If it Bleeds it Leads, If its Local it Leads.

News Values.

Definition: the requirements for good news. 

News values are forever changing; values of the media depend on the social stand point at the time and what  interest the audience. Usually bad news is what interest the audience; news of murders, shootings and theft. 'if it bleeds it leads, if its local it leads' 

What are news Values?

- Impact 

- Audience identification

- Pragmatics

- Source influence

Are news values the same across diff news services? NO 

Are news values the same across different countries/ cultures? NO

Common factors of News Values have been analysed by many, Galtung and Ruge values follow;

Values

Negativity

Closeness to home

Recency 

Current 

Continuity 

Uniqueness 

simplicity

personality

expectedness (predictability)

elite nations or people

Exclusivity

Size

Also 1979, Golding and Elliot expanded on news values; 

Drama

visual attractiveness

Entertainment

2001 O’neil and Harcup – Reviews of galtung and ruge.

Good news

The power elite

Celebrity

Relevance

Follow up

newspaper agenda.

Bad news

These news values do not leave any room for good journalism

2002 JUDY MCGEGOR's : 4 basic rules.

VISUALNESS

CONFLICT 

EMOTION 

CELEBRIFICATION OF THE JOURNALIST.