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? An earthquake in San Fransisco kills two hundred people It is a good example because it represents majority of the news values such as surprise and balance. 2) What is gatekeeping? The process of filtering information prior to dissemination. 3) What are the six ways bias can be created in news? Selection and omission Placement Headline Photos, captions, camera angles Names and Titles Choice of words 4) How have online sources such as Twitter, bloggers or Wikileaks changed the way news is selected and published? They offers a way for audiences to access news stories that may have been mediated ...