Wednesday, 25 December 2013

Local News Stories - Health

This news article from The Mail Online is about a man who nearly lost his leg in a motorbike crash and the miracle that he is alive and home for Christmas.


Below is the link to the full article:

The 5Ws:

Who - Mark Delf
What - He nearly lost his leg in a motorbike crash
Where - Northumberland
When - January 2013
Why - He crashed into a pick up truck

News values:

Familiarity - Northumberland is in the North East of England
Impact - The tragedy might make people less keen to drive a motorbike themselves
Continuity - The accident happened almost a year before this article was published, meaning it has been and ongoing procedure
Personalisation - People might feel a connection to the story as it is about a man who has a family and was driving a motorbike which many people also do
Negativity - Obviously the accident is very sad and negative, but it is a positive that the doctors thought it would be worse than it is



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