Immediacy is more important than ever due to news breaking on Twitter or elsewhere online. However, this in turn changes the approach of other news sources such as newspapers as the news will probably already be broken by the time the paper is published so different angles might be required.
A reminder of Galtung and Ruge's news values:
Immediacy: has it happened recently?
As new digital media such as Twitter, phones, phone apps are now so easily attainable news can quickly become old, regular refresh and updates are available with a scroll of a finger. This is why newspaper face the problem of using old news as people would have known about what the paper will report before it even reaches them.
Familiarity: is it culturally close to us in Britain?
with the ability to search news of any country, readers will prefer either USA or British news as they are in their minds more important as British people are more concerned about British people.
Amplitude: is it a big event or one which involves large numbers of people?
If it involves more people, it's more devastating and shocking, this is where user generate content will have value and more interest bringing readers closer to the action.
Frequency: did the event happen fairly quickly?
News reporters often get restricted if a accident or event has happened where they ask reporters to be held back, if caught at a good time user generated content could be captured.
Unambiguity: is it clear and definite?
Forums, chatrooms, commenting allows conversation for people to be able to respond and to clear the questions left about the news/issue.
Predictability: did we expect it to happen?
Out of the blue news causes more attention to be drawn as it is interesting and a non-routine type of news, unexpected and random such as a passing away of a celebrity, a terrorist attack.
Surprise: is it a rare or unexpected event?
Unexpected news is shocking and gets people talking, tweeting, posting, trending, going viral.
Continuity: has this story already been defined as news?
Internet news is able to control what readers can see as important news opposed to gatekeepers of newspaper to decide.
Elite nations and people: which country has the event happened in? Does the story concern well-known people?
Well known people are of interest, unknown names and faces make the readers feels no connection or recognition as important.
Negativity: is it bad news?
Natural disaster, event involving many deaths would cause people to feel sorrow, pity, sympathy and creates more attention being drawn as well as more posts, comments, conversations about the shock and bad in the world in relation to the news.
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