News Values

"Find two stories from each daily national newspaper you have brought and outline which news values are present in them"

The Guardian:

‘Cuts blamed as mental health death toll soars’

Immediacy – New reveal that the cuts are being blamed as the reason for the deaths due to mental health.

Nearness- Involves people involved in the NHS and people who are effected by mental health.

Consequence – It will affect people that are in UK as it is part of the NHS which is a national health service and something that everyone uses.

Conflict - This story has conflict between the government and the NHS.

Human Interest - It involves human interest as mental health issues can effect anyone.

The Sun:

'Story about a woman claiming to have won the lottery but she accidentally put her ticket in the wash'

Immediacy - This news is new because it was in the immediate aftermath of one of the biggest lotteries of the past few years.

Nearness - It involves people and places known to the reader as the story is about the lottery in the UK.

Consequence - The news affects all the readers because if she is lying then she would have taken the money potentially of someone else in the UK.

Suspense - The article doesn't mention if she has actually has the winning ticket and it creates suspense.

Oddity - This story is odd because it is an extremely large amount of money and it is unheard of for someone to lose their ticket and get it back.

Magnitude - It is shocking as she might be trying to defraud the people who run the lottery.

"On balance, given the content across the whole newspaper, which news value would you say are the most important to this newspaper. Give a reason for your answer"

I think that human interest is the most important news value to The Guardian because the readers are typically most interested in things that will affect their day to day lives like things to do with politics and business decisions, this is different in comparison to The Sun as they focus on 

Regulation of Film

BBFC is the British board of film classification. It has a code of practice and guidelines that film makers must adhere to. The film makers follow these rules and the film is made, the film is then sent to the BBFC to be regulated to release. The BBFC watch the film, certify it and then ask the film makers to make cuts, the film is then reclassified and then released, but the rating of the film is not final as it can change for DVD release. However if a member of the audience doesn't like it then they can make complaints to the BBFC. The BBFC also use this process for certifying trailers.

The certificate for Guardians of the Galaxy is a 12a in the UK and has a similar rating everwhere else in the world. It has this rating because of the intense sequences of sci fi violence and for some of the language used. Skyfall is also rated a 12A for its intense violence sequences, sexuality, language and smoking used throughout. The Dark Knight is rated a 12A in the UK because of it's intense sequences of violence and some menace.