News Values Review

A story about an alligator that attacked a 90-year-old woman in Florida made news because it has the value of:

• oddity

• timeliness

• currency

• proximity

Students on our campus have organized a blood drive in honor of a fellow student who is battling a life-threatening illness. Local TV stations might want to cover this story because of:

• timeliness

• human interest

• conflict

• oddity

A whale swims the wrong way in a water channel and is trapped. A nation is captivated by its struggle in news coverage. This demonstrates the news value of:

• human interest

• oddity

• impact

• conflict

ABC ran a story this week about a woman who punched a bear in the nose to save her dog's life. Why would people find this interesting?

• human interest

• oddity

• prxoimity

• timeliness

CNN posted a story on its website this week about how children carry more viral loads of COVID 19. Why would people be drawn to read this?

• human interest

• prominence

• impact

• proxomity

Many news outlets reported this week that Texas enacted a law this week that makes it illegal to create a fake Facebook page. What news element does this demonstrate?

• oddity

• proximity

• human interest

• impact

Our superintendent is interviewed in the newspaper regarding faculty cuts for the next school year. This demonstrates:

• prominence

• human interest

• impact

• currency

Reports that a hurricane is possibly brewing in the Gulf is news that exhibits the following news values:

• timeliness & currecny

• timeliness & human interest

• timeliness & impact

• impact & human interest

Seguin police made local news recently because they used a taser on a supposedly aggressive student. Why did this make news?

• human interest

• proximity

• timeliness

• impact

Stories that have an emotional appeal for the viewer or reader demonstrate the news value of:

• impact

• consequence

• human interest

• timeliness