News values:
Powell Hall- a white supremacist, changed the name to just Porterfield, proximity, human interest, since it was brought to our attention it will start up racism talks, happened recently (timeliness), he is famous musician (prominence), low impact it could make some people offended, 50 years ago this would not have been a news story.
The president of Iran said that the US is at fault for the world’s poverty at the UN meeting is NYC- It is unusual because of the rareness of the meeting once every ten years, conflict (huge), currency he knew this was an easy agenda to set, timelessness yesterday, prominence he got his word out in front of world leaders, impact the whole world knows he said it, there is some discomfort we feel if we are viewed as evil.
Michael Vick started for the Eagles- conflict dog lovers and football, human interest (rocket example, rise and fall) redemption too, proximity he went to tech (for us), Human interest is there because we are dog lovers for years, timelessness just happen, prominences, impact that story hits almost everyone.
WordsFodder- coarse food for cattle
Tatter- a torn and hanging piece, as of a garment
Alacrity- speed or quickness
Philistine- a person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values
Eschew- to shun; to avoid
Fallow- dormant or unused
Plebeian- characteristic of commoners
Nominal- existing in name only; negligible
Ossify- to change into bone; to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern
Emulate- to copy; to try to equal or excel
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