THE NEWS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS: GOING BEYOND THE 5WS AND 1H
KEY TOPICS
â—¾ Identifying news and recognizing the story (the news development process)
â—¾ Discipline of verification as the essence of journalism
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing this unit, teachers will be able to:
â—¾ describe the process of how the news story is developed from story idea to data
gathering to news writing
â—¾ understand the core principles of the discipline of verification, as distinguished from
the journalism of assertion, and how they are applied to the news development process
â—¾ analyze how news reports can apply the techniques of verification to fulfil the journalistic
standard of truthfulness and accuracy
â—¾ understand and describe the relationship among journalists, news sources, senior
editors and media owners
