The Mediation Process

selection
omission 
construction


News values
In 1973, media researchers Galtung and Ruge looked at what news stories have in common 
Negativity- 6 times more likely to sell than a positive story Negative bias
Recency- how recent the story is, this is a large factor in the downfall of print media as online news can be instant in comparison 
Exclusivity- stories which are unique to that paper such as interviews or the first to report on a story
Size-The bigger the impact of the story and the affect of the reader the better chance of the story selling. Also called threshold
Proximity- Audiences are more interested in stories that relate to them such as from their general area or country whilst they will not feature many international stories
Continuity- Events that are likely to have a continuing impact such as a war, a sports event as they are able to draw readers in for repeated buying
Uniqueness- A story which is unique or unusual 
Simplicity- Stories that are easy to explain such as the war in Ukraine Ukraine good Russia Bad
Expectedness- does the paper produce the views expected by the audiences when writing about events
Elite nations or people- Stories about the top, celebrities' first world countries as these stories are easy to attract viewers who are familiar or interested in what hos being shown
Personalisation- Stories about real people

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