Sunday, 13 November 2016

NDM: News Values

NDM: News Values


1) Read Media Factsheet 76: News Values and complete the following questions/tasks.

2) Come up with a news story from the last 12 months for each of the categories suggested by Harriss, Leiter and Johnson:
  • Conflict
  • Progress
  • Disaster
  • Consequence
  • Prominence 
  • Novelty

3) 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 example used is of a British service woman killed by a bomb blast in Afghanistan. This is a prominent news story because although its proximity is far away from home, she is still a British woman and that gains a 'cultural proximity'. Also, the story is intense as this was the first service woman killed in Afghanistan. 

 4) What is gatekeeping?
A gatekeeper in terms of this topic is somebody who chooses what material sent in from the public is worth using.

5) What are the six ways bias can be created in news?
  • Bias through selection and omission, when selecting or editing a story the editor can be bias by choosing whether or not to use a specific story and what bits are shown of the story as this could paint another picture if things are left out.
  • Bias through placement, so where a story is placed online or in a news paper usually shows it's significance and if an important story is placed in the middle or towards the back then they maybe less appealing because people are accustomed to finding the most important stories at the front of the site/paper.
  • Bias by headline, the Headlines are one of the first things that someone reads on a newspaper, however headlines can be misleading, convey excitement and express approval/disapproval.
  • Bias by photos,captions and camera angles, the way a picture is taken or the way a video is shot can make a person look better and show them in a different way, either positively or negatively.
  • Bias through use of names and titles, different names and labels can be given to people to make them appear different in other peoples perspectives, for example 'Terrorist' can also be labelled as a 'freedom fighter'. 
  • Bias by choice of words, people can be influenced by the use of positive or negative words which carry with them certain connotations.
    6) How have online sources such as Twitter, bloggers or Wikileaks changed the way news is selected and published?
    Sites like wikileaks and twitter are providing a lot of the stories that regular channels choose which of those stories will be published or broadcasted.

    7) Give an example of a news story from the last 12 months that was reported as a result of online technology - Twitter, Wikileaks or similar.
    Wikileaks revealing Hilary Clintons emails from a breached email server.
    Donald Trump insulting people on twitter.

    8) Complete the task on the last page of the Factsheet regarding Sky News and Twitter:
    • What does this reveal about how Sky views Twitter as a news source?
    It suggests this is where a news story breaks and where people comment on this and give their own reports on how things happened.
    • What does it say about how news is being produced?
    It is indicating that news is being produced by the people usually via social media like twitter.User generated content is becoming a major part of news production now a days 
    • What role does the audience have in this process?
    Audiences are now empowered as they can publish their own content.
    • Why might this be a problem for journalistic standards?
    There may be a decrease in professional journalism because UGC is free and widely available, and because of this journalistic standards would most likely go down.

    9) In your opinion, how has new and digital media technology changed Galtung and Ruge’s news values? 
    NDM hasnt changed the news values that much as most of them are still relevant for today for instance 'negativity' which is always in the news and usually makes the headlines. However, things like immediacy have changed because of NDM as when a news story breaks it is much quicker and across different platforms. Moreover, amplitude has also been affected as many parts of the world have began developing and most people now have access to NDM technologies.

    10) How would you update them for 2016? Choose SIX of Galtung and Ruge's news values and say how each one has been affected by the growth of new and digital technology.

    Familiarity- news is becoming a lot more global with stories around the world being broadcasted on British national news also with news apps or online there are international sections and US sections to find news in other countries which isnt related to Britain.

    Amplitude- With population growing exponentially events that happen tend to be on a larger scale and reach a larger audience 

    Elite nations and people- Celebrity 'news' is becoming much more available with some magazines and channels dedicated to exposing their lives.

    Negativity- This seems to be increasing because of NDM with negative news stories from around the world being shared.

    Continuity- It is much harder to verify news stories coming from online social media and many hoaxes start here like the death of celebrities.

    Predictability -social media creates unpredictability through the use of things trending and creating something out of nothing. An example of this is the blue and black dress and how certain people perceived this in different ways






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