Local News 6 - Education:

This article is about student from the PPU (Protect the Public University) sat in over education changes.

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5 W's:

Who: Students of the University of Warwick.

What: Students sit in over education changes.

When: Since Friday.

Where: Coventry & Warwickshire

Why: The group wanted to start a dialogue on the "government's radical restructuring" of the system.

News Values:

Familiarity: It is geographically close to the reader.

Frequency: This event usually happens often due to university students usually like to express their views and make changes.

Predictable: It is predictable for students to sit-in on education changes.

Conflict: Between students and education changes.

Local News 5 - Sport:

This article is about two youth football clubs being banned from playoff's due to parents in the audiences argument.

           

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5 W's:

Who: Two youth football teams.

What: Parents argument caused two youth football teams being banned from playoffs.

When: October 4th.

Where: Bothell.

Why: N/A.

News Values:

Familiarity: The story is geographically close to the reader.

Surprise: It is a surprise that two parents have caused two football teams with aged 9-10 kids to be banned from playing.

Conflict: There is conflict between the parents who had an argument during the game.

Negativity: This is bad news due to the fact that these kids are punished for actions they have not done.

Local News 4 - Disaster:

This article is about trains being disrupted between Norwich and Lowestoft due to flooding.

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5 W's:

Who: Citizens of Norfolk.

What: Flooding disrupting trains.

Where: Norwich and Lowestoft,

When: Earlier that day.

Why: Because of flooding caused by high tides.

News Values:

Immediacy: Yes the story is recent as it happened that morning.

Familiarity: The story is geographically close to the reader.

Amplitude: The story effects many people travelling from or to Norfolk.

Surprise: A big flood disrupting public transport doesn't happen often.

Negativity: Yes it is bad news.

Local News Analysis - 3 - Crime:

This news story is about a few armed men robbing Barclay's bank.

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5 W's:

Who: Two robbers.
What: Armed robbers stole a case from a security guard  outside Barclay's Bank.
Where: South Ealing
When: Yesterday.
Why: N/A

News Values:

Immediacy: The story happened yesterday which makes it breaking news.
Familiarity: This story is localised so it's geographically close to the people of Ealing.
Frequency: This event happens often.
Impact: The story makes the reader feel threatened if they live in Ealing.

Local News 2 - Health:

This article is about the schools disputing being given bad health ratings.

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5 W's:

Who: Schools.

What: Disputing the health ratings they've been given.

Where: Hounslow.

When: Last month.

Why: Because they've made significant changes.

News Values:

Familiarity: Yes these school are in England which are geographically close to the reader.

Amplitude: This case effects many children of the UK.

Surprise: It is a surprise that so many schools are getting such low hygiene ratings.

Personalisation: This story is about kids getting horrendous food hygiene.

Negativity: This is bad news.

Scandal: This story will most likely provoke moral outrage amongst parents of Hounslow.

Local News 1 - Politics:

This article is about 200 workes protesting outside West Middlesex Hospital during NHS strike over pay.

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5 W's:

Who: 200 hospital workers:

What: Protest outside hospital during NHS strike over pay.

Where: West Middlesex

When: 7am - 11 am

Why: Taking part for a public pay rise for all public health sector staff.

News Values:

Familiarity: This strike is happened all over the England and Northern Ireland and West Middlesex is part of Britain making this story geographically close to the reader.

Amplitude: This story is a big event.

Frequency: According to the story this event hasn't happened in the last 30 years.

Predictability: This story was predictable.

Conflict: This story contains conflict between the people on strike and the NHS who are controlling their low income.

Negativity: It is bad news as health workers are going on strike.

Scandal: General public whilst having sympathy with how little these workers are getting paid will find it scandalise that they are choosing to strike.

Introduction to local news:

After looking at several national online news articles I will now be analysing local news. I will be looking at the 5 W's and the news values. This will help me then compare between national and local news.

I will be creating a local news bulletin for my radio show so hopefully this research will help me pick the most interesting stories to keep my audience interested.

National News Analysis 10 - Environment

This article is about an organism invading British waterways.

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5 W's:

Who: Scientists 

What: Warned about invasive species invading British waterways.

When: Weeks ago.

Where: River near London.

Why: Because of canal construction which has helped them move outside their range.

News Values:

Familiarity: Located in British waterways.

Amplitude: Blocks water pipes and alters the food chain in British rivers.

Impact: Effects our water supply which causes many problems and causes economic impact.

Surprise: This kind of story is unusual that such a small organisms can have such a big effect.

Continuity: Study has been ongoing for sometime.

Conflict: There is conflict between people and the species.

Negativity: It is bad news because our water supply is being threatened.

National News Analysis 9 - Crime:

This article is about a deaf girl from Pakistan kept as a slave for 9 years by a millionaire couple from Salford.

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5 W's:

Who: Deaf girl.

What: The deaf girl is to receive £100,000 in compensation.

When: October.

Where: Manchester.

Why: Because she was kept as a slave and that is newsworthy as it is unusual.

News Values:

Familiarity: Yes the story is geographically close to us as it happened in Manchester.

Surprise: It's an unexpected event because it is a very unusual story.

Continuity: This story has already been defined as news but this is an ongoing story.

Personalisation: It is a human interest story because this girl was held as a prisoner.

National News Analysis 8 - Entertainment:

This article is about Bruce Jenner getting a hair makeover since he split from his wife - Kris Jenner.

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5 W's:

Who: Bruce Jenner.

What: Has a new hairstyle.

Where: Los Angeles

When: Saturday night.

Why: He wants to get a new look after splitting with his wife Kris Jenner in September.

News Values:

Immediacy: This story is recent as Bruce Jenner had his new hair makeover on Saturday.

Familiarity: It is geographically close to the Americans where this news story originated from.

Frequency: Celebrities are always in the newspaper updating their looks.

Predictability: It was expected that Bruce Jenner would update his image after splitting with his wife.

Continuity: The story of the Jenner's divorce is part of an ongoing story.

Elite People: Bruce Jenner is a celebrity in his own right for being a world famous Olympic star as well starring in "Keeping up with the Kardashians." 

National News Analysis 7 - Disasters:

This article is about a natural disaster (Hurricane) in Haiti and how the disaster affects food supply.

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5 W's:

Who: The citizens of Haiti who were affected by Hurricane Sandy.
What: Food shortages. 
Where: Haiti.
When: 2012
Why: The strong winds and heavy rain caused extensive crop damage.

News Values:

Amplitude: This event has caused serious problems for a large number of people.
Predictability: After reading about Hurricane Sandy it was expected for essential items like food to be in shortage.
Continuity: This story is ongoing as the article updates the reader about the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy.
Human Interest Story: This is a human interest story because the reader is emotionally moved and feels sympathy for all the people suffering in Haiti.
Negativity: The food shortage is going to affect many people's lives in Haiti.

National News Analysis 6 - Sport:

This article is about what sentence Oscar Pistorius's will have for killing his girlfriend.

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5 W's:

Who: Oscar Pistorius

What: A court is deciding what sentence is appropriate for Oscar Pistorius.

Where: South Africa 

When: N/A

Why: Oscar Pistorius killed his girlfriend.

News Values: 

Surprise: This story is surprising because not many elite people are associated with murder.

Continuity: This story is part of an ongoing story.

Conflict: This story contains conflict between Oscar Pistorius and his dead wife.

Elite Person: This story is about Oscar Pistorius a famous track and field olympic athlete.

Human Interest Story: Yes as Oscar murdered his wife.

Bad News: Pistorius murdered his wife.