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WorksheetsNEWS VALUES REVIEW
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 4hrs 16mins
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
Last night it was reported that there was a manhunt on after a deadly shooting at an apartment complex in the Medical Center in San Antonio. What news element is demonstrated here?
impact
human interest
prominence
proximity
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
When a news story reports on the most recent aspects of an event, the news value that is demonstrated is:
timeliness
currency
consequence
conflict
What element of news do the following subjects have in common: wars, labor strikes, elections?
proximity
timeliness
prominence
conflict
This news value involves nearness - either the geographical closeness of an event or the relevance of an issue to the readers.
timeliness
proximity
consequence
human interest
Which of the following elements of news explains high reader interest in local events?
timeliness
conflict
impact
proximity
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
When a news story reports on the most recent aspects of an event, the news value that is demonstrated is:
timeliness
currency
consequence
conflict
The news article might not be the most important, but is about a topic that has lots of people talking. What news value is this?
Currency
Proximity
Timeliness
Human Interest
