Galtung and Ruge- news values

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what is Galtung and Ruges theory?
they did research into how news values has a set of values and they must fit a specific ideal before it is considered newsworthy. these values are used as a form of 'gatekeeping'.
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frequency
short term events such as murders or robberies that occur frequently, are newsworthy. Other frequent items are politics, econmics and education
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threshold
events that have an impact- large numbers involved, perhaps casulties in an acccident, or a particulary gruesome murder
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unambiguity
news reporters must have immediate meaning and no ambiguity, so thay can be understood easily
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proximity
news must be about the people it is targeted at and is relevent to them
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predictability
news that is hinted at, and then becomes real as expected by the media
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unexpectedness
events that are unexpected are considered newsworthy
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continuity
news stories, once reported must continue to be reported on as we expect to see closure such as a royal wedding
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composition
news must be balancedat the time of broadcast, consisting of relevent news, urgency, importance and domesicity
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reference to elite nations
news which relates culturally to our own and which is elevent to us, we are not necessarily intrested in the news of a tiny country we have never heard of on the other side of the world, but we are intrested in european news because it is close to us
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referance to elite persons
news about monarchy is extreamely newsworthy as is news about politicians
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personalisation
news must feel personal; someone is accountable for their actions rather than an organisation celebrity or human intrest, election campaigns will become personal, party leaders representing their party
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negativity
the newsworthy value is 'bad news is good news' and is, therefore, worth reporting. death, tragedy and extreme weather conditions ae newsworthy reporting
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visual imperative
footage or photo of an event can help make a story more newsworthy
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short term events such as murders or robberies that occur frequently, are newsworthy. Other frequent items are politics, econmics and education

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events that have an impact- large numbers involved, perhaps casulties in an acccident, or a particulary gruesome murder

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news reporters must have immediate meaning and no ambiguity, so thay can be understood easily

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news must be about the people it is targeted at and is relevent to them

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