Media Values and Ideologies Flashcards
Editorial Philosophy
a media product’s underlying values, attitudes and beliefs and the viewpoint it adopts; this helps to determine the s tyle and content of the media product including the mode of address it adopts
Ethics
the principles and standards that are upheld in broadcast media, film and the internet
Galtang and Ruge
began studying news stories in 1960 and published their findings in 1963, coming up with findings on what makes a story newsworthy
Galtang and Ruge’s 4 Key Criteria of What Makes a Story Newsworthy
a revised version of Galtang and Ruge’s 12 news values, stating that for a story to be newsworthy it must involve high status people in a high status country involve actors, and it must be negative
Galtang and Ruge’s 12 News Values
the twelve things that make a story newsworthy
Unexpected
it must be unexpected
Personal
it must be personal
Close to Home
it must be close to home
Powerful countries
it must involve powerful countries
Powerful people
it must involve powerful people
Conflict
it must be negativity
Continuity
it must have made the news before
Predictability
it must be expected to happen
Scale
it must occur on a large scale
Time
it must occur at a convenient time
Relevant
it must be relevant
Diversity
it must add diversity to the media
Ideographical Function
how a media product shares beliefs and values
Liberal Pluralism
the state of having a plurality of voices and opinions in a media piece or the coexistence of different and diverse types of medias
News Agenda
importance given to stores in broadcast and print news, often reflect the ownership and ethos of the news product
News Values
ways in which media companies will assess and categorise news stories and decide on their newsworthiness; each media publication will have its own news agenda and set of news values
Peace Journalism
a theory by Galtung and Ruge that involves giving am ore accurate portrayal of the world rather than just giving news stories that people feel are newsworthy
Production Values
the qualities of a media text which indicates the cost; high budget products will be recognisable by their use of stars, expensive setting and props
Selection
what is and is not chosen to be used by media producers and creators, it can reflect the attitudes, beliefs and values of the producer or creator; selection is part of the process of representation and what is chosen and rejected reflects the attitudes, beliefs and values of the producer or creator
