2. DIFFERENT TYPES OF NEWS
• THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF NEWS ARE:
• LOCAL NEWS
• HARD NEWS
• SOFT NEWS
3. 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.
4. WHAT IS HARD NEWS?
• HARD NEWS COVERS NEWS ON SERIOUS CRIME E.G TERRORIST ATTACKS
• POLTICS
• DIASTERS E.G AN EARTHQUAKE
• FOREIGN AFFAIRS
5. WHAT IS SOFT NEWS?
• SOFT NEWS ARE NEWS ABOUT ENTERTAINMENT, HUMAN INTEREST STORIES AND LESS SERIOUS CRIME
