What is news for? Why do we need Journalist? Workshop idea's on generation, writing a news story and public interest journalism practice.

Is news actually in the public interest or is it purely just for entertainment. 

News and Democracy 
-What is news for?
-What is the role of journalism?
-Does it matter?

-Holding power to account 
Idea of the 'fourth estate' Edmund Burke 
three estates 
Carlyle (1905) pp 349-350

Watchdog Role
Rodney Tiffen's model: watchdog, muzzled watchdog, Lapdog, Wolf. 

-A matter of public interest
'News is important because it informs, and educates citizens…..

-Of interest to the public 

Democratic process
Greek Origins 
- age of enlightenmenti
- idea of people run by the people

Brian McNair (1995-21)
Jurgen Habermas (1978)
Public Shpere - being a platform for debate.

Interest to the public
I see no distinction between what the public…. you can't read that. - Paul Mcmulluan Leveson inquiry 

PPC code - public interest. 

The media represents the interest of their owners, whose interest represents those of the elite 

Interest effect
fragmentation 
homogenisation 
commercialisation 


News Practice.
-News values 
-5w and H
-Keep your news writing short and simple
-Come up with an ides for a news story

What to do next.
- Make sure the story hasn't been written before
- Collect material for the story. 
- Verify Facts
- Quotes to back up facts 
- Video, Audio, pictures. 
- Start Writing putting it together. 

Inverted pyramid. 

Drawing in the audience 
-Start with a lead sentence 
- Answer What? and some of the other Ws and H
- Uses look at me words.

Constucting 
- Intro
- Most important paragraph, sums it up for the reader. Its the pitch for the story.