How to Evaluate a News Item
How to evaluate a news item? There are four criteria to consider: Relevance, Impact, Magnitude, and Human interest. Let’s look at each of them briefly. If it is a newsworthy story, then it is likely to be of interest to humans. However, if the news item is not of interest to humans, then it is probably not newsworthy.
Relevance
The relevance of news is a crucial issue in news curation. According to the relevant theory, people are more likely to pay attention to quality of news rather than quantity, which is the reason why news agencies should focus on creating quality news for target audiences. Relevancy is the key to curation, but how can news agencies ensure that the news they produce is relevant to each segment?
Relevance is determined by context, and the way people choose what to read about. Stories about earthquakes in California, for example, are more relevant to western readers than earthquakes in Calcutta. This is because people tend to choose news stories that are relevant to their lives, such as those in their area. In addition, stories about recent events have a higher relevance than those that are far away, while predictable events tend to gain in importance as they approach.
Impact
Popularity of news items affects the attention paid to them. A news item that is prominently endorsed by a famous person is more likely to gain users’ attention. In addition, it may signal relevance for users. This factor influences selective exposure in both offline and online media. Often, prominent news is displayed in news aggregators as headlines. It may also be the name of a famous person or celebrity.
Young people evaluate news according to several criteria, including quality, honesty, and the ability to facilitate social interactions. They also judge news on a high-quality standard and seek a variety of sources. In addition, younger people want to know that their news is from trusted sources.
Magnitude
In financial markets, the impact of news can vary widely. News about the economy, central bank announcements, and other news can affect markets in different ways. The relative importance of each type of news will affect the market in a specific way. It is important to understand these different factors so you can make the right decision for your own personal situation and preferences.
For news to be considered newsworthy, it must have a large enough impact to be worthy of attention. Depending on the size of the event, the number of people affected, and the resources involved, the news will be of greater importance.
Human interest
Human interest in news is a form of news where the focus is on a person, group, or culture. For example, a story about a 9/11 widow is a human interest story. The focus is on the individual person or group and taps into people’s natural curiosity. A profile story may be written in an emotional, factual way or be based on interviews.
It is increasingly common for journalists to employ personal exemplars in news stories. This framing has been found to influence both political attitudes and attributions of responsibility for an issue. For example, one study found that television viewers who watched news framed around a human interest issue were more likely to attribute blame to the government, and less likely to support government spending cuts. While this trend runs counter to the episodic framing effect, it is consistent with exemplification theory.
Agency pooling
The idea of agency pooling for news has been around for many years. UNESCO held a conference in 1973, but developing nations did not prepare concrete plans to receive assistance. However, a recent conference in Lima addressed the issue of pooling news agencies. The conference drew up four documents, two of which dealt directly with agency pooling.
The first of these blueprints is called NANAP, or Non-Aligned News Agencies Pool. It aimed to pool news from the state-owned news agencies of non-Aligned countries. The idea was to make them more efficient in meeting the information needs of their audience.