News values

Shows 'encourage teen drinking'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6434225.stm

Meaningfulness: This article mentions how teenagers are drinking more due to what they see on television. This article is meaningful as there are increased numbers of teenagers drinking now and getting them hurt. The consequences are not shown and as a result teenagers are not really shown the bad side to drinking.

Negativity: This article is ad news as the audience are told that shows on television will have a affect on teenagers drinking however it is good news in terms of it being reported so something can be done.

Europe agrees to embrace nuclear option in battle to save planet
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article1495115.ece

Reference to elite nations: Countries part of the EU are linked to this article. The nations are working together to save planet from global warming. At the moment things such as coal is used for power releasing gases into atmosphere and now Europe has agreed to help reduce global warming.

Meaningfulness: This article would be very meaningful to reformers who are eco-friendly. However other people who worry about global warming would find this article meaningful to them.

Frequency: This article will be likely to be in the news for a while and will more likely to come up again in the summer as this will be the time where they will no how the weather is getting warmer.

Patients with learning problems left to die
http://society.guardian.co.uk/socialcare/news/0,,2031875,00.html

Continuity: This will probably be in the news for a while as people are being neglected and these needs to be sorted out.

Meaningful: As this is on the NHS, a service used by everyone, it is a important article for them, especially parents will children who have learning difficulties.

Negativity: This is a article outlining the bad things on the NHS however it is informing the public on this.


EXLUSIVE: JADE “LIED” OVER POLICE QUIZ
http://www.mirror.co.uk/showbiz/tm_headline=exclusive%2D-jade-%2Dlied%2D-over-police-quiz%26method=full%26objectid=18739917%26siteid=89520-name_page.html

Continuity: This article is likely to be covered for a while after the big brother racism row; it has been covered for a long time. This will continue in the news until the matter is sorted and as she lied, this will continue to be published.

Meaningfulness: AS this article is on racism, it is important as nobody would like to live in a racist society but be equal. This is the reason why it has been over the news since the incident and is continuing.

Reference to elite persons: Jade goody is known as a celebrity to an extent as this article focuses on her and her wrong doings.

Personalisation: What jade Goody did was brought on herself. She started the arguments that led to her getting viewed as a racist.


Cowell’s a liar and coward
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/story_pages/showbiz/showbiz4.shtml

Continuity: More likely to be in the newspapers for a while.

Reference to elite persons: Article on ex X factors judge, Louis Walsh and Simon Cowell.