Qualities Of News

Provide a brief description of what each story is about and identify whether the story is hard news or news feature by identifying the qualities of news in each story and discussing the angle the author took in reporting the story.
What images or graphics were included with the story? How did the images or graphics support the story and add to your understanding of the story? Do you think the story would benefit from additional photos or graphics? Why or why not?
Review “Changes in Online News” in Chapter 1 of your textbook. In what ways does the story Notre-Dame Musicians Rejoice That Cathedral’s Organ Was Spared (Links to an external site.) reflect changes in online news?
Examine the way The New York Times uses Twitte (Links to an external site.)r and Instagram (Links to an external site.). In what ways does The New York Times use of Twitter differ from the publication’s use of Instagram? Discuss the nature of the Tweets and what type of stories are shared on Twitter versus the content shared on Instagram. Examine the photos and accompanying captions on The New York Times’ Instagram page. What information is being provided in the caption for the viewer? How can viewers locate the story associated with the photo? Cite examples when answering this question and include a hyperlink to the example.