEN BRADLEE
    News is the first rough draft of history
    FREDA MORRIS
    News is the immediate, the important thing that has impact on
    our lives.
    CHARLES DANA
    When a dog bites a man, that is not news, but when a man bites
    a dog, that is news.
    ARTHUR MCEWEN
    News is anything that makes the reader or listener say--- Gee
    Whiz!
    SUMMARY
    There are certain things common which can easily be drawn out
    of all of the above given definitions and
    they are:
    There should be an event or opinion
    That event or opinion must posses the potential to affect or
    influence a great number of people.
    A large number of people must have interest in that event or
    statement.
    Now it is pretty necessary to figure out that what people wish to
    know about, or, they may feel a ray of
    interest in. Quite obvious is to conclude that the things,
    activities, events, or happenings which are around
    people, and somehow or the other are attached with them, stir
    up and attract their interest.
    What follows from all the above-given definitions is that the
    newsworthy event is one that affects or
    changes social, economic, political, physical, or other
    relationships.
    Or, NEWS is an account of mans changing relationships with his
    environment.
    Or, to be even more specific, the newsworthy development is one
    that changes or shows promise to change
    the status quo, i.e., the prevailing status or situation.

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