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To be considered news, an event usually must have broad interest due to one or more news values:
News coverage often includes the "five W's and the H" -- who, what, where, when, why, and how.
The word "news" comes from a special use of the plural of the word "new", and not as the common backronym claims, from the four cardinal directions ( North, EastEast is most commonly a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. East is the direction in which the Earth rotates about its axis. Therefore it is the direction from which the sun rises at the equinox. Another consequence is that it is, WestWest is most commonly a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. West is the direction towards which the sun sets at the equinox. It is one of the four cardinal points of the compass, upon which it is considered the opposite of East,, and SouthSouth is one of the four cardinal or compass directions. It is the opposite of north and at right angles to east and west. True south is the direction towards the southern end of the axis about which the earth rotates, called the South Pole. The South Pol). Old spellings of the word varied widey—newesse, newis, nevis, neus, newys, niewes, newis, nues, etc—casting further doubt on the popular etymologicalA fake etymology is an invented explanation ( etymology) for the origin of a word. Many vulgar words in particular have been subject to such invented etymologies, most of which have very recent 20th century origins. Sometimes, these etymologies are then p theory.
In democracies, news organizations are often expected to aim for objectivity: reporters cover both sides in a controversy and try to eliminate bias. This is not true of all organizations in all cultures. For instance, British television news is required to be objective, but the newspapers are expected to have a point of view although limits are set by the government agency OfcomThe Office of Communications usually known as Ofcom is the UK's communications regulator. Introduction Ofcom was designed to be a 'super regulator', required in an age where many media platforms are converging. Ofcom was initially established in the Offic, the Office of Communications, and the UK has stricter libel laws than the US for the press.
Many single-party states have operated state-run news organizations, which may present the government's views. Even in those situations where objectivity is expected, it is difficult to achieve, and individual journalists may fall foul of their own personal bias, or succumb to commercial or political pressures. Individuals and organizations who are the subject of news reports may use news managementNews management is the process by which individuals and organizations (especially political parties) control information and their interactions with the news media to achieve some strategic objective. The following categorization of news management techni techniques to ensure that they make a favourable impression.