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Tag Archives: newsworthiness

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Journalism Tips: Newsworthy vs Snoozeworthy

A newsworthy story is recent (rather than stale), rare (rather than common), affects many (rather than few) people, has weighty (rather than trivial) impact, happens nearby (rather than far away), and involves prominent (rather than ordinary) people.

29 Aug 2013 in Culture, Education, Journalism, Rhetoric, Writing.

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