My Journalism Task Meeting 2

 

My language Learning Logs

 

Topic Of the meeting	Date & Time	Sources	Vocabularies (words) learned	Parts of speech	Synonym & meaning in Indonesia	Use in Context
A matter of facts : The News Values and Elements	March 17, 2022	Introduction to Journalism and Paper Group 1	Sparked	Verb	Flashed: berkedip  flickered: berkefip-kedip glimmered: berkilauan glowed: bersinar glinted: berkilau	Thus, the UK referendum decision to leave the European Union sparked hotly debated arguments for and against the move.
			Newsworthy	Adjective	Interesting: menarik exciting:  seru  remarkable: luar biasa extraordinary: luar biasa important: penting	There are facts, which might be newsworthy in one location, but not in another.
			Prominence	Noun	Fame: importance: distinction: celebrity: eminence:	Because of their media prominence, people feel a personal connection with them.
			Overjoyed	Adjective	Delighted: senang sekali joyful: menyenangkan ecstatic: gembira jubilant: bergembira sekali  thrilled:  sangat senang	If a situation makes you angry, sad, happy or overjoyed, it contains the news element of human interest.
			Fads	Noun	Fashions: mode   crazes:  gila trends: tren vogues:  mode  whims: keinginan	Latest fads and anniversaries, especially items that were news in the past, also fall into the currency category.

 

My Learning strategies

First, I seek the materials related to the topic. Secondly, I read material that relates to the second material, namely a matter of facts: The News Values and Elements and I try to understand the material by reading carefully and seriously. While studying and reading the material, I listened to my favorite Korean pop song on YouTube because it made me more enthusiastic about learning. I'm one of those people who sometimes have to listen to music while studying. Then after I finish reading the material I usually have to repeat it to remember and make sure I understand the material and I will also note the important points of the material. Finally, I finished understanding the material and do assigned tasks.

 

Synopsis

According to Dianne Smith, MJE (2010), author of “Introduction to Journalism”, state that News is that part of communication that keeps us informed of the changing events, issues, and characters in the world outside. Though it may be interesting or even entertaining, the foremost value of news is as a utility to empower the informed. The news is made up of opinions as well facts, and that those opinions, in the form quotes, help to make a story come alive. Journalists are looking out for news stories that attract a significant audience or readership. They must discover which information is newsworthy and filter out that which is of little interest. By applying a set of guidelines or criteria, they can identify what material will make the best stories. We call these guidelines “news values”.

 

Reflection

Having read the material entitled "A matter of facts: The News Values ​​and Elements". I now realize that in making news, one must pay attention to the many elements and values ​​contained in the news. Most importantly, I have learned that News is that part of communication that keeps us informed about events, issues and changing characters in the outside world. News contains opinions and facts. I have significantly developed my skills in the news value and elements subject. However, I have not sufficiently improved my ability to make good and true news. This means that I have to continue to practice and learn a lot about how to make good news, based on facts and attract readers' attention. This skill will be essential to me as a learner because it is very useful for me to practice writing skills and get actual information. Because I did not too proficient with writing articles, news and others related to journalism I will now need to hone my writing skills. As a next step, I need to learn more about good writing techniques in making news from various sources.