National News Story- Disaster

This story is national because it takes place in Beijing but we are hearing about it in the UK

BEIJING RED ALERT

THE 5W'S-

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NEWS VALUES-

Immediacy- the story has happened recently and it is breaking 

Amplitude- it is going to effect many people in Beijing 

Predictability- we are expecting this to happen 

Surprise- this is an unusual event as it has never happened before 

National News Story- Technology

This story shows us how powerful the islamic state is as they are able to use technology to hack into computers and control other machines

IS CYBER ATTACKS

THE 5W'S-

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NEWS VALUES-

• immediacy- this is because the story has happened very recently 
• familiarity- it is concerning the UK so it is geographically and culturally close to us 
• the impact is high as if the Islamic State succeed then we will all be in danger 
• continuity- it will be part of an ongoing story 
• it does contain conflict this is because ISIS is against the whole rest of the world

National News Story- Entertainment

This story is all about how Olly Murs accidentally revealed the contestant who was going home when he was not meant to, this caused the audience to accuse the show of being fixed!

OLLY MURS APOLOGISING STORY

THE 5W'S-

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It does not specify where it takes place, but the event took place in the Xfactor studio 

WHEN?

News values-

• The news value it contains is immediacy, the story has happened recently 
• familiarity- it has taken place very close to us in the UK
• the frequency is low this is because this event does not happen often 
• predictability- it was very unexpected 
• surprise- it is an unusual event 
• it does contain elite people  as the X factor contestants are involved and Olly Murs 

National News Story- Crime

This crime story is about the wife of a drug rings boss who is not imprisoned for helping the launder his money whilst he was in prison

THE DRUG LORD STORY

The 5W's-

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NEWS VALUES-

• it contains the news value familiarity, meaning that it takes place near us 
• frequency- the event does not happen often
• it also contains continuity, this is because it is part of a long running investigation into the family 
• conflict is another news value that it contains because the family could be arguing and the court 
• it is a surprise because the event does not happen often 
• it was not predictable 

National News Story- Education

This story is about schools that are not registered by the government and they should be closed yet students are still attending, these schools are unfit to care for the students.

SQUALID SCHOOL'S STORY

The 5W's-

Who?

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The article does not specify that it takes place in the UK

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Why?

News Values-

• It has a big amplitude as it will effect many children around the UK who may not be able to attend normal schools
• the event is not frequent this is because we never hear stories on squalid schools
• it is a surprise as it is unexpected 
• it may cause conflict this is because the students at the squalid school may have nowhere else to go 
• it is negative news 

National News Story- Buisness

This story is about the different supermarkets and there shares, it is mainly on Lidl and Aldi

SUPERMARKET STORY

THE 5W'S-

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WHEN?

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WHY?

NEWS VALUES-

• It contains familiarity because everybody has to go to a supermarket and therefore these changes may affect peoples everyday lives 
• This event is not frequent as we do not hear about this often
• It is not predictable as we did not expect this to happen
• continuity- this is because it has been going on for 3 years  

National News Story- Science

This story is by the BBC and it is about how the planet Pluto may have ice volcanoes!

PLUTO'S ICE VOLCANOS

The 5W's-

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Why?

News values-

• it is not frequent as this is a new discovery
• it is also not predictable
• its a surprise as this has never been noticed before 
• it is not familiar to us as it is happening in space, but we are given a lot of information on it

National News Story- Health

The story is about how some staff from the NHS have been making more than double of what they should be from tax money

INVESTIGATION INTO NHS STORY

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The News Values-

• it is familiar to us as it is in the UK 
• it has a very high amplitude as it involves tax, and tax is involved with every UK citizen
• it has a big impact on many peoples lives as they have been stolen from by the NHS
• it is a surprise 
• it is a negative story
• its a scandalise story

National News Story- Politics

For this post I will be annotating a politics story national news website, this will enable me to understand how the news works and what structure they use.

The first story I will be annotating is a story on politics-

STORY IN BUILDING OVER PRISONS

The 5W's contained in this story:

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The News Values that this story contains:

• It has a high amplitude as it contains a lot of prisoners and citizens to help move the prisoners and build the homes over 
• It is familiar as it takes place in the UK 
• It is not frequent as this has never happened before 
• It may impact out lives as people may be afraid that we will be letting our guard down on the prisoners may risking an escape
• It is a surprise as it is an unusual event