The ten elements and 7 yardsticks

This was our very first lecture. I came in with an open mind and did not know what to expect. I am a visual learner so lectures typically don't help me that much. Knowing this I had to try my hardest and take the best notes that I could.
The ten elements are Truth, watchdog, expansive, verification, make the important interesting, room for dissent, Loyalty, independence, forum, inclusive and analyze. These ten elements are made up by journalist. The seven yardsticks are made up by normal people. The 7 yardsticks include Newsworthiness, context, explanation, local relevance, civic contribution, enterprise and fairness.
Truth is getting all the facts and having plenty of sources to support that fact. Loyalty is it is for the people and you have to give the people the information. Verification is having many sources to back up wht you know is the truth. Independence is where you don't put your opinion or a biased answer in your story, it is cold hard facts. Watchdog is where journalist have to look over the government.  Forum is giving the people a place to provide discussion/comments. Make the important interesting is the stories should be interesting and relevant to the reader/audience. Inclusive is telling us to not devote a story for one group it should be for everyone. Room for dissent it is saying you can criticize other journalist work. Lastly is analyze basically is saying they need to separate fact and opinion.
Newsworthiness is a  story that is going to affect people for a long time and is a main topic. Context is how many non anonymous sources to back of the facts you have. Explanation is giving a lot of details about the big picture. Local relevance is staying in your region and topic. Civic contribution is Keeping an eye on the government. Enterprise is doing active reporting versus passive reporting. Lastly is fairness you have to get both sides for one story.
Some of the yardsticks and elements kind of go together. Watchdog and civic contribution. These are both saying that journalist needs to keep an eye on the government for the people.Verification and context. They are both saying you need a lot of sources to support your facts.
I think this lecture really stuck in my brain. Even though sometimes I can't think of it automatically it still is in there. I think I did a very good job on my first lecture of the year. I learned how to fully develop the small idea into a bigger picture. Sometimes it takes me a while to understand but once I get it I typically fully understand the concept. this lecture was a success on my part.