*...Hard News & Soft News...*


Characteristics of Hard News:

• —Time bound
• —Breaking news
• —Front page
• —No construe
• —No conclusion
• —Upper half
• —Bold font
• —Factual based reporting
• —One sided
• —May be wrong

Characteristics of Soft News:

• —Time free
• —Parallel
• —Can interpretation
• —Inner page
• —Lower half of front page
• In depth
• —Human interest
• —Opinion
• —Explanation
• —Information