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Overview of news value elements

The elements of news value refer to the main factors of news facts themselves, also known as news value standards, and are the main basis for news communicators to choose news events.

Generally speaking, the elements that constitute news value include freshness, importance, proximity, distinctiveness and interest. The relationship between elements is not equal. Truth comes first and is the life of news. It is contained in various elements, some news is fresh, some news is close, and some news is interesting. When all the elements are rich and powerful, the news value of this news is even greater. No matter which element is strong or weak, authenticity and freshness are necessary. Anecdote. The news published in newspapers, internet and TV is not necessarily a national event, such as "mirage", "magic dog can sing", "1 minute 36 backflips" and so on. These rare natural phenomena, interesting animals, human superpowers, and so on are always seen in newspapers and TV. This is by no means curious.

Knowing the elements of news value, we can judge which news is worth writing and which is not.