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Frequency -

The time span of an event and the extent to which it fits the frequency of the newspaper's or news broadcast's schedule.

"Suicide Bomb hits US Afghan base during Cheney Visit" - the headline suggests that it wasan accident. It's an issue that is re-occuring at the time as bombings and suicidal bombing are constantly happening.

Thereshold -

How big is an event? Is it big enough to make it into the news?

"The Oscar Awards Ceremony" - this was huge in America yet it affected all countries. The Best director went to Martin Scorsese for The Departed.

Unambiguity -

"Ante and postnatal depression affects 1 in 7 women"

The message is clear just in the title of the article. although the article is only small the message is still given in brief in the title.

Meaningfulness –

How meaningful will the event appear to the receivers of the news? Hartley stresses in this context what he refers to as “cultural proximity”. Events happening in cultures very different from ours will not be seen as being inherently meaningful to audiences here.



Unexpectednes-

"Baby brought back to life after heart attack"

This is unexpected because you dont expect a baby especially to die and then come back alive.



Consonance –

Does this event match the audience’s expectations? Journalists have a pretty good idea of the angle from which they want to report an event, even before they get there.


Continuity –

Once an event has been covered, it is convenient to continue to cover it – the running story.


Composition –

This is a matter of the balance of the news. It is a master of the editors’ judgement, more than anything else. A different news broadcast will have a different agenda in terms of ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ news, for example, usually dependant on the perceived target audience.

The story that is usually printed are based on the editors point of views.

Reference to elite nations –

This again relates to ‘cultural proximity’. Those nations which are culturally closest to our own will receive most of the courage.


Reference to elite person –

The media pay attention to important people. Anyone the media pay attention to must be important (cult of the celebrity).


Personalisation –

Events being seen as actions of individuals.

"husband of special constable arrested over her murder"

this suggests that the personality of the person has been exploitedd..

Negativity –

Bad news is good news in terms of what is reported.