Title: What Makes a Story Newsworthy?
Headings: What Makes a Story Newsworthy?
What Makes a Story Newsworthy?
1. Timing
2. Significance
3. Proximity
4. Prominence
5. Human Interest

Content: 1. Timing
The word news means exactly that - things which are new. Topics which are current are good news. Consumers are used to receiving the latest updates, and there is so much news about that old news is quickly discarded. A story with only average interest needs to be told quickly if it is to be told at all. If it happened today, it's news. If the same thing happened last week, it's no longer interesting. 2. Significance
The number of people affected by the story is important. A plane crash in which hundreds of people died is more significant than a crash killing a dozen.