News Values

Gatekeeping:
gatekeepers are the editors who are responsible for selecting the news broadcasts and creating the layout. he or she will only allow news to be printed in the newspaper if it is a socially determined constuction or reality.

Bias:
the news is somtimes bias as every writer is influenced by his or her background and personal attitude. primary forms of bias are:

• selection and omission
• placement
• by photos, captions, and camera angles
• use of names and titles
• statistis and crowd counts
• by source control
• by word choice and tone.

every piece of media is mediated and therefore you cannot be certain how bias it really is. it changes the ideologies behind the text.

How would you prioritise these news values?

reference to elite nations: iraq troop pullout
negativity: twice as many poles living in britain than officials think

Cult Of The Celebrity

How much celebrity media do you comsume?
i dont really get driven by celebrity media and texts as the only time i would consume this type of text is if it was humourous or wierd. like when britney shaved her head. i wouldnt buy a magazine or newspaper just because it has a celebrity on it. i dont buy magazines anyway and newspapers if somethings happened that interests me.

In what ways are celebrity stories presented?
celebrity related stories are expressed in a very exaggerated way in national tabloid newspapers. if there is nothing that is a top story for the day, they make the celebrity story feature as the main headline and therefore make people think they are important. people look up to celebrities as there are role models and want to be exactaly like them. a clear example of this is when people copyed Beckhams hair style.

people want to know everything that happens with celebrities as it is gossip for society a gives people a chance to laugh at the expense of others. overall its a great way for newspapers to make money and get audiences to buy them.

Shetty speaks of Brother 'racism'

Shetty, 31, is an award-winning Bollywood actress

Shilpa's mother Celebrity Big Brother contestant Shilpa Shetty has spoken for the first time of her fears she is a victim of racism.
After a row over stock cubes, the actress was comforted by fellow housemate Cleo Rocos who said: "I don't think there's anything racist in it."
But Shetty said: "It is, I'm telling you." Channel 4 has insisted there has been "no overt racial abuse".
Chancellor Gordon Brown, on a visit to India, condemned anything that went against British "tolerance".
Channel 4 and TV regulator Ofcom have had more than 21,000 complaints about the treatment of Shetty.
Housemate Danielle Lloyd said she thought the actress should go home, a statement she later said that she regretted.
Channel 4 said: "To date there has been no overt racial abuse or racist behaviour directed against Shilpa Shetty within the Big Brother house.
"However there has undoubtedly been a cultural and class clash between her and three of the British females in the house."
The statement added that housemates had constant access to support from Big Brother, and Shetty had "not voiced any concerns of racial abuse".

overall big brother was very contraversial and it created lots of people to get very upset over the topic of racism. channel 4 were to blame but i think they couldnt do anything about the fact that jade is stupid. shipla is too nice and it was obviously racism.