Nachrichtenwerttheorie

One of journalists’ key tasks is to decide which events are worth being covered in news reports. How do journalists deal with the vast flood of information which their editorial offices receive every day? What criteria do they employ to make such decisions and what determines the value of an item of news? Answering these questions is the focus of the theory of news values, which the second, updated edition of this textbook is the first to explain in comprehensive detail. It presents the theory’s most important terms and basic hypotheses, the current state of research into it and the most commonly used research methods in an easily understandable way. It also explains the historical development of research into the theory of news values and the seminal studies that have been written on it, and demonstrates how it relates to associated theoretical approaches. This book will appeal to both teachers and students of communication and media studies degree programmes, such as journalism.