Title: News Values | NCCAT
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News Values
What Are the Seven News Values?

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News Values
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What Are the Seven News Values? We often speak of seven news values held by news media gatekeepers—impact, timeliness, prominence, proximity, bizarreness, conflict, and currency. 01 Impact: The number of people whose lives will be influenced in some way by the subject of the story. For instance, a bakery strike may have less impact than a postal strike. 02 Timeliness: Recent events have higher news value than earlier happenings. Of particular value are stories brought to the public ahead of the competition. These are known as scoops. 03 Prominence: