a news is incomplete without news values. there are many news values but these are some specific news values which makes the news clear.

1. NEWS VALUES
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 TIMELINESS
MAGNITUDE
IMPACT
 PROXIMITY
CONTROVERSY
PROMINANCE
CURRENCY
ODDITY OR NOVALITY

2. TIMELINESS
Timeliness factor plays an important role in the effectiveness of a news
story.
 Journalism famous slogan “Today news is today”
For example:
A building collapse and thousands of people died in Karachi, if this
news is updated after two days it means it is not effective and there
is not Timeliness.

3. MAGNITUDE
 Magnitude means an event relating to greater loss
of life, damage or natural disaster creates interest
for the readers.
 For example:-
A building collapse and thousand of people died is a
big news for the viewer, listener or reader.

4. IMPACT
 More impact of a news make the news more
important for the listeners or viewers.
for example:-
When the building collapse thousand of peoples died
and hundred of children got injured, this news
makes more impact on the viewers or listeners.

5. PROXIMITY
 A specific area related to the audience create
interest to know about a specific news.
For example:-
A men belongs to Gilgit and live in Karachi the news
of Gilgit is more important for him rather than
Karachi news.

6. CONTROVERSY
 Controversy means a fresh news which is very
essential because the history of that news is
captured in public mind .
For example:-
The news of Imran Khan &Rehan khan is closed but if
she will give any statement for Imran Khan that will
be a Controversy.

7. PROMINANCE
 Personalities are good source of news. Readers
interested in the name of persons with whom they
are familiar.
For example:-
The news of players, actors, philosophers and
politicians etc are very important for readers.
Like news of Virat Kholi & Anusha Sharma marrige is
very interesting for their followers.

8. CURRENCY
 That incidents which occurs continuously and
people wait for that news.
For example:-
The news of PSL, election and crises of refugees.

9. ODDITY OR NOVALITY
 That news which is impossible to be done. A news
that shocked the viewers or listeners.
For example:-
A news of a girl who eats only stones makes a news
oddity.