News values-Galtung and Ruge

The BBC newstop five stories saturday 5ish.
1.the gas commision story-trying to reduce greenhouse gases (conference in bali) about a contract to be signed in 2009, america was hestitating to take part in the 2 year programme
2.banks loan= debts- People of britian are are in debt because of high interest loans from banks.
3.President musharraf and benezir bhutto
4.humpback whale found dead
5.local support for a footballer-who is an illegal immigrant and governement wants to send him back.

Frequency:the BBC news lasted 10 minutes and then went to the local news.gas commision was the first story shown and lasted 5 minutes.
Threshold: the greenhouse gas story it affects everyone world wide.
meaningful:All stories exept musharraf and the little girls story with 4 legs and arms all affect the people in the u.k the bankloan debt story and the footballer headlines directly take place int he U.K
unexpected:the little girl story and the humpback whale story (not major news, jus for entertainment and because it is unusual).
Continuity:American agreement greenhouse gas story will be continously covered
Composition:hard and soft news:hard :greenhouse gases story soft:the bank debts and footballer.
Reference to Elite nations: the greenhouse story because the US have finally agreed to do something about their carbon footprint.
Reference to Elite persons:gordon brown and president musharraf
Negativity:bank loans/debt, whale story, the footballer and the girl with 4 legs and arms.

Channel 4 news tuesday 18th. frequency, channel four news lasts an hour.
1:Northern Rock taxpayers exposed
2:New lib dem leader elected
3: New president elected for South Africa
4: BBC censors word from Christmas fairytale
5: Amy Winehouse arrested

Reference to elite persons - new president elected for South Africa
Composition - Amy winehouse being arrested(celebrity news)
Threshold- northern rock having continuous problems. Also the new Lib Dem leader being elected. persuading the nation in voting for them in the next election.
Continuity - The northern Rock and Lib Dem election