media module 6

Monday, March 12, 2007

News values

News values
The SUN
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005020310,00.html
Prince wears Nazi regalia:
Negativity- due to the prince wearing Nazi uniform.
Threshold- due to the news being about royalty.
Reference to elite persons- only in the new because Harry is in the royal family.

The MIRROR
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/tm_headline=exclusive%2D-vulcan%2D-global-warming-is-good%26method=full%26objectid=18739555%26siteid=89520-name_page.html
ECLUSIVE: VULCAN: GLOBAL WARMING IS GOOD
Frequency- due to the topic being global warming and at a time when global warming is very high.
Unexpectedness- as the article says to celebrate global warming.
Reference to elite
nations- the story applies to every one around the world as it is about the world.
Continuity-as the topic is going to be discussed over and over again.

The GUARDIAN unlimited.
http://music.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2032200,00.html
Personalisation- because it is about snoop dog the rapper taking drugs.
Consonance-it does meet the audiences expectations.
Composition-so that it targets readers which it doesn’t usually target.
Negativity- it’s about snoop dogg being bad and this is seen as being good news