The Seven Values Of News

Proximity

This news article is driven by proximity because it happened in the same city that we live in, and it happened so close to where we are.

Fourth person dies following SXSW crash

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/fourth-person-dies-following-sxsw-crash/nfMZy/

Novelty

This article is driven by novelty because its a really weird for a woman to push her husband off of a cliff and it really catches your attention. 

Killer bride gets 30 years for pushing husband off cliff

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/27/newlywed-cliff-pushed-glacier-national-park-trial-sentencing/6952413/

Human Interest

this article is driven by human interest because it is something that happened so suddenly and is something so sad and emotional to see how many people died over something like that.

Hope fades for 90 people missing after mudslide

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/27/oso-mudslide-search/6956457/

Impact 

this article really drives the value of impact because it was something that happened so suddenly and unexpected and that really impacts the audience.

Boy, 8, one of 3 killed in bombings at Boston Marathon; scores wounded

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/15/us/boston-marathon-explosions/

timeliness

this article really drives this value because this event just happened today and not too long ago.

Official: Travis inmate who briefly escaped had been charged with evading arrest

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/crime-law/travis-county-sheriffs-office-inmate-escaped-re-ar/nfMPz/

prominence

this article is driven by prominence because it is important to know about the history of americans

Discoveries Challenge Beliefs on Humans’ Arrival in the Americas

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/28/world/americas/discoveries-challenge-beliefs-on-humans-arrival-in-the-americas.html?ref=americas

conflict

this article ils driven by conflict because they are HIDING the drug profits from the U.S.

Vast Web Hides Mexican Drug Profits in Plain Sight, U.S. Authorities Say

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/26/world/americas/suspected-of-shielding-mexican-drug-profits-but-hiding-in-plain-sight.html?ref=americas

Newspaper Parts/Design

2 sizes of newspaper,
broad sheet, tall and folds both ways
photo ,story sub headline, title, caption, teasers, jump tell you where to read the article,article lines;separate stories, the flag is the name of a newspaper, folio, bar under the title which is reference information also used to show date,

tabloid, folds like a magazine

headlines are complete sentences,use subject and verb
attention grabber
captions
byline, how you know the name and title of the writer
stop,a thing that lets you know when the story ends
kickers,tags that tells you what the article is about

news values

timeliness- how soon it had happened; how recent it is
proximity- where it happened; or how close it happened
conflict- people fighting
prominence- importnat or famous people
human interest- drama
impact- how it affects people
novelty- unusual

My Spread