NEWS VALUES

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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?

- Using the example pictured, Afghanistan, in terms of geographical proximity, is far away from the U.K. but when a young British soldier dies, the story gains cultural proximity as British audiences see the soldier as ‘one of their own’. On an intensity scale, the first female officer to be killed is considered more newsworthy as it is unusual. The ongoing war in Afghanistan is a continuity story but often the interest in the story lies in that fact that deaths, even though inevitable, are not predictable; a bomb disposal expert may be expected to live rather than die, which makes the story all the more shocking. There is also clarity of facts from an authoritative source, namely the Ministry of Defence.

2) What is gatekeeping?

- Gate keeping is the process of filtering information prior to dissemination.

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

- Bias through selection and omission
- Bias through placement
- Bias by headline
- Bias by photos, captions, and camera angles
- Bias through use of names and titles
- Bias by choice of words

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

- Wikileaks' only agenda is to bring about ‘transparency’ and ‘freedom of speech’ and it offers a way for audiences to access news stories that may have been mediated or censored prior to being reported.

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

- The digital age has made news more faster and viral driven by what people share online.

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 because news now spreads instantly online, making real time updates more important.
- Continuity because trends are keeping stories alive through constant updates.

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