News Features

The news is the communication of information or a recent event, which can be done between people directly or using some means of information, such as the written or audiovisual press, and nowadays on the internet, on smartphones and tablets, so that said information is disseminated through these channels to a wide public.

There are several types of news, among which are:

• Local news
• Scientific
• Cultural
• Artistic
• Of Shows
• Policies

Which are usually divided into different sections, for example news shows that are subdivided into news concerning specific topics such as music, literature, etc. Or in the cases of audiovisual and printed newscasts that make sections of national and international news, and so on depending on the topic or the social importance that they entail.

Some of the features of the news:

The news must be clear in what is being said; For this, the writing of the same or, where appropriate, the account of the facts or events of the news, must be done in an orderly and logical way, either by giving know the events in chronological or important order, always following a logical order with which the person who receives, hears, or reads the news can understand it.

They are intended to be brief; When reporting or presenting a news item, it should be done briefly, ensuring that it is clear and concise regardless of whether it is written or oral, so that whoever receives the news can understand it quickly, avoiding exposing irrelevant data or repetitions that prevent the understanding of the news message that is intended to reach the person. In this regard, those news in which a more detailed explanation must be given are excepted, in order to make the recipient understand what the news is about.

They must be truthful; The news must be based on real and supported said, events or facts, thus avoiding making known rumors and false information as truthful.

In the news there must be objectivity; In the news released by a medium or person, there should not be in the sayings or in the writing, if written, the opinions or personal comments regarding the journalist or editor, seeking to preserve objectivity and avoiding any type of subjectivity with which the news can be interpreted in a way other than the essence of the news in Yes.

They have the particularity of being based on facts and events of a certain current, being mostly recent, unknown, rare, or certain current events, which have a social interest.

The news disseminated by specialized media in publicizing information, such as newspapers, radio, television, etc., have the particularity of protecting their sources of information in certain cases, where the safety and even the life of the person providing the information could be in danger, which is done through certain secrecy, to avoid possible reprisals in certain cases, for example as in the case of news related to politics, or organized crime; but they also have the problem that they give false or biased information and through this secrecy, they try to evade justice.

So these days, the controversy over legislation and punishments towards journalists has become an unfinished feature.