The 7 News Values in the News

Timeliness  -- the newness of the facts.

Proximity – the nearness of a given event to your place of publication.

Prominence – the “newsworthiness” of an individual, organization or place.

Impact – the effect or consequence of an event on the audience.

Conflict – the meeting of two or more opposing forces. These forces can be physical, emotional or philosophical.

Human Interest – the drama the surrounds people involved in an emotional struggle.

Novelty – the attraction people have to unusual things and events. 

Headlines

Timeliness- South Korea and U.S Gird for Missile Test by North Korea. The article is timeliness because South Korea is warning the U.S that it will do a missile test on Tuesday.

Prominence– Putin held on Finland's criminal blacklist by 'mistake'. The article is prominent because Putin is Russia's President.

Proximity–AISD police: Teacher sexually assaulted first-grader .. There is proximity due to the fact that Blazier Elementary is at the most 3 minutes away from my house. 

Impact– Nuclear Plant in Japan Has Leak in Other Tank. The article is impact because Japan's nuclear reactor they had built started leaking due to an accident and is spewing radioactive date.

Conflict– Gunman Kills Policeman Guarding Polio Workers in Pakistan. The article is conflict because it involves a man killing a police officer.

Human Interest–Couple’s 83 years of marriage ends with wife’s death Couple’s 83 years of marriage ends with wife’s death. This story involves human interest because there are plenty of people who are interested in the love lives of others, and because this couple was believed to have been married the longest in the country, it grabs a lot of attention. 

Novelty– Compromise Is Proposed on Western Wall Praying. This article is novelty because people in America are thinking of praying the same way as people do in Jerusalem which isn't common in America.