Need to know or nice to know? — Story Desk · Free Press
The Pinecove Post gets ten tips a day. Some help readers plan their lives, some are just fun to read, and some are nobody's business.
Your task
Sort each tip: do readers need to know it, or is it just curious?
- Journalists call it 'public interest': news that helps people understand and decide things about their town and their lives.
- Invented newsrooms and stories to learn from, not real news. Before sharing anything about real people, ask a trusted adult.
- Never share private details of anyone. Nothing about you is collected.
Score
- How news works — You understood how this part of journalism works.
- Truth & accuracy — You checked the facts before telling them.
- Fair & kind — You were fair to the people in the story.
In real life
Many newspapers mix both: important public-interest news on the front page and lighter, fun stories inside.
Story Desk
Invented stories and newsrooms to learn from, not real news. Ask a trusted adult before sharing anything about real people. Nothing about you is collected; progress stays on this device.
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