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The
Challenges of News Selection and Writing Workshop |
| Defining News |
| 8:30 to Noon, Tuesday, January 14 |
| Who determines what news is? |
| Criteria for determining when something is news. |
| Local vs. national news. |
| Media differences in definitions of news. |
| Writing and reporting news for the different media |
| 8:30 to Noon, Wednesday January 15 |
| Qualities of good news writing. |
| Techniques for improving news writing. |
| Writing for the reader/viewer/listener. |
| Writing about special topics, such as business and science. |
| Controversies in news selection and writing |
| 8:30 to Noon, Thursday January 16 |
| Ethical issues in news selection. |
| Legal issues in news selection. |
| Selecting news that respects and reflects cultural differences. |
| News selection in times of conflict. |
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