LO3- Be able to research and plan content for an article*

What are news values?
News value is how relivant the topic is and if it directly affects the people involved in the story.

Galtang and Ruge - 1965

• Frequency ( How often something is in the news)

For example Donald Trumps frquency in the news.

• Threshold ( the amount of superlatives or clear hyperbole of statment)

These headlines are used to catch the audiences attention.

• Unambiguity

Exact facts due to people wanting to know facts and the truth. e.g. BBC Sports

• Meaningfulness and newswthiness

Targeted at an ABC1 Group

• Consonance

Donald Trump camapigs in contact with the russians.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-adviser-jeffrey-jd-gordon-speak-russia-ambassador-sergey-kislyak-us-relations-isis-a7616436.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4291720/Trump-met-Russian-ambassador-Kislyak-campaign.html

http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/03/13/pat-buchanan-says-leakers-trump-campaign-collusion-russia-info-be-indicted-or-shut

• Unexpectedness

Something that is out of norm and is unusual.

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/femalewellness/skinny-jeans-and-parka-jackets-are-fuelling-back-pain-in-women-experts-say/ar-AAoki5Y?li=AA51YE&ocid=spartanntp

• Refrence to elites

People who are well-known e.g. Poliiciancs, Celebrities e.g. Actors, Musicians, Reality T.V stars.

• Peosnalisation- When jounalist link the article to the audience for example using rhetorical questions or perosnal pronouns.

• Neativity.