News Values are a way of determining which stories are most important and which stories should be chosen to be listened to by the audience on the radio. As there is not much time on the Radio to present the news in comparison to Television News Shows, radio stations have to be selective with the stories they pick. They have to be relevant to their particular audience. This is why News Values are very important so the production team can differentiate between what news stories are more valuable to their target audience.
The New Values consist of:
Immediacy - Has it happened recently? Is it "Breaking News"?
Familiarity - Is it culturally or geographically close to the listener in the UK or their specific region?
Amplitude - Is it a big event which involves a large amount of people? Frequency - Does the event happen often?
Impact - Does the story have a profound impact on us?
Predictability - Did we expect the event to occur?
Surprise - Is it an unusual, unexpected event?
Continuity - Is it part of an ongoing story?
Conflict - Does the story contain drama in describing disagreements, arguments, fights or battles between two organisations or individuals?
Elite People - Does the story concern well known people, such as celebrities or people in the public eye?
Personalisation - Is it a human interest story?
Negativity - Does the news have a negative impact?
Scandal - Is the story likely to provoke moral outage?
Balance - Does the story balance out the other negative stories?
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