Introduction to journalism, democracy, and news values

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IndependentHandbookofJournalismIndependentJournalismHandbookofDeborahPotterisexecutivedirectorofNewsLab (www. newslab. org), anonlineresourcecenterforjournalistsinWashington, D. C. , thatshefoundedin1998. ShehastaughtjournalismasafacultymemberatThePoynterInstituteandatAmericanUniversity, andisapastexecutivedirectoroftheRadioandTelevisionNewsDirectorsFoundation. PotterleadsworkshopsforjournalistsinnewsroomsacrosstheUnitedStatesandaroundtheworld. SheisafeaturedcolumnistwritingaboutbroadcastnewsforAmericanJournalismReviewandtheauthorofReady, Set, Lead: AResourceGuideforNewsLeaders. Potterspentmorethan20yearsinTVnews, including16asanetworkcorrespondentforCBSNewsandCNN, coveringtheWhiteHouse, StateDepartment, Congress, nationalpolitics, andenvironmentalissues. ShealsohostedthePBSTVseries “InthePrime. ” ShehasaBAfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHillandamaster’sdegreefromAmericanUniversity. byDeborahPotterContents12345678WhatIsNews? [ 4 ] TypesofnewsWherethenewscomesfromThejournalist’sroleObjectivityandfairnessNewsprovidersGettingtheStory [ 12 ] FiveW’sandanHObservationResearchSourcesInterviewsGroundrulesGettingitrightTellingtheStory [ 22 ] FocusWritingLeadsStorystructureEndingsAtt...