Saturday, 28 December 2013

Local News Stories - Disaster

This article from BBC News is about a tragic car crash that killed two people.



Below is the link to the full article:
Lensbrook car crash kills two people
The 5Ws:

Who - A 29 year old man and a 46 year old woman
What - They were in a car crash and both died
Where - Near Lydney in Gloucestershire
When - 15:40 on Friday
Why - They were travelling to in a Puegot and collided with a Mitsubishi

News values:

Immediacy - The story was published straight after the event happened
Familiarity - It happened in Gloucestershire which is fairly local for people who read the article
Personalisation - This type of story is one that can provoke emotion from the readers
Negativity - It is a very sad and negative story

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