Newspaper

Threshold – the bigger the impact and reach of the story

Unexpectedness – An event that is a shock or out of the ordinary

Negativity – Bad news is more interesting ‘if it bleeds, it leads’

Elite persons/places – Stories about important people and powerful nations.

Unambiguous – stories that are easy to understand and for papers to report on.

Personalisation – Stories that include human interest – ‘’real’ people

Proximity- stories that are close to home are more likely to be included

Continuity/ currency – stories that are already in the new continue to run and are updated.