News Values

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Frequency
Events that occur suddenly and fit well with the schedule are more likely to be reported.
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Negativity
Bad news is more newsworthy than good news.
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Unexpectedness
An event that is out of the ordinary will have a great effect than something that is an everyday occurrence.
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Unambiguity
Relevant in tabloids especially. Events who's implications are clear and don't need any background knowledge.
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Personalization
Events that can be portrayed as the actions of individuals rather than something with no "human interest"
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Meaningfulness
"Cultural Proximity" stories concerned with people who speak the same language, look the same, etc.
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Reference to elite nations
Stories concerned with global powers
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Reference to persons
Stories concerned with the rich, powerful and famous. 1
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Conflict
Opposition of people or resources resulting in dramatic effect.
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Continuity
A story that is already in the news; previous coverage can make it less ambiguous
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Competition
Competition between media may lead journalists to endorse the news value given to a story (jump on the bandwagon)
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Predictability
An event is more likely to be covered if it has been pre-scheduled
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Time Constraints
Traditional media have strict deadlines and a short production cycle, they choose items that can be researched and covered quickly.
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Card 2

Front

Bad news is more newsworthy than good news.

Back

Negativity

Card 3

Front

An event that is out of the ordinary will have a great effect than something that is an everyday occurrence.

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

Relevant in tabloids especially. Events who's implications are clear and don't need any background knowledge.

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

Events that can be portrayed as the actions of individuals rather than something with no "human interest"

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
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