Arans Media Exam

) Come up with a news story from the last 12 months for each of the categories suggested by Harriss, Leiter and Johnson: Conflict - Tension or surprise Progress - Triumph or achievement Disaster - Defeat or destruction Consequence - Effects on individuals or community Prominence - The well-known or famous Novelty - The unusual or emotional 2) What example news story does the Factsheet use to illustrate Galtung and Ruge's News Values? Why is it an appropriate example of a news story likely to gain prominent coverage? The story they used was "British servicewomen died after afghan bomb blast". it is quite negative and local and therefore it may attract an audience. 3) What is gatekeeping? Filtering information prior to dissemination. This process is usually done via the editor but this process could be seen as a editor picking another story  In general, gatekeeping is about opening or closing the  channels of communication  4) What are the six ways bias can be cre