After watching WLKY's content for a couple of weeks now, I have begun to conclude that there are many stories that target human interest or include celebrity fluff. Recently on the WLKY website, a story was posted that did not regard the 10 elements and 7 yardsticks of journalism. The story titled "Woman announces pregnancy with a little help from Paul McCartney." An Indiana woman who wanted to creatively announce her pregnancy. She convinced her number 1 idol, Paul McCartney to announce that she was pregnant for her. The story is heartwarming but it is absolutely not newsworthy which violates the 1st yardstick of journalism. This story does not have a long lasting impact on many people. Its the kind of story that you glance at and say "Aw," then go on with your day. There is nothing significant about knowing how one woman announced her pregnancy. The insignificance of the article also ties in with the 7th element of journalism which is make the important interesting not the other way around. Another yardstick of journalism the story does not regard is the 4th yardstick which is how the story affects the audience. In this case, the story does not affect its audience at all. Only the woman, her family and friends would be affected by this event. The other people reading it would not have a need to read it because it is useless information.
Link: http://m.wlky.com/news/paul-mccartney-pregnancy-announcement-indiana-womans-dream-come-true/36009882
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