P4-Galtung and Ruge news values

News values

1.       Frequency- A long term event reported on regularly

2.       Size and scale- The bigger the event the more likely it is to be reported

3.       Predictability- An event that was expected to happen or anticipated

4.       Closeness to home/proximity- Has relevance to Britain or could affect British people in someway

5.       Demand- This is an event that we want to happen

6.       Unexpectedness- Events that happen without warning

7.       Rarity- Something not predicted

8.       Continuity- An ongoing news story that has high news value

9.       Elite nations- stories that involve powerful countries

10.   Elite people- Involves someone people can relate to and is in the public eye

11.   Ordinary people/Human interest- This is a story about an ordinary person might represent an issue

12.   Negativity/Bad news- Bad news sells

 BBC article

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43312625

One of the Galtung and Ruge news values is met in this article it is closeness to home this is because the events that took place in the UK in the city of Salisbury. People are more interested in the story as it happened in their own country. These events would affect people’s lives less significantly if they had occurred abroad.

Another news value that is in this article is unexpectedness this is because no one expected these events to happen they occurred without warning. People may be more likely to read an article if it is about a story they haven’t heard about and was unexpected.

Another news value that has been met in this story is rarity something like a spy being poisoned doesn’t happen often. People are more likely to read a story about and event that doesn’t happen often compared to a regularly occurring event.

Another news value that is in this article is in this article is elite nations two elite nations are involved in this story the UK and Russia. The events took place within the UK however it is suspected that Russia were involved with the poisoning of the spy. People are more likely to read a story about a well-known country if it is about a smaller nation people may be less interested.

Another news value is ordinary people the story is about how a spy was poisoned this person is not famous and isn’t in the public eye. People read stories about ordinary people as they are easier to relate to than a celebrity that is in the public eye.

Another news value is bad news the story is about people being poisoned this is bad news. People are often more likely to read an article if the story is bad news.