News values in audience-oriented journalism Universiteit Antwerpen
Newsworthiness can be studied from different perspectives. Firstly, news values can be seen as cognitive ‘cues’ on the basis of which journalists and audiences can assess the newsworthiness of an event or item. Secondly, news values can also be considered as ‘angles’ through which journalists can tell and sell news stories to the audience. Thirdly, news values can be defined as ‘criteria’ used by journalistic gatekeepers to identify and select ...