these factors decides whether an information is a news or not

1. NEWS VALUES

2. IMPACT:
•The number of people whose lives will be
affected in some way by the news.
•For example: Increase in petrol rates.

3. TIMELINESS:
•Fresh happenings have higher news worth
than previous happenings.
•For Example: yesterday a bus collides with
truck near khairpur, news published in
newspaper the next day. (This happening
has lower news worth)

4. PROMINENCE:
•Popular personalities have higher news
value as compare to unknown people.
•For example: Imran Khan’s wedding
news.

5. PROXIMITY:
•People are more intrested in country news
as compare to news from far away.
•For example: France weather forecast
news is not important for us we are
intrested in Pakistan wheater news.

6. CONFLICT:
Controversy is newsworthy. War. Public
anger or bitter disagreement over
fundamental issues.
For example: Kashmir conflict news.

7. CURRENCY:
More value is held with the trending news
stories that are relevant to public concern.
For example: Extra judicial killings in
Karachi.

8. UNUSUAL:
News reports that are unexpected, which
make people surprise.
For Example: Hailstrom in Karachi.