Galtung and Ruge identified key "news values" that influence what stories are deemed newsworthy by journalists and editors. These include factors like timeliness, frequency, threshold, simplicity, continuity, celebrity, human interest, negativity, and local interest. Stories that are recent, easy to understand, have ongoing impact, or feature celebrities are more likely to be selected for news coverage than those that are complex or develop slowly over time.

1. Local News Values
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By April Greenwood

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They described the practices of
journalists and editors as the use of
‘news values’.
They highlighted a series of contributing
factors that defined what news values
were.
Galtung and Ruge (1965)

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This refers to the time frame of the news story.
If it happened that day it is news but if it
slowly occurs over a month or longer then it
will not make the news.
Short term events such as murders are
preferred over long term event such as
famine
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Frequency

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For local news this describes the importance of
the event to the local community rather then
the nation.
The size of the event describes its importance.
Threshold

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This means the the easier it is for everyone to
understand (clear heroes and villians,
winners and losers etc.) the better.
These are preferable then to the long winded,
complicated stories.
Simplicity

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‘stories with legs’
Events that will be likely to have a continuous
impact on the listeners and which will
maintain a level of intrest over an amount of
time, such as: a 2 week sport event, or
perhaps a war.
Continuity

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News event containing celebrities will always
mostly be shown especially when celebrities
visit the local community.
Elitism/Celebrity

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‘Bread and butter’ stories.
Create empathy in relation to local people.
Generally soft news stories or features.
They are about, or focus on, people or one
person. They tell the story from that person’s
point of view and include: quotes, feeling
and reactions.
Interesting stories or heart-felt stories are key!
Human Interest

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Bad news will always attract listeners attention
and is always more newsworthy.
Most substance of the local community.
How locals will be effected.
Usually at the end of the news bulletin.
Negativity

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Many national news stories will be adapted to
a local angle.
For example “Local soldier killed in action in
Iraq”
Local Interest