Gatekeeping is a term which is applied to the editing and filtering process where decisions are made to let some information 'pass through' to the receiver (audience) and other information remains barred.
GALTUNG AND RUGE- News Values
In 1965 some media researchers analysed international news- findings led them to create news values
THRESHOLD- The bigger the impact and reach of the story
UNEXPECTEDNESS- an event that is a shock or out of the ordinary
NEGATIVITY- bad news is more interesting 'if it bleeds, it leads'
ELITE PERSONS/PLACES- stories about important people and powerful nations
UNAMBIGUOUS- straight forward and to the point stories
PERSONALISATION- stories that include human interest- 'real people'
PROXIMITY- stories that are closer to home are more likely to be included
CONTINUITY/CURRENCY- stories that are already in the news continue to run and be updated
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