explain how your newspaper conforms to news values

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Explain how your newspaper

conforms to News Values

Tracie Claire Woodall ODriscoll 13GT


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How does your newspaper conform to Galtung and Rouges News

Values?

Immediacy: Newspapers only want to lead on eventsthat have just happened. For example my lead story

Boy,16, murdered in Wembley was designed in

order to make the audience believe the event

happened yesterday. Recent activities are more likely

to sell as the audience may not be interested in

something they have seen before that is old. But oftenthe media take an old situation and try present it

differently to the public and give it a today angle.


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Familiarity: Because of the

geographic area that my paper is

serving it will be representing the

local area to an audience rangingthrough social class categories

from B-E. The audience can relate

to the stories in my paper as it is

presenting local news. This offers

them a sense of stability and

comfort as they are reading newson a area they are familiar with.


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Amplitude: The stories shown to

the left are example of amplitude

also known as big stories. A

murder is usually a big story whenassociated in a popular area such

as Wembley. Also events that

include celebrities are likely to

draw in the readers especially

seeing as its local.


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Frequency: This tends to

include something that usually

happens fast e.g. a murder.

Unambiguity: This strictly

means are the stories easy to

explain and are they clear

enough for the audience tounderstand. All the stories I

have included are straight to

the point and are easy to

understand, such as the

example shown on the left.

Newspaper often avoid storiesthat are difficult to explain as

they want to draw in their

readers not confuse them.


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Predictability: The stories are often

repeatable but conveyed differently

each time as the audience expect it

to happen. Although predictable canbe boring the editors present each

story in a different way in order to

keep the audience intrigued.

Murder stories are often predictable

but due to the media presentingthem differently it is still interesting

to read.


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Surprise: This often includes

rare events as the audiences

sometimes like surprises even if

they are unusual.

As shown to the right > Tinie

Tempah makes fans PASS OUT.

This may surprise/excite the

readers as its not often you

hear about celebrities in yourlocal area so this may interest

them in some way as it is

unexpected.


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Continuity: This can also relate to predictability as it is a running story that may

have been in the news before but is being continued as a different issue.Newspapers are always looking for new angles on on-going news stories.

Stories such a murder is often repeated. This puts a strain on the area as it is going

to be represented as dangerous. Murder is always defined as news but due to the

editors and the features within the story this helps to present it differently.


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Elite nations or people: The events

have occurred in a well known

area as Wembley which is

ironically known for the Arena and

Stadium.

Events that are likely to take part in

these 2 iconic buildings will often

create good reading material as it

is something that will definitely

interest people.

On the right shows my example of

Elite people such as Tinie Tempah

as he is likely to interest Wembley

as its readers vary between classes

so the categories between B-E

which my paper is serving are

likely to be familiar with the likes

of this celebrity.


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Negativity: Negativity within a newspaper often requires bad

news . Bad news always seems to get more press and public

attention.

< 3 examples: All these examples demonstrate bad press that

most likely interests the readers.


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Visual Impact: Often really strong

stories are presented with a image to

further engage their readers.

Occasionally newspapers will lead witha story based on the strength of the

images that go with it.

Tinie Tempah makes fans PASS OUT

I have used a picture of Tinie Tempah

in action of his Wembley Arena gig in

order to intrigue the readers.

Boy, 16, murdered in Wembley I

included the image of the Victim and

the Villain the provide the audience

with a sense of understanding as its a

local newspaper they may be able to

recognise the two youths.

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