Why now? Why here? — Story Desk · Free Press
The Pinecove Post has one free spot on tomorrow's front page. Three stories are fighting for it, and a reader is already asking questions.
Your task
Choose and explain using two news values: timeliness (it is new) and proximity (it is close to readers).
- News values are questions editors ask: is it new, is it near, does it affect many people, is it unusual?
- Invented newsrooms and stories to learn from, not real news. Before sharing anything about real people, ask a trusted adult.
- Never share private details of anyone. Nothing about you is collected.
Score
- How news works — You understood how this part of journalism works.
- Truth & accuracy — You checked the facts before telling them.
- Fair & kind — You were fair to the people in the story.
In real life
Many editors around the world use news values like these, though every newsroom weighs them a little differently.
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Invented stories and newsrooms to learn from, not real news. Ask a trusted adult before sharing anything about real people. Nothing about you is collected; progress stays on this device.
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