DIFFERENT TYPES OF NEWS

DIFFERENT TYPES OF NEWS

• THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF NEWS ARE:

• LOCAL NEWS

• HARD NEWS

• SOFT NEWS

WHAT IS LOCAL NEWS?• LOCAL NEWS COVERS NEWS FROM A CERTAIN AREA, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU

LIVE IN EAST LONDON, THE LOCAL NEWS YOU WOULD HEAR WOULD BE NEWS THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN THE AREA. AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS ‘EAST END LIFE’ WHICH IS A NEWSPAPER THAT COVERS ALL THE LOCAL NEWS SUCH AS SPORTS, CRIME, LOCAL EVENTS AND MANY MORE.

• LOCAL NEWS IS VERY IMPORTANT AS IT GOVERNS ALL ASPECTS OF A CERTAIN AREA THAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE AWARE OF. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE IS A MURDERER ON THE RUN IN YOUR AREA, YOU WOULD KNOW BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN ON THE NEWS.

WHAT IS HARD NEWS?

• HARD NEWS COVERS NEWS ON SERIOUS CRIME E.G TERRORIST ATTACKS

• POLTICS

• DIASTERS E.G AN EARTHQUAKE

• FOREIGN AFFAIRS

WHAT IS SOFT NEWS?

• SOFT NEWS ARE NEWS ABOUT ENTERTAINMENT, HUMAN INTEREST STORIES AND LESS SERIOUS CRIME