Media Values and Ideologies Flashcards
Galtang and Ruge
began studying news stories in 1960 and published their findings in 1963, coming up with findings on what makes a story newsworthy
Galtang and Ruge’s 4 Key Criteria of What Makes a Story Newsworthy
a revised version of Galtang and Ruge’s 12 news values, stating that for a story to be newsworthy it must involve high status people in a high status country involve actors, and it must be negative
Galtang and Ruge’s 12 News Values
the twelve things that make a story newsworthy
Unexpected
it must be unexpected
Personal
it must be personal
Close to Home
it must be close to home
Powerful countries
it must involve powerful countries
Powerful people
it must involve powerful people
Conflict
it must be negativity
Continuity
it must have made the news before
Predictability
it must be expected to happen
Scale
it must occur on a large scale
Time
it must occur at a convenient time
Relevant
it must be relevant
Diversity
it must add diversity to the media
