News Values

What is the term for a crime that is “breaking news”?

Immediacy

What is the term for when a crime is exaggerated and exciting?

Dramatisation

What is it called when a crime revolves around just one or very few people?

Personalisation

What do we call a crime that revolves around upper class and/or celebrity victims and/or perpetrators?

Higher status

What is it called when a crime can be depicted in black-and-white morality?

Simplification

What is it called when a crime can be presented in new and different ways by the media?

Novelty/unexpectedness

What is it called when a crime centres around vulnerable victims?

Risk

What is it called when a crime is over-the-top?

Violence

Why are news values important in crime-based media reporting?

They influence what the gatekeepers (Cohen and Young) decide to publish and therefore dictates what crimes we pay attention to

Why does the news pay so much attention to crime?

It is deviant and inherently shocking which makes for good sales