This article is about a cyber attack which appeared in the Stoke and Staffordshire section of BBC news.
5 W's:
Who: Mark Johnson.
What: He has been accused of posting a malicious link which helped create a cyber attack on a government website.
Where: Birmingham.
When: 3rd of November (though the attack happened in 2012.)
Why: It was malcious because it was intended to close down the home office website.
News Values:
Familiarity: The accused is from Stoke on Trent which is why the story will appeal to readers in the area.
Impact: Whilst the story is unlikely to have a profound effect on the readers lives it does contain the news value - impact because it makes people feel threatened because it involves computer hacking.
Surprise: It is an unexpected event.
Conflict: There is conflict between global hacking group Anonymous and the government. There is also conflict between Johnson denying the allegations and the prosecution counsil
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