News Values
Read Media Factsheet 76: News Values and complete the following questions/tasks. Our Media Factsheet archive is available here - you'll need your Greenford Google login to access. 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? Time span- The event should best fit the time schedule of the news medium, for example a newspaper may be published daily so stories that are over quickly can still be published. Intensity or threshold value- The story may have a greater magnitude than usual or there may be a sudden increase in the normal level of events. etc. 2) What is gatekeeping? Gatekeeping 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 nam...