News Values

News story 1(broadsheet-the guardian newspaper) “Carphone Warehouse divorces Big Brother” 9/3/07: http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2029609,00.html

Continuity: in and out of the news, this issue will be in and out of the news it is likely to pop again when big brother 8 starts in the summer.

Reference to elite nations: cultural proximity because it can appeal to Asians and other people who are offended by the remarks (or found the remarks offensive) made on celebrity big brother this shows the people in the media are taking the issues seriously as “Carphone Warehouse” do not agree with the ideologies of the show so therefore choose not to be associated with them as they do not want a negative representation.

Composition: soft news- this story was not on the front page but on the second page this is because the gate keeper did not see this as very important news on the hierarchy of news.

Personalisation: events are seen as the actions of individuals because of the housemates bullying and making nasty remarks and big brother not intervening and warning the housemates could be the reason why carphone warehouse pulled out their sponsorship with them and moreover because of all the complaints received by the viewers.

News story 2 (tabloid-the sun newspaper) “Is she really a Goody example?” 9/3/07: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2001320029-2007110059,00.html

Reference to elite persons: they talk about celebrities and whether they think they are good mothers so in this case the media are paying attention to important people. In this situation it includes arrange of celebrities from A list to C list. However this article particularly focused on jade goody who is now a B list.

This article focuses on English/British celebrities so there is no reference to elite nations.

Frequency: the time span of this event is likely to be very short

It can be slightly meaningful to the fans of the celebrities. Moreover, it can be meaningful to aspirers who aspire to live a life like celebrities.

Again this story would be considered as soft news it is a tabloid story and it’s not something that is important to mass audience.


News story 3 (public service broadcaster-BBC news) “Reward to catch Jessie's killers” 9/3/07: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6430829.stm

Frequency: is likely to go on for a while because it’s about a murder

Personalisation: because someone murdered the boy the event turned into news

Meaningfulness: the article will be meaningful to a mass audience this is because it’s been in the news frequently. Moreover, it was aired on Crimewatch so it appeals to the non newspaper readers. People who view crimewatch are mainstream viewers because everyone can have access to it because it is shown on a terrestrial channel and after the watershed so it is appealed at adults and teenagers. Furthermore as it is a child that has been murder it makes it more emotive and attention grabbing towards the audience.

Continuity: it would be a running story because they are investigating who the murderer is and after the murder is found they would look at why he did so its likely to have a long frequency.


News story 4 (broadsheet- the times) “Banned additives in children’s medicines” 10/3/07: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article1495075.ece

Unexpectedness: because they are putting artificial dyes, sweeteners and preservatives that are banned from food and drink for the under 3s in childrens medicine.

Meaningfulness: this could be meaningful to a mass audience because lots of parents have children so it would concern them. Moreover, it could be appealing to universty students studying health/medical related professions such as pharmists.

Compostition: this was one of the headlines in the times therefore to the gate keeper rupert murdoch it is considered important and news worthy.


News story 5 (tabloid- the mirror) “EXCLUSIVE: the big brother cover-up” 10/3/07:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/tm_headline=exclusive%2D-the-big-brother-cover%2Dup%26method=full%26objectid=18732760%26siteid=89520-name_page.html

frequency/continuity: this story has been going on for a while since january therefore it has been a running story in and out of the news.

Composituiton: its could be seen as hard news as it was one of the top stories/headlines so for the target audience of this paper would see this as important news

Meaningfullness: this would be considered an important story/ piece of news to viewers of big brother who found jade’s and mum’s behaviours offesive and horrible.

Reference to elite persons: the media focous on Jade a lot as she is/use to be a B/C list celebrity. Her mum on the other hand would be considered as Z list.