Galtung and Ruge

How has new and digital media technology changed Galtung and Ruge’s news values?

Immediacy: Prior to new and digital media news was always out of date as the actual event would have happened a day previous to its publish on the news however now news is almost instantly availibe with post that can be viewed that had been posted only a few minuets previous.

Familiarity: The news consumption now has become a larger variety from local to nationalised news than previous years where majority of the news was more familiar to England. examples of nationalised news include 9/11, Police brutality in America (Trayvon Martin).

Amplitude: Due to the rise of the internet people are able to become apart of events or incidents from around the world the Trayvon Martin case is the perfect example of this as around the world people where able to form opinions including them in the brutal killing of the innocent teen.

Frequency: The frequency of events have become more consistent as people are using social media to spread the news  of incidents and event an example of this is the Woolich behead.

Unambiguity: The growth of new and digital technology and media has led to the development of newer and unclear news products, such as the hoaxes online, also it has led to major news institution becoming narrower minded in terms of only showing the negativity in the UK and the world.

Predictability: The predictability of news has been altered in terms certain types of news stories have becoming so predictable and evident we tend not to give it much importance unless it affects us or we are the victims, for example the Apple iCloud hacking comes under privacy

Surprise: The Growth has affected the news as the news becomes rare and unexpected such as natural disasters, like tsunamis and large scale floods. As the consumer we see repeated incidents of news, which doesn’t affect us on a lot

Continuity: The continuity of news has developed the growth of this as the news stories may appear consistently, for example the Alice Gross case, where the media had consistently been following the story till her body was unceremoniously found in a lake.

Elite nations and people: The growth of new and digital media has developed a growth in the curiosity of elite nations and people, this is because some elite nations may be viewed in role model way or seen as a superpower.

Negativity: The majority of the news that is reported anywhere is predominantly negative and stereotypical, this all down to the gatekeepers who approve of the negativity. The fact that negative news is shown presents the world and all its consumers that we only focus on the malevolence in the world.

Balance: The majority of news that is show/broadcasted is unbalanced and always presents biased towards one side or even stereotypical views of the groups/individuals shown