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NEWS VALUES REVIEW

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 4hrs 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

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

a)

oddity

b)

timeliness

c)

currency

d)

proximity

2.

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:

a)

timeliness

b)

human interest

c)

conflict

d)

oddity

3.

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:

a)

human interest

b)

oddity

c)

impact

d)

conflict

4.

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?

a)

human interest

b)

oddity

c)

prxoimity

d)

timeliness

5.

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?

a)

human interest

b)

prominence

c)

impact

d)

proxomity

6.

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?

a)

impact

b)

human interest

c)

prominence

d)

proximity

7.

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?

a)

oddity

b)

proximity

c)

human interest

d)

impact

8.

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

a)

prominence

b)

human interest

c)

impact

d)

currency

9.

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

a)

timeliness & currecny

b)

timeliness & human interest

c)

timeliness & impact

d)

impact & human interest

10.

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

a)

human interest

b)

proximity

c)

timeliness

d)

impact

11.

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

a)

impact

b)

consequence

c)

human interest

d)

timeliness

12.

When a news story reports on the most recent aspects of an event, the news value that is demonstrated is:

a)

timeliness

b)

currency

c)

consequence

d)

conflict

13.

What element of news do the following subjects have in common: wars, labor strikes, elections?

a)

proximity

b)

timeliness

c)

prominence

d)

conflict

14.

This news value involves nearness - either the geographical closeness of an event or the relevance of an issue to the readers.

a)

timeliness

b)

proximity

c)

consequence

d)

human interest

15.

Which of the following elements of news explains high reader interest in local events?

a)

timeliness

b)

conflict

c)

impact

d)

proximity

16.

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

a)

human interest

b)

proximity

c)

timeliness

d)

impact

17.

When a news story reports on the most recent aspects of an event, the news value that is demonstrated is:

a)

timeliness

b)

currency

c)

consequence

d)

conflict

18.

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?

a)

Currency

b)

Proximity

c)

Timeliness

d)

Human Interest