News Values in Journalism

 News Values in Journalism

News value in journalism refers to the significant elements of newsworthiness. Journalist focuses on maintaining news values to increase newsworthiness. The news values in journalism are components that strongly affect newsworthiness; therefore, it is also known as the elements of newsworthiness. The importance of news is a common principle that determines how media outlets give priority to the news story. The components of newsworthiness set the value of the news story. 

 

News values are the criteria or principles used by journalists to determine the newsworthiness or value of an event, issue or story. They help to guide journalists in deciding what stories to cover and how to present them to their audiences. Some of the commonly recognized news values in journalism are:

  1. Timeliness: A story that is happening now or has just happened is considered more newsworthy than a story that happened a long time ago.
  2. Impact: Stories that have a significant impact on people's lives, communities, or society at large are usually considered more newsworthy.
  3. Proximity: Stories that occur close to home or have a direct impact on the local community are often more newsworthy.
  4. Prominence: Stories involving well-known or famous people or organizations are often considered more newsworthy.
  5. Conflict: Stories that involve conflict or controversy are often more newsworthy, as they can capture people's attention and generate interest.
  6. Novelty: Stories that are unique, unusual, or unexpected are often considered more newsworthy.
  7. Human interest: Stories that appeal to human emotions, such as heartwarming or inspiring stories, are often considered more newsworthy.
  8. Currency: Stories that are related to current trends, issues or topics that are of interest to the public at a given time are often considered more newsworthy.

It is important to note that the relevance and weight given to each news value can vary depending on the context and the target audience of a particular news outlet. Ultimately, it is up to the journalist to decide which news values apply to a given story and how to prioritize them in their reporting.

 

 

Hindi

 

समाचार मूल्य मानदंड या सिद्धांत हैं जिनका उपयोग पत्रकारों द्वारा किसी घटना, मुद्दे या कहानी की समाचार योग्यता या मूल्य निर्धारित करने के लिए किया जाता है। वे पत्रकारों को यह तय करने में मदद करते हैं कि किन कहानियों को कवर किया जाए और उन्हें अपने दर्शकों के सामने कैसे पेश किया जाए। पत्रकारिता में आमतौर पर पहचाने जाने वाले कुछ समाचार मूल्य हैं:

  1. समयबद्धता: एक कहानी जो अभी हो रही है या अभी-अभी घटी है, उस कहानी की तुलना में अधिक समाचार योग्य मानी जाती है जो बहुत समय पहले हुई थी।
  2. प्रभाव: ऐसी कहानियां जिनका लोगों के जीवन, समुदायों या समाज पर महत्वपूर्ण प्रभाव पड़ता है, आमतौर पर अधिक समाचार योग्य मानी जाती हैं।
  3. निकटता: ऐसी कहानियां जो घर के करीब होती हैं या जिनका स्थानीय समुदाय पर सीधा प्रभाव पड़ता है, अक्सर अधिक समाचार योग्य होती हैं।
  4. प्रमुखता: जाने-माने या प्रसिद्ध लोगों या संगठनों से जुड़ी कहानियों को अक्सर अधिक समाचार योग्य माना जाता है।
  5. संघर्ष: जिन कहानियों में संघर्ष या विवाद शामिल होता है वे अक्सर अधिक समाचार योग्य होती हैं, क्योंकि वे लोगों का ध्यान आकर्षित कर सकती हैं और रुचि उत्पन्न कर सकती हैं।
  6. नवीनता: ऐसी कहानियाँ जो अद्वितीय, असामान्य या अप्रत्याशित होती हैं, उन्हें अक्सर अधिक समाचार योग्य माना जाता है।
  7. मानवीय रुचि: ऐसी कहानियाँ जो मानवीय भावनाओं को आकर्षित करती हैं, जैसे कि दिल को छू लेने वाली या प्रेरक कहानियाँ, अक्सर अधिक समाचार योग्य मानी जाती हैं।
  8. करेंसी: वर्तमान रुझानों, मुद्दों या विषयों से संबंधित कहानियां जो किसी निश्चित समय में जनता के लिए रुचिकर होती हैं, उन्हें अक्सर अधिक समाचार योग्य माना जाता है।

यह ध्यान रखना महत्वपूर्ण है कि प्रत्येक समाचार मूल्य को दी गई प्रासंगिकता और महत्व संदर्भ और किसी विशेष समाचार आउटलेट के लक्षित दर्शकों के आधार पर भिन्न हो सकते हैं। अंततः, यह तय करना पत्रकार पर निर्भर करता है कि किसी कहानी पर कौन से समाचार मूल्य लागू होते हैं और उनकी रिपोर्टिंग में उन्हें कैसे प्राथमिकता दी जाती है।

 

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