the 10 news values

Here in no particular order are the 10 news values:

1. Unexpectedness - highly unpredictable events.
2. Unambiguity - events whose implications & meanings are clear.
3. Personalisation - events portrayed as the actions of individuals with human interest.
4. Continuity - events that are part of a running story.
5. Reference to elite nations - the cultural proximity of events to the audience.
6. Reference to elite people - the media pays attention to high-profile people.
7. Composition - this also comes under frequency, stories compete for space.
8. Visual imperatives - events which are covered with images and have good visual cues.
9. Negativity - bad news is good news.
10. Logistics - whether reporters are on the ground to report an event.