Newspapers: News Values

 News Values: Blog task


Read Media Factsheet 76: News Values and complete the following questions/tasks. 
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1) What example news story does the Factsheet use to illustrate Galtung and Ruge's News Values? Why is it an appropriate example of a news story likely to gain prominent coverage?

British soldier causality in Afghanistan. Despite the far proximity, the fact that a British soldier had died means the cultural proximity has increased exponentially its like seeing one of your own pass away and that brings more attention.

2) What is gatekeeping?

Gatekeeping is the process where editors and journalists decide which news stories to publish and which to exclude

3) What are the six ways bias can be created in news?

  • Selection of Stories
  • Framing
  • Language and Tone
  • Omission
  • Sources and Experts
  • Visuals and Images

    • 4) How have online sources such as Twitter, bloggers, or Wikileaks changed the way news is selected and published?

    These new online sources don't focus on the massive quality that journalism and news stories had but focus on the story that gets the most clicks. Massively watering down the process of journalism and the uprising of citizen journalism.

    5) In your opinion, how has the digital age changed Galtung and Ruge’s news values? 

    The digital age has allowed the frequency of certain events such as an airplane accident or a weather phenomenon to be spotted and reported on much faster and much more frequently.

    6) How would you update these news values for the digital age? Choose TWO of Galtung and Ruge's news values and say how they have been affected by the growth of digital technology.

    Frequency and how rare the event is. Or even immediacy.


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