What is the news background?

News background refers to the environment and conditions for the brewing, production, existence and development of news events and news figures, and reflects the reasons and processes for the interaction and influence between news events and news figures and various social leaders.

News background is an organic part of news reports and an important material to supplement, compare or contrast news facts and news themes. Background materials in news are relevant factual materials to help people understand the meaning of news facts.

Introducing the background can explain, supplement and set off the news facts, which is also called "the news behind the news".

It is also conducive to understanding the ins and outs of news, deepening the knowledge and understanding of news, deepening the theme of news, enriching content and increasing knowledge and interest.

Including the understanding of the broad background of the times that led to the occurrence and development of news events; Background materials directly related to the occurrence and development of news figures and news events; The background of the person who provided the news and briefed the reporter.

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Application of news background materials

1, pay attention to the usual accumulation. A mature reporter should usually pay attention to collecting relevant background information in his own reporting field, sorting it out and storing it in different categories.

2. Pay attention to the principle of grasping

(1) Clear purpose

The purpose of using background materials is to let readers know the professional contents involved in news reports, or the reasons why news events are brewing, the various impacts of news events on the environment, or the deep meaning of news events. The purpose of reporting news determines what kind of background information to use.

(2) Broad vision

A mature reporter, when investigating the news background, will not be limited to one thing, but will pay attention to the complex environmental factors of brewing news, and pay attention to the connection and function of all aspects related to news.

In the process of collecting background information, journalists should broaden their horizons, including historical background, geographical background, character background, event background, knowledge background and social background.

3. Show the background information concisely, and don't be too immersed in the complicated description of the news background. This is another manifestation of the immaturity of the news reporting profession, so as not to steal the limelight.

4, the use of background information should be flexible and appropriate, not far-fetched, pay attention to the relevance of the content to be expressed.

Resources Baidu Encyclopedia-News Background