Friday, 15 November 2013

Local News Analysis 4/Business

This article from BBC News Cumbria is about a plastics plant in Workington that is to be temporarily closed, causing the loss of jobs.




















Below is a link to the rest of the article: 

73 job losses- Business article

The 5Ws:
WhoA plastics plant in Cumbria
What- 73 job losses 
Where- Workington 
When- Before March 2014 
Why- Because the plant is going to be mothballed  until the economy picks up

News values:
Familiarity- This article is geographically close to the readers  in the region
Amplitude- This event will cause 73 people to lose there jobs 
Impact- people feel threatened by the closure of businesses
Frequency- This kind of event is becoming more common since the economic crisis
Personalisation- Readers may feel sympathy for the people losing their jobs if they have lost a job and they know how it feels
Negativity- This is negative because people are losing their jobs

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