GATEKEEPING:
A term which is applied to the editing and filtering process where decisions are made to let some information "pass through" to the receiver (audience) and other information remains barred.
NEWS VALUES:
- Thereshold: The bigger the impact and reach of the story
- Unexpectedness: An event that is a shock or our of the ordinary
- Negativity: Bad news is more interesting "If it bleeds, it leads"
- Elite persons/places: Stories about important people and powerful nations
- Unambiguous: Stories that are easy to understand and for papers to report on
- Personalisation: Stories that include human interest - "real" people
- Proximity: Stories that are closer to home are more likely to be included
- Continuity/Currency: Stories that are already in the news continue to run and are updated
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