News Values

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  • Created by: jesskeayy
  • Created on: 08-05-17 21:57
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  • News Values
    • Organisational constraints
      • Finance
        • News is based on western stories, as it's cheaper and safer to send reporters to western countires
        • Advertisers provide profit for media companies, so the pressure is always on to be the best news source
      • Time and space
        • News is cut and tailored depending on the news bulletin or column space
        • Pressure to be the first to report, creating CHURNALISM
    • News Values
      • Narrative
      • Mention of elite persons
      • Mention of elite countries (western)
      • Extraordinary
      • Negativity
      • GULTANG AND RUGE
      • Threshold (size of event)
      • Unambiguity- easy to follow
      • Personalisation
      • Composition
    • Private owners of the media corporations
      • Impose their views onto editors
        • Editors unlikely to publish stories that don't reflect their views
      • Agenda Setting- media influence in determining subjects for public discussion
      • Public don't discuss some issues, because the media never reports them
        • We rely on the media for our information
      • Media concentrates on key issues, making the public think they're important
      • Gate-Keeping- Power of the media to cover up some issues like government mismanagement
      • HALL- HIERARCHY OF CREDIBILITY

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