What is a news peg, again? | Journalism 101
One of you asked this question last night; I thought I would answer it for everyone. A news peg is what makes the story timely or newsworthy now. For example, you could be working for months on a s…
What is a news peg, again? | Journalism 101 Journalism 101 Emerson College/Fall 2009 Home JR101- Section 3: Syllabus About the professor Home > Uncategorized > What is a news peg, again? What is a news peg, again? October 29, 2009 Karla Leave a comment Go to comments One of you asked this question last night; I thought I would answer it for everyone. A news peg is what makes the story timely or newsworthy now. For example, you could be working for months on a story about, say, increased costs of healthcare in Massachusetts, but your news peg might be a just-announced hike in health insurance c
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