A closer look at the daily news

For news to be of any value, it needs to work inside a framework of defined factors. Satisfying these criteria gives the news piece credibility in the market. The salient features of any news piece must include the following: Timeliness, impact, proximity, prominence, conflict, bizarre, human interest, and currency. With new media breaking barriers in communication, another factor has crept into news there by adding another criterion to the existing ones- Sex.

The utility of News depends firstly on its immediacy. The information has to be hot off the shelf for it to carry value. Most information has a specific shelf life, but news thrives on the sole condition that it be recent. The value of time-specific events or information diminishes as more times lapses between when the thing happened and when the information was first disseminated.

The impact a certain news article will produce is again of great value for News. A significant and important event which is directly affecting them will hold more interest for audiences than something which will not directly affect them. For e.g. the recent oil spill in the Bay of Mexico and its effect on the surrounding ecosystems has caught the attention of audiences across the globe. Information and occurrences surrounding celebrities, the who’s who, influential individuals, etc. is another thing people want to read about. Tiger Woods scandal was a much talked about topic for many days. How close the event occurs to the audiences also increases its impact and newsworthiness. Geographic proximity matters to audiences as they would like to be informed of things happening in the vicinity.

It is a well-known saying in Journalism that when a dog bites a man, it’s not news, but when a man bites a dog, it is. The unusual, odd, unexplained and mysterious always hold a great allure for people. This type of news always attracts people’s attention by piquing their curiosity.

News pertaining to wars, clashes, battles, dissent, etc. is an important part of daily news coverage. The long standing conflict between Palestine and Israel has always been in news. Stories which tell endearing tales of human spirit and courage, tales which inspire, and which tug at the reader’s heartstrings hold immense appeal for the audiences and this quality of a story makes it an indispensable part of news. The recent story of a 19-year-old girl sailing across the globe in her pink boat was an inspiring story for the youth and a tale of endurance for many readers.

Another important criterion for news to be relevant is currency. When some new development or a fresh idea becomes a much sought after topic, this thought gains momentum and takes up a major chunk in news reportage for some time. Terrorism is one such topic which has become an important part of news due to the increase in its occurrence and also its spread.

Sensationalism has always been a gimmick most news providers use to sell their product- although the veracity of a sensational news piece is questionable. With new technology breaking all barriers and serving up everything from the insipid to the perverse, ‘sex’ has become another big factor in news coverage. Sex scandals, extra-marital affairs, leaked private tapes, etc. become front page news and such news garners a lot of attention across a broad spectrum of readers.

For a piece of information to be newsworthy, one or more of these factors must be satisfied. With changing times, news values have seen change in priorities with sensational and sex stories getting more coverage and being paid more attention to. However, the old-school values of news reign supreme at all times even if interests have shifted.

This article is written by Samira Shaikh on behalf of Bhaskar.com the largest Hindi News portal. Bhaskar.com is the online edition of Dainik Bhaskar, , No.1 hindi news paper & largest hindi daily. Find all News, Hindi News, India News, National News, News Headlines, Breaking News, Daily News, Hindi News Paper, Local News in Bhaskar.com.

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