Saturday, 16 November 2013

Local News Analysis 5/Health

This article, from BBC News London, is about the oldest person in the UK dying at the age of 113.



















Below is a link to the rest of the article:

Oldest person in UK dies- Health article

The 5Ws:
Who- Grace Jones
What- She died
Where- Bermondsey, South East London
When- Earlier in the week
Why- She had a fall

News values:
Immediacy- Although the day that Grace Jones died is not included in the article, it is clear that it was very recent
Familiarity- This article is geographically close to the readers based in London
Surprise- Although people often die from old age, its not often someone reaches the age of 113
Personalisation- People can probably relate to the story because everyone knows of elderly people who have passed away
Negativity- Someone passing away is negative news

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