News Values

This news value is the "news today, not tomorrow," value.

• proximity

• timeliness

• consequence

• bizarre

People who live in Houston care about Houston, but people who live in Georgia care less because they do not have....

• prominence

• timeliness

• human interest

• proximity

Many news stories are read because they have a huge consequence which affects their readers, or high ___________.

• impact

• proximity

• conflict

• currency

Celebrities make the news over small things because of the ______ news value

• prominence
• currency 
• human interest
• novelty

Weird news stories are posted because people find it interesting when something ____ happens, and it's surprising.

• bizarre

• conflicting

• current

• timely

Fights on campus are not usually reported, but kids like to hear about them because of this news value. 

• conflict
• human interest
• currency
• consequence

Stories that tug at your heart strings are related to 

• prominence
• proximity
• human interest
• currency

Some topics are only interesting because everyone is talking about them in this news value. These types of stories are always relevant.

• currency

• human interest

• proximity

• prominence

In news vs. information, information stories lack ____ and ____ which would make them real news.

• who and where

• why and how

• drama and suspense

• when and who

Which is not a news element

• Timeliness

• Impact

• Proximity

• Political