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1、Whatisnews?Therearemanyanswerstothatquestionbecausetheelementsthatconstitutenewsareconstantlychanging.Differentreportershavedifferenttastesfornewsinthefirstplace.Whatmaybenewsinonecommunity,forexample,maynotbenewsinanother.However,thereisageneralagreementt
2、hatnewsisacombinationofinformationpeopleareorshouldbeinterestedinandthatitemsofnewshavethefollowingintrinsiccharacteristicsknownasnewsvalues:1)Timeliness---Isitarecentdevelopment,orisitoldnews?2)Conflict---Istheissuedevelopingordoesanybodycare?3)Prominence
3、---Areanywell-knownorfamouspeopleinvolved;4)Consequence---Whatimpactwillthestoryhaveonindividualsorthecommunity?5)Novelty---Isitinteresting,unusual,evenbizarre?TimelinessFreshnessisaveryimportantmeasureofnews.Anaccidenttodaythatheldupthelocalrush-hourtraff
4、icforonehourismoretimelythanonethathappenedthreedaysagowiththesameconsequence.Whenastormhits,readerswanttoknowwhatistheimmediateeffectandwhatishappeningnow.Thestoriesofrecenthappeningwillgetmoreattentioninanewspaper.ConflictMostconflicts---whetheritinvolve
5、sindividuals,administrativebodiesorsportsteams---arenewsworthy.Physicalconflictsmayleadtoinjuriesanddamages,whichoftenarouseemotionsandcanthereforebeofenormousandimmediateimportance.Warsareaclassicexampleofconflictsofamoredisruptivenaturethatalwaysoccupysp
6、aceonthefrontpage.ProminenceSomeoccurrencesarenewsworthysimplybecauseprominentpeopleareinvolved.Whatevertheydoorwhateverhappenstothemmakesnewsbecauseofitsconsequences.Bignamesmakebignews.ConsequenceAnyeventthataffectsmanypeopleisnewsworthy.Someeventsareofm
7、oreconsequencethanothers,andtheywilltakemorespaceandlargerheadlines.Theimpactofmasslayoffsbymajoremployersisnotlimitedtotheemployeesandtheirfamiliesonly,butisalsofeltthroughouttheircommunities.Itisnotsurprisingthatmediagiveprominentplaytothesehappenings.No
8、veltyReadersandeditorsalikelovenoveltiesinthenews:thethree-eyedbaby,the60-kilocabbage,thetortoisefindsitswaytothepersonwhosaveditslife20yearsago,etc.Anythingunusual,evenbizarre,havestrongreaderappeal.(TCR,p33
