Communication Class / Media

After studying the assigned reading 21^st Century Communication: A Reference Handbook: Chapter 65: The Changing Nature of “News” considering the concepts of timeliness, proximity, uniqueness, prominence, impact, conflict and human interest, provide a current example of a compelling news story. Feel free to use the current U.S. Presidential Elections or other recent news items as samples.  Then, answer the following questions or prompts. A) Why is it compelling? Which of the concepts does it exemplify? B) In general, how have these concepts been challenged by the advent of immediacy in news release?  Make in text citations where necessary, and cite any outside sources that you use.

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