How News Gets Documented

By liannucc

  • News Breaks

    social media post (FB, Instagram, Twitter), radio/TV news bulletin, news wire (AP, Reuters), livestream video

  • First Hour

    online news sources (newspaper brief summary, news blog, live coverage center), FB/Twitter/Instagram post with link to newspaper story, TV/radio media reports (NPR, networks), expanded coverage via wire service affiliates, web coverage
  • Period: to

    News Cycle

  • First Day

    blog posts, expanded news summary, more FB/Twitter linked posts,Tweet storm, TV/radio news stories, updated/expanded online news sources, feature stories in newspaper

  • One Week

    print magazine, TV/radio expanded story or in-depth analysis, podcast, newspaper Sunday edition/news analysis, news magazine (NYT), trade journal,popular print weekly magazine

  • One Month

    tv/radio news magazine show (60 Mins., Fresh Air, etc.), podcast, trade journal (Variety, Business Week), newspaper analysis (if important/ongoing story), popular print magazine

  • Six Months

    Follow-up/revisit story (TV, radio, newspaper, online newspaper, popular magazine), journal (preliminary article or study)

  • One Year

    popular book, follow-up/revisit story (TV/radio, print newspaper, online newspaper), journal, book (academic audience)

  • Five Years

    web archive, wiki, print/audio/video archive, reference book