The topic of this story would only have a newsworthy chance in a hyperlocal news source. Proximity and impact are also main news values within hyperlocal news. The focus of this story was to find out why there was dog poop on the roofs. The relevance of this story is focused more towards the local community.
This profile provided a very thorough background of Dr Katz. Scott created his story by connecting Dr Katz's works with his family background. A news value that is prominent within hyperlocal articles is timeliness. The profile was published two weeks before Dr Katz's leave. In a local community, people are more interested in what is currently happening. People look at hyperlocal news for the most recent updates in their community.
The audio and photos gave the audience the ability to see the real person behind such a morose topic. The audio captures the audience's immediate attention with the sound of Schneidman's slow breathing. Audio has attention grabbing abilities beyond text. The photos provided the background of Shneidman's lifestyle. With such a personal topic, there needs to be added dimension.
The content of the story was very powerful. Using audio for the story added emphasis on emotional appeal and personal dimension. The photos also added valuable content. The ability to capture the scenes that later cost men their lives creates deeper value and meaning to the photos. The photo of the camera man on site caught my attention the most. It gives people an image to connect to the lost camera men that the speaker talks about.
With so many news outlets, most readers are overwhelmed at their first attempt of a news search. The answer to an overwhelming load of news is filtering. The article moves deep into this topic by explaining how social filtering has become prominent. The article used various sources ranging from facebook, to the LA Times, to Google, etc. It was able to maintain my interest by going into detail on the strategies that companies are taking to give users more personalized content.
The article was interesting to me because it covered the subject of print vs broadcast. The movement of news online has created new strategies for disseminating information. Many news organizations need to know the facts on what works. This article presents them clearly by showing how video content has become a major player in news, but you have to know how to create content that attracts, not just informs. However, it is important to consider that the Brightcove and TubeMogul report is not meant to be generalized. They mention this themselves in their report, "While the sample aggregates a sizable data set, it is not intended to be statistically representative of the online video industry as a whole.."
After reading the title of this article, readers are going to want to know how this happened. When a story is emphasizing the "How?" news element, text is the primary tool for explanation. With the new possibilities of online journalism, it would have been more intriguing to see photos or video of the children that mistook poison for candy. With this simple and local story, it would have also been easy and more interesting to video interview the fire department spokeswoman.
The issue of illegal immigration continues to be in debate as the numbers have increased over time. The journalists for this article used text to convey the news elements of the story. With the currency of the issue, the "why" news element is what most readers will look for. Text is the most direct way for a thought out and clear explanation. The title of the article also contains the main phrases that people would search for in search engines. This is a tactic that online journalists use to ensure that their work can be easily found. The quotes from Javier Gonzalez provided good interactivity with who believes that illegal immigration can be a sore point.
In the incident of the Giffords shooting, NPR has maintained its timeliness in its updates of published articles. NPR did a good job of creating a full report with contributing sources. The collaboration of different digital media forms and also the shared content between news organizations, such as The Associated Press, demonstrates NPR's ability to create a combined venture between NPR's traditional public radio and the digital movement. NPR did well in providing photos of the crime scene and Jared Loughner. Most who read about fatal incidents, such as shootings, are likely to want to see images or video of the crime scene or the victim's shooter.
Some concerns for a digital future with NPR were that focus would shift from traditional radio to new forms of media. However, this article shows that the two can be linked through cross promotion. The story is made available online, yet the audio segment for the radio morning edition is also made available at the top. News radio has become integrated into digital media by making it available online and through mobile applications. I would say that the broadcasting of the story over the radio is the more effective media form because of the target audience. Mothers are less likely to have time to read, but are more likely to multitask and listen or watch content.
The rise of social media and information technology has attracted increasing attention towards its impact on society. Articles, such as this one, that expand on specific impacts on political collective action have the capability to evoke a sense of empowerment. The story captures how a public can utilize a networked world population and bring about change. Emotional Appeal and impact seem to be the most evident in this article. The protests in Manila could possibly introduce to readers new possibilities for group communication. Photos of the protests would have been more appealing to the story rather than the photo that is present in the article. I also feel that mention of the sources for the text messaging count would ... More »
