By: Justin Krauss
BLUE BELL, PA--News values in journalism and in every form of media are very important when it comes to storytelling. It is what defines your story. News values help writers get their news quickly, accurately and honestly.
In the twenty-first century, there have been many new ways in which people hear, see and read their news; including the internet, social media, newspapers, radio, television and magazines. According to the Associated Press, “In all media, we insist on the highest standards of integrity and ethical behavior when we gather and deliver news.”
Actualizing news values also means that authors do not plagiarize anything and that they “strive to identify all the sources of our information.”
There are seven basic steps that can help guide authors in writing a news article. They are impact, timeliness, prominence, proximity, bizarreness, conflict, and currency.
For students who are looking into being journalists, news values are very important for you. As a media student, you don’t want to be caught with plagiarism. You need to make sure you follow the basic guidelines and principles that the AP Statements of News Values offers. They need to follow AP guidelines so they can have an honest and accurate news article.
One of Montgomery County Community College’s most popular media outlets, Montco Radio, which is an internet radio station, a new show was recently started in which they are going to be broadcasting local news, news about Montco and will be promoting other Montco Radio shows.
This show would have lots of news value in it. But even though most shows are just doing music, they still have to use news values, especially if they have some interesting news about music that their listeners might find interesting.
In my opinion, if Montco Radio had a weekly show about news, what would make people listen to it is if it were satire. If the show was structured like Jon Stewart’s “Daily Show” or Stephen Colbert’s “Colbert Report,” people would listen because it would incorporate news values and comedy.
News Values are everything when writing a news article. News values determine whether an article is worthy to be distributed. News values are what get a story onto the airwaves, into a newspaper and on the internet.
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