Frequency
Meaningfulness
Consonance
Immediacy
Personalisation
Continuity
Threshold or size
Unexpectedness
Negativity
Unambiguity
Composition
Reference to the élite
Does the story cover a powerful nation, organisation or person? The more famous or powerful, the more newsworthy.
Has this story been already been defined as news and covered previously? Will it have an ongoing impact?
Has it happened recently?
Is it culturally close to us? How much meaning does it have for the audience?
Is it bad news?
Is it a big event, or one which involves large numbers of people?
Does it focus on a particular person? Is it a human interest story?
Is the event straightforward and easy to understand?
Will it balance other news? A human survival story would balance a number of stories concerning death or suffering.
Is it rare or unexpected?
What length of time does the event cover? Will it fit the broadcast/publication schedule?
Does the event match the media’s expectations?
