News Values: Blog task

1) What example news story does the Factsheet use to illustrate Galtung and Ruge's News Values? Why is it an appropriate example of a news story likely to gain prominent coverage?

The higher a news story scores on this list, the more likely it is to become news. Using the example pictured, Afghanistan, in terms of geographical proximity, is far away from the U.K. but when a young British soldier dies, the story gains cultural proximity as British audiences see the soldier as ‘one of their own’.

2) What is gatekeeping?

Gatekeeping is the process of filtering information prior to dissemination.

3) What are the six ways bias can be created in news?

-Bias through selection and

omission

-Bias through placement

-Bias by headline

-Bias by photos, captions, and

camera angles

-Bias through use of names

and titles

-Bias by choice of words


4) How have online sources such as Twitter, bloggers or Wikileaks changed the way news is selected and published?

Some critics argue that the rise of e-media and the developments in technology are challenging the way media institutions ‘gatekeep’ news. How far this is true is debateable, whilst some bloggers have high-profiles on the internet, many are regarded as unreliable sources of news.

5) In your opinion, how has the digital age changed Galtung and Ruge’s news values? 

In my opinion, the digital age has made immediacy more important due to breaking news on social media or online. However, this in turn changes the approach of other news sources such as newspapers as the news will probably already be broken so different angles might be required. Newspapers now contain more comment or opinion rather than the breaking story. 

6) How would you update these news values for the digital age? Choose TWO of Galtung and Ruge's news values and say how they have been affected by the growth of digital technology.

Immediacy has became increasingly more important due to the easy access to news sources online and surprise has been increasingly more important through the use of breaking news and not being predictable 

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