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WorksheetsNews Values Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
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
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
Which of the following elements of news explains high reader interest in local events?
timeliness
conflict
impact
proximity
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
How many people are affected and how seriously
impact
prominence
human interest
proximity
two or more people, entities, groups or teams oppose each other
impact
prominence
conflict
proximity
it's the latest piece of information
timeliness
prominence
conflict
proximity
which value does this BEST demonstrate?
prominence
impact
conflict
human interest
a story with an interesting spin, not something that happens often
conflict
impact
proximity
oddity
this pictures BEST demonstrates
proximity
prominence
conflict
novelty
Which is the explanation of prominence?
it's close by the audience
someone well known has done it
it affects many people
it's unusual
What is the best the definition of timeliness?
it is close by
it is new updated information
it is helpful information to know
it affects many people
Which defines oddity?
many people are affected
someone well known is involved
it's something unusual or unique
it's close by
If news affects a reader or viewer's life, it has the news value of:
human interest
impact
prominence
proximity
Some topics are only interesting because everyone is talking about them in this news value.
impacy
human interest
conflict
currency
