Monday, 25 February 2019

News Practises and Agenda Setting

I have learnt that agenda setting is how news is selected in order depending on specific factors. These factors are: the importance of the news story, dramatic, contentious, novelty, immediacy, geographic location, cultural reference and editorial.
News Article Taken From BBC


The importance of the news story can depend on how many people can be or were affected by the event. A good example of an important news story can be the plan of menstrual health to be taught in schools by 2020. This is a good example of an important news story as younger generations in the country are impacted by this event. The news story would be prioritised to be broadcasted as one of the first stories as it impacts a large demographic across the country.





The dramatic level of a news story can dictate whether or not the news story will be placed at the beginning or end of the news broadcast. A good example of a dramatic news story can be Trump seeing North Korea as 'great power' without nuclear weapons. This news story is dramatic as it involves two major countries in the world that can cause lots of impact to other countries if considered.
News Article Taken From BBC


A contentious news story is a news event that has happened over a long period of time, and is continuously reported on over the period of time. An example of a contentious news story can be an article about Brexit. This is a good example as it has been an important event that has continued for a few years yet it is still as impactful as it was in the beginning.







The novelty of a news story is when a news story is unique in some way. An event that has been broadcasted on the news can be of the 2019 Oscars' outfits that have caused a stir. This is a successful news story for its novelty as the Oscars is an annual event, so there wouldn't be a large number of articles about this topic throughout the year.
News Article Taken From Sky


The immediacy of a news story is how urgent a story is. An example of a news story that is prioritised through immediacy can be of a jet hijacker who had weapons and explosives on them whilst flying a plane was shot dead after making an emergency landing. This broadcasted news event is urgent as the hijacker could have been a threat to people's lives.



The geographical location of an event can dictate its priority in the order of news stories. An example of a news story that was prioritised for the geographical location can be a Taliban co-founder in Qatar for US peace talks. This broadcasted news event is prioritised as it involves two impactful countries which can cause a lot of damage to the rest of the world if they wanted to. 
News Article Taken From Sky

A news story with cultural reference
can be prioritised in the order of which news story is mentioned, as different target audiences and demographics can be affected. A good example of a news story with cultural references is the Shamima Begum news story. Shamima Begum used to live in the UK but went to Syria to join ISIS, and is now expecting a baby and wants to come back after supporting beheadings in Syria. This news article is a good example as Shamima Begum's culture is different to the UK's culture.

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