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WorksheetsNEWS VALUES TEST_2025
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 7hrs 32mins
If news affects a reader or viewer's life, it has the news value of:
human interest
impact
prominence
proximity
News value increases when an event is near the readers. This news value is referred to as:
proximity
prominence
impact
currency
Leaders and people who are well-known are more newsworthy than others. This new value is referred to as:
impact
human interest
prominence
currency
News loses its value as it ages. This news value is referred to as:
human interest
timeliness
currency
impact
An Academy Award-winning actress sues her husband for divorce. News outlets would cover this story because of the news value of:
impact
human interest
currency
prominence
Stories that have an emotional appeal for the viewer or reader demonstrate the news value of:
timeliness
currency
human interest
impact
Fights on campus are not usually reported, but kids like to hear about them because of this news value.
prominence
conflict
proximity
human interest
Some topics are only interesting because everyone is talking about them in this news value.
impacy
human interest
conflict
currency
Which news value refers to harder-hitting stories and important developments in a story that would lose their newsworthiness if not reported as soon as possible?
conflict
currency
timeliness
impacy
Which news value means the story is intriguing or has an interesting spin to it, not something you hear of everyday?
conflict
impact
oddity
consequence
In regard to news values, prominence refers to
the extent to which the story will affect a number of people
how well known the people involved in the story are
the location of the story on the newspaper page or in the news broadcast
The weather is the most watched portion of any local newscast because of the news value of:
timeliness
proximity
both A and B
none of the above
What element of news do the following subjects have in common: wars, labor strikes, elections?
conflict
impacy
currency
human interest
When a news story focuses on the latest updates of an issue, it is demonstrating the news value of:
impacy
consequence
currency
timeliness
CNN posted this story this week. What news value does it most demonstrate?
oddity
human interest
timeliness
impact
This story from the Houston Chronicle best demonstrates which news value?
impact
proximity
prominence
conflict
What news value does this recent story demonstrate?
prominence
human interest
proximity
oddity
The NY Times has run many feature stories about people trying to survive during challenging times. This one is about those facing food insecurities. What news value does this kind of story demonstrate?
timeliness
proximity
conflict
human interest
What's the news value of this story: State revenue falls short by $53 million and the Legislature decides to make all the budget cuts for this shortfall in funding in public school education.
impact
conflict
oddity
prominence
A Galveston beach lifeguard finds what they think is a sea turtle carcass, but it turns out to be a headless, tail-less carcass of an alligator. What news value is this story?
human interest
currency
impacy
oddity
A former Disney Channel star is caught by paparazzi drinking and twerking at a nightclub. What news value does this demonstrate?
human interest
prominence
currency
none of the above
A senior is absent from school for the first time since kindergarten. What news value would prompt us to cover this story on My Jag News?
oddity
human interest
currency
prominence
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
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
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
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
A news value based on how much it affects your audience.
Timeliness
Proximity
Impact/Consequence
Conflict
