Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Analysis of a News Source 6.2



Basics: 10p on Tuesday, Mar. 5, KARE 11, with anchors Julie Nelson and Randy Shaver

Story 1: Snow is moving away; weather; Belinda Jensen

Story 2: Airport well prepared for snow; weather/local; Janel Klein

Story 3: Teen charged in girlfriend’s death; local/crime; Julie Nelson


Newsworthiness

Story focus statement: Teen charged in girlfriend’s death

Proximity: This happened in the metro area, so proximity is one of the more important factors in newsworthiness.

Timing: Anna Hurd’s body was found in a park only a few days ago, so the story is pretty recent, and the charges against her boyfriend are new, so this is an important factor.

Significance: Though this doesn’t directly affect many people, a murder in the community is pretty significant.

Oddity/Uniqueness: Finding a girl dead in a park early in the morning is pretty unusual, and her boyfriend being charged adds to the oddity of the story.

Human interest: This story is pretty sad – a teen girl murdered in a park – so appeals to people’s emotions in that way.

Prominence: Nobody famous was involved, so this doesn’t apply.

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