Module 3A: What Makes It News Vocabulary

A value of news based on something happening right now.

• Proximity

• Timeliness

• Impact/Consequence

• Conflict

A news value based on how close something is happening to its readers/viewers.

• Timeliness

• Proximity

• Impact/Consequence

• Conflict

A news value based on disagreements among people or groups.

• Timeliness

• Proximity

• Impact/Consequence

• Conflict

A news value based on how much it affects your audience.

• Timeliness

• Proximity

• Impact/Consequence

• Conflict

A news value based on a well-known or famous person.

• Currency

• Human Interest/Emotion

• Oddity/Rarity/Novelty

• Prominence/Celebrity

A news value based on something out of the ordinary, new, or unusual.

• Prominence/Celebrity

• Oddity/Rarity/Novelty

• Human Interest/Emotion

• Currency

A news value based on how it makes the audience feel.

• Prominence/Celebrity

• Oddity/Rarity/Novelty

• Human Interest/Emotion

• Currency

A news value based on its popularity with readers/viewers.

• Prominence/Celebrity

• Oddity/Rarity/Novelty

• Human Interest/Emotion

• Currency

The people who read, view, or listen to your content for information or entertainment.

• Audience

• Policy

• Competition

• Presentation

Laws or other rules that news organizations follow.

• Audience

• Policy

• Competition

• Presentation