WHAT IS NEWSWORTHY

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WHAT IS NEWSWORTHY?

• (a.k.a. what should/shouldnt go in our paper)

Source School Newspaper Advisers Survival Guide
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PROMINENCE

• relates to figures who play an important role in
  the lives of the audience
• someone with a well-known name attracts more
  interest than someone who is unknown
• examples

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MAGNITUDE

• relates to something that is a major or historic
  event or concept that affects a lot of people
  (both the audience and others)
• the larger the size, the more people involved,
  the greater the price, the bigger the news
• examples

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PROXIMITY

• relates to something that affects the audience in
  a personal way
• the nearer it happens, the more likely to affect
  the reader, the more the reader cares
• examples

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UNIQUENESS

• Relates to something that doesnt happen everyday
  or people that have qualities that make them
  stand out from others in some way
• a singular or rare incident outshines the usual
• examples

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TIMELINESS

• relates to something that has just happened or is
  about to happen soon
• the closer it is to NOW, the more likely to catch
  a readers attention
• examples

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SIGNIFICANCE

• relates to something that is full of meaning or
  promises meaningful results
• people will be interested if the news will
  benefit them in some way
• examples

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HUMAN INTEREST

• relates to something that touches the readers
  feelings, emotions, or sense of humor or evokes
  sympathy
• people are drawn to news that tugs at the heart
  strings
• examples