1. NEWS VALUES

2. FAMILIARITY
• Local newspapers contain news about the local borough we
live in unless there is breaking national news or even nation
world wide news.
• Local areas within the
borough. Relations
between the stories.
The weather for Harrow

3. SURPRISE
• Is the story rare or surprising?
• This can appeal to readers. It is something which you
wouldn’t expect.
• For example; The Vatican pope resigns. It is a very big
surprise and can cause religious implications.

4. AMPLITUDE
• Is it a big event? And
does it involve
many people.
• This is a story from
the Harrow Observer.
about a 5 year old
boy who died from a
collision with a van.
This involved the
whole of Preston
Manor High School and
many Parents.

5. IMMEDIACY
• Has it happened recently? How new is the story?
• Immediacy in terms of news media means the latest story in
a week.
• Some websites up date their news stories hourly.
• This is latest news from last
night about a fire that broke
out in Wembley.

6. FREQUENCY
• Is it something that happens frequently or rapidly?
• Events that happen every year and are reported on i.e.
Wembley Stadium F.A cup finals. Many fights and trouble
break out. This type of news story would mainly come from
the Wembley Observer yearly because it relates to their
areas. Crime that associates with areas within a borough
will be reported on.

7. NEGATIVITY
• Is it bad news?
• Many readers want negative stories as they are interesting.
It entices the public to read more.
• A negative story about an
ex-Dartford teacher who fell to
his death after believing a false
accusation that he was wanted
by the police.

8. VISUAL IMPACT
• Is there a really strong image?
• Images are said to make a big impact as it enables the
reader to visualise the catastrophe.
• The image emphasises the seriousness to the story which
then makes there reader more inclined to read the story.