What is News ?

16th Jan 2019

L/O: To explore the concept and format of news.

What is the purpose of news ?

- To inform the general public on local or world events,
- To show people world events ( interviews ...),
- To inform people on the weather ,
- To inform people on tide times,
- To entertain the public,
- To make money
- To influence and persuade the public
- To educate the public
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Types of news
- UK               - The Baker Street robbery 11th Sept 1971
- World           - Hitler dead 30th April 1945 , WW1 begins 1914
- Business       - Alan sugar sells his biggest business 31st Jul 2007
- Politics         - Margret Thatcher becomes the first female priminister 11th Feb 1975
- Tech           - Samuel Morse Creates the telegraph and Morse code 1830s - 1840 , first message 1844
- Science        - Issac newton creates his first law of motion 1666 , Stephen Hawking dies 14th march 2018 , Albert Einstein dies 18th April 1955
- Health          - Egyptians invent medicine 3000 BC , The black death ! 1348
- Family and Education       -  Horace Mann invents the idea of schools 1837
- Entertainment and Art       - Vincent van gogh dies 29th July 1890 , Picasso dies 8th April 1973 DA vinci dies 2nd may 1519

Fake News

It is when a printing error in the news , or it is news that has been tweaked / changed in the editing stage , when someone says something is fake news it may not be fake news. False information distributed deliberately , usually for political or commercial purposes E.G

Once America voted for there president , a hoaks article released stating Clinton actually had 2.9 million more votes than trump

Former mi6 chief admin admits to getting defeated by Putin in fragmenting strategie plan

Drunk Hillery Clinton beats sh*t out of bill Clinton on election night