Local news on Crime

What- three men have been jailed for handling stolen antiques worth £5 million
Where- they were prosecuted in Leeds Crown Court. Their criminal activity took part in North Yorkshire and Sussex.
When- 8th November 2013
Who- Darren Webster, Brian Eaton and Carl Rutter are the named criminals of this story
Why- They were stealing antiques worth millions of pounds

This news story has also contained the following news values:

•   Familiarity- this news story is culturally and geograpgically located to the audience of that location in the UK that had taken place 
• Impact- people would feel safer from that area as the criminals have been locked up 
• Continuity- this news is a continuing story as it is an extension of an event that had taken place between 2007-2009
• Conflict- the news story outlines a conflict between the thieves and their victims they had stolen from.

Local news on sport

What- Barnett FC lose 6-0 against Preston
Where- Deepdale Stadium
When- 9th November 2013
Who- Edgar Davis and Barnet FC
Why- claimed to be an early sending off from Barnet's side that cost them the defeat


This news story has also contained the following news values:

• Familiarity- for an audience in a local scale, this news story would be culturally and geographically familiar for not just Barnett fans but people who live in the area as they would be familiar with the team. 
• Elite people- Edgar Davis is the elite man of the article due to his past in professional football
• Negativity- the news article outlines bad news as Barnett had faced a defeat

Local news intro

Now that I have analysed examples of national news stories, I am moving onto local news stories. Again I will be analyzing in terms of the Five Ws and the News Values.

I want to look at a range of different types of stories to see if there is consistency in terms of the Five Ws and news values even when the stories are very different from each other.

I am going to look at the following types of stories;

• Sports 
• Politics 
• Crime 
• Business 
• Entertainment 
• Science 
• Disaster
• Fashion
• Art/Culture 
• Health

Local news on politics

What- a referendum on introducing electronic voting
Where- Jersey
Who- Politicians and citizens of Jersey
When- 7th November 2013
Why- to help improve democracy in a remote island.



The following news values mentioned in this article are:

• Familiarity- this news story for people who live in Jersey would be geographically and culturally located to them. 
• Personalisation- as this news story is reflected on the needs of the people of Jersey, they would feel some human interest as some would agree with this new form of democracy and others would disagree 
• Conflict- as it is a referendum, it will mark a conflict between people who would vote yes and the people who vote no 

National News on Fashion

This news story has contained the Five Ws:

What- The opening of J Crew's first major British outlet on regent street
Where- Regent Street, London
When- 4th November 2013
Who- J Crew
Why- to get more customers in order to compete in the UK market


The news story has also contained the following news values:

• Familiarity- this news story is culturally and geographically located to the audience as it is set in the capital city, London. 
• Impact- it has caused a profound effect in Londoners' lives as they have a popular foreign shop near to where they live. 
• Personalisation- this is regarded as a "Human Interest Story" because of a global popular company is now introduced in London, which could take over as one of the most popular shops in London. 

National News on Health

The news story has contained the Five Ws:

What- a celebrity has been honoured for tackling childhood obesity.
Where- UK
Who- Jamie Oliver
When- 5th November 2013
Why- To get rid of the threat of childhood obesity


The News story has also contained the following news values:

• Familiarity- this news story is geographically and culturally located to the audience as it is set in UK 
• Impact- as childhood obesity is likely to raise a concern in the country. This is likely to therefore raise concern for people in the country. 
• Elite people- this news story is about generosity from a famous chef and celebrity, Jamie Oliver 
• Personalisation- this story is likely to provoke an emotional response to this. People would feel concerned about the childhood obesity but at the same time, people would feel amazed that a celebrity chef is helping to get involved with tackling the problem. 

National news on art/culture

This news story has contained the Five Ws:

What- A pop star charged with graffiti
Where- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Who- Justin Bieber
When- 7th November 2013
Why- Graffiti on buildings is illegal in Brazil with up to a year in jail.


This news story has also contained the following news values:

• Surprise- it is surprising to hear that a famous pop star is in trouble for an unknown criminal act in Brazil 
• Conflict- this story shows a conflict between a celebrity and the Brazilian authorities 
• Elite people- the story is about a very famous celebrity, Justin Bieber. This makes it push up the news agenda 
• Negativity- there is some bad news to this as an inspiring celebrity (to some) has committed a crime.  

National news on Disaster

Disaster news


The news story has contained the Five Ws:

What- eight people killed in a suicide bombing
Where- Damascus, Syria
Who- Eight people killed
When- 6th November 2013
Why- Due to continuing fighting and conflict in the Syrian Civil War


The news story has also contained the following news values:

• Immediacy- this is recent and breaking story 
• Amplitude- this news story mentions eight people that had been killed and fifty were injured. 
• Predictability- this news story is predictable as it covers part of the Syrian Civil War when for years there have been violence due to the war 
• Conflict- The story marks a conflict between the Syrian government, the rebels and as well the UN.
• Negativity- due to this disaster of the war this is viewed as bad news 

National News on Entertainment

This news story has contained the following Five Ws;

What- Open auditions for the new Stars Wars film
Where- UK and Ireland
Who- Star Wars film company
When- 5th November 2013
Why- They are looking for potential cast to star in the future film


This news story also contains the following news values:

• Immediacy- this is recent and breaking news 
• Familiarity- this is culturally and geographically related to British and Irish audience as this news story applies to UK and Ireland 
• Impact- this would make the public feel excited as they are given the chance to star in the film 
• Elite people- the news story has mentioned the famous actor, Mark Hamil who had starred in the previous Star Wars films.  

National News on Science

Science news

This news story has contained the Five Ws:

What- India launches spacecraft to Mars
Where- India
Who- The Mars Orbiter Mission
When- 5th November 2013
Why- Competing in a Space Race against other countries


This news story has also contained the following news values:

• Immediacy- this is recent and breaking story 
• Surprise- India is not usually known for space programmes so for India to compete in a solar mission is unusual and surprising  

National News on Business

This news story has contained the following Five Ws;

What- House prices have risen 

Where- United Kingdom 

Who- Halifax 

When- 6th November 2013 

Why- Prices have risen due to increased demand of houses 

This news story has contained the following news values:

• Immediacy- this is recent and breaking story 
• Familiarity- this story is culturally and geographically local to the British audience as this story is referred to the entire country.
• Impact- this story has a profound effect to peoples lives as houses will be more expensive to buy 
• Continuity- this story has been mentioned before so it is a continuing story 
• Personalisation- Human emotions can be frustration as it the news story says it will be more expensive to buy houses throughout the country 

National news on Crime

The Five Ws have been mentioned throughout this article through the following:

• What- a young child injured in a house shooting 
• Where- Upper Park Road, Wickford, Essex 
• Who- the story involves a five year old boy 
• When 4th November 2013 
• Why- believed to be an accident

This article has also contained news values:

• Immediacy- this is a recent and breaking story 
• Familiarity- this story is geographically and culturally close to the English audience as it is set in England 
• Impact- as it is a violent crime story it can make the audience feel threatened 
• Personalisation- as it has involved a young child as the victim of a violent crime, it can provoke people to feel sympathetic  
• Negativity- a young child was injured in gun crime 

National news on Politics

Political News

This story contains the Five Ws throughout the article:

• What- Mitchell should receive an apology over the Pleb
• Where- London 
• Who- Andrew Mitchell and the police force 
• When- Sunday 27th October 2013 at the Andrew Mar show 

Through out the article it also contains particular important news values;

• Familiarity; this story is geographically and culturally in England so it is familiar to the English audience 
• Continuity; it is an ongoing news event which is often mentioned over again in the news agenda. 
• Conflict; this story shows the arguments between Andrew Mitchell an MP and the Police force. There is a disagreement on what Mitchell has said. 
• Elite people; the elite people mentioned are Andrew Mitchell a prominent MP
• Scandal; either the police or the MP have lied 

National News on Sport

The first story I am going to look at is a sports story about the injury to Tottenham Goalkeeper, Hugo Lloris in a game against Everton at the weekend.

The story contains The Five Ws in the opening paragraphs:

• Who- Hugo Lloris the Spurs goalie 
• What- Sustained a critical head injury 
• Where- Goodison Park, Everton 
• When- Sunday 3rd November 
• Why- In a clash with Everton forward, Lukaku 

A closer look at the story shows that it contains the following News Values: 

Sport story

• Immediacy; the story based on a recent football match 
• Familiarity; the story is culturally and geographically familiar as it is two popular national football clubs playing against each other in this country
• Conflict; Tottenham medical team wanted the Goalie to come off but he wanted to continue. Conflict between medical staff and club. 
• Surprise; Tottenham allowed him to continue playing regardless to concerning injury
• Elite people; refers to famous premiership footballers, Lloris and Lukaku
• Negativity; the story strongly criticises the football club 

Analysing national news stories

I am going to look at ten different and analyse the Five Ws and news values each.  To begin with I am going to focus on national news stories before looking at local news stories to try and find out the similarities and differences across both.

I want to look at a range of different types of stories to see if there is consistency in terms of the Five Ws and news values even when the stories are very different from each other.

I am going to look at the following types of stories;

• Sports 
• Politics 
• Crime 
• Business 
• Entertainment 
• Science 
• Disaster
• Fashion
• Art/Culture 
• Health