There is a barrage of differing opinions when it comes to local news in today’s world. According to a variety of journalists, there is a lot of good going on in newsrooms, but there is also a lot of bad. Regardless of these aspects, local news remains dedicated to one…

The media is 100 percent trustworthy, reliable and fair in their reporting. I don’t have a source to back this statement up because it’s simply not true, although it should be. …

The angle of our story was focused on food options at the market, specifically canned goods, desserts and produce. We chose this angle because it was a more specific look at the Amherst market rather than just featuring the market as a whole. …

The decline of local journalism and its resulting consequences is the theme that ties these articles together. The New York Times article discusses the inadequacy of news coverage for local communities resulting in greater polarization, more pollution and less trust as well as other consequences. …

I watched nightly news at 7, a national broadcast news program. Audio/Visual Impact The broadcast utilized a variety of material to provide audio and visual impact. Everyone reported is related in some way, shape or form to the Coronavirus. One story shown was about a woman who lost her husband to the…

Chapter 10 was all about writing for public relations. It opened with a description of a PR mistake made with Tiger Woods that serves as an example of what not to do in the industry. …

The author began the article with a clarification about who news writing is for. While it is written by a reporter, it’s not about the person writing it, but about the audience reading it. The first key question every story should answer is “What happened?” The answer to this question…

Free Choice Liberty University postpones graduation ceremonies to September Liberty University has rescheduled commencement for Sept. 11 and 12 in light of COVID-19. This comes in response to Gov. Ralph Northam’s stay-at-home order for for the state of Virginia, which will remain in effect until June 10. U.S. …

The main idea of this chapter is to examine how news it to be written for the Web as it is a completely different medium. One of the points made is that all journalists need to learn how to write for the Web regardless of whether they are working for…