Tuesday, 5 November 2013

National News Analysis 5/Health

This article from BBC News online is about a doctor being jailed for killing a patient.



















Below is a link to the rest of the article:

Doctor jailed for killing patient- health article

The 5Ws:
Who- David Sellu
What- He was put in jail
Where- North-West London
When- The patient died in 2010
Why- Because he was negligent when treating a patient

News values:
Familiarity- This event happened in North-West London so it is geographically close to us
Surprise- Doctors aren't usually negligent and an event like this is rare
Continuity- This story has been in the news before- presumably when the event was first heard about
Conflict- This story contains conflict as the doctor has been accused of being negligent
Negativity- This is not a happy story
Scandal- This story may cause moral outrage from the audience as we must put our trust in doctors, and this event may cause people to worry

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