Wednesday, April 2, 2014

News values

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/04/02/newser-starbucks-satanic-coffee/7198189/

Starbucks: Sorry about '666' in coffee foam 

This story is a great novelty story and can also be a conflict story between Starbucks and the customer.

Rachel Canning, teen who sued parents, picks college

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/04/02/rachel-canning-chooses-college/7195715/
This is a human interest because the girl is suing her parents for not paying college bills because she won't leave her boyfriend. 

Dozens hurt when school bus flips in Missouri 

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/04/02/school-bus-flips/7192937/
This story has impact, proximity, prominence because it impacts the kids and parents of the children, its proximity because all the people in the area will know about it. And its newsworthy because it involves kids getting hurt in an accident.

28 dead, 20 still missing in Washington mudslide

http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2014/04/02/7190447/
This story has a lot of elements but mostly timeliness because its a new and dramatic story that the whole nation wants to know about.

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