Newspapers: News Values
1) Come up with a news story from the last 12 months for each of the categories suggested by Harriss, Leiter and Johnson:
2) 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?
5) How have online sources such as Twitter, bloggers or Wikileaks changed the way news is selected and published?
6) Complete the task on the last page of the Factsheet regarding Sky News and Twitter:
Imediacy must be the most critical. The web has enabled data to spread like rapidly spreading fire all through the entire world, yet with this the ascent of misleading content has to some degree spoiled news associations when counterfeit data is accounted for by a few writers that are then news unconsciously a not freely recognized later.
They include a British servicewomen does after bomb impact. We feel that this hits nearer to home after a British administration ladies passed on, likewise in light of the fact that its the main female officer to be executed it is unordinary. The war in Afghanistan gives this a coherence story esteem and that these passings are not unsurprising, despite the fact that they are inescapable.
3) What is gatekeeping?
The process of filtering information before circulating news - control what information is passed onto an audience.
4) What are the six ways bias can be created in news?
3) What is gatekeeping?
The process of filtering information before circulating news - control what information is passed onto an audience.
4) What are the six ways bias can be created in news?
Bias through choice and exclusion: the manager can choose which subtle elements are avoided or particularly featured to make the group of onlookers think a specific way.
Bias through situation: stories on the front or specified first are believed to be a request of significance by the gathering of people.
Bias by feature: They will dependably be perused as they are enormous and striking. They convey significance to the group of onlookers is the story is energising when its not, communicating endorsement or objection or can be deluding.
Bias by photographs, subtitles and camera points: Newspaper photographs can impact open observation when making the protest look great or awful and so on. On TV Captions can source inclination. (Phases of spreading alarm)
Inclination through utilisation of names and titles: Describe individuals, spots or occasions.
Bias by selection of words: Positive or negative words can impact the tone of the story-the tone of the TV correspondent gives certain undertones.
5) How have online sources such as Twitter, bloggers or Wikileaks changed the way news is selected and published?
Bloggers are censured as amateurish - one blogger discharged leave survey results which have been looked downward on as it could impact race results which is the reason it isn't accounted for by standard outlets - however it just influences the individuals who read her blog and trust the narratives they put on the web. Wikileaks distributes crude materials with the full data previously it is interceded by news associations.
6) Complete the task on the last page of the Factsheet regarding Sky News and Twitter:
What does this reveal about how Sky views Twitter as a news source?
They see it as a threat if it isn't incorporated into Sky News by journalists.
What does it say about how news is being produced?
A lot more of it relies on social media and how immediate news has to be produced.
What role does the audience have in this process?
Audiences use these as they crave the immediacy of news and breaking updates on stories.
Why might this be a problem for journalistic standards?
The internet has become saturated with unread stories that clickbait as become apart of the culture to attract attention and absorb as much time as they can from the audience.
7) In your opinion, how has the digital age changed Galtung and Ruge’s news values?
It has made some more importance such as continuity. News Stories can have a huge amount of people reporting on a story no matter where they are. This also impacts proximity, it doesn't matter as you can find news stories from anywhere.
8) How would you update them for 2018? Choose TWO of Galtung and Ruge's news values and say how they have been affected by the growth of digital technology.
They see it as a threat if it isn't incorporated into Sky News by journalists.
What does it say about how news is being produced?
A lot more of it relies on social media and how immediate news has to be produced.
What role does the audience have in this process?
Audiences use these as they crave the immediacy of news and breaking updates on stories.
Why might this be a problem for journalistic standards?
The internet has become saturated with unread stories that clickbait as become apart of the culture to attract attention and absorb as much time as they can from the audience.
7) In your opinion, how has the digital age changed Galtung and Ruge’s news values?
It has made some more importance such as continuity. News Stories can have a huge amount of people reporting on a story no matter where they are. This also impacts proximity, it doesn't matter as you can find news stories from anywhere.
8) How would you update them for 2018? Choose TWO of Galtung and Ruge's news values and say how they have been affected by the growth of digital technology.
Imediacy must be the most critical. The web has enabled data to spread like rapidly spreading fire all through the entire world, yet with this the ascent of misleading content has to some degree spoiled news associations when counterfeit data is accounted for by a few writers that are then news unconsciously a not freely recognized later.
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