Title: What Makes a Story Newsworthy?
Headings: What Makes a Story Newsworthy
What Makes a Story Newsworthy
Factors Journalists Use to Gauge How Big a Story Is
Impact or Consequences
Conflict
Loss of Life/Property Destruction
Proximity
Prominence
Timeliness
Novelty
Human Interest

Content: Prominence can apply to anyone who’s in the public eye. But it doesn’t have to mean someone who’s famous worldwide. The mayor of your town probably isn’t famous. But they are prominent locally, which means any story involving them will be more newsworthy. This is an example of two news values—prominence and proximity. Timeliness
In the news business, journalists tend to focus on what’s happening today. So events happening now are often more newsworthy than those that happened, say, a week ago. This is where the term "old news" comes from, meaning worthless. Another factor that relates to timeliness is currency. This involves stories that might not have just happened but instead, have an ongoing interest to your audience.