Analysis of News Source 5.1

Analysis of a News Source, 5.1

 

Basics: 5pm on Monday, Feb. 25, KARE 11, with anchors Julie Nelson and Randy Shaver

Story 1: Mound Westonka varsity hockey players get suspended over harlem shake video; sports/politics; anchors

Story 2: Police are looking for a St. Paul women around Mall of America; crime

Story 3: Investigation continues on a 16-year-old girl from Maplewood; crime

 

Newsworthiness

 

Story focus statement: A harlem shake video got a varsity hockey team suspended

 

1- Timing: The timing is when the varsity team is about to play in the section tournament

 

2- Oddity/Uniqueness: It is strange because now the JV hockey team is going to have to play in the varsity teams place just because of a video

 

3- Significance: The Mound Westonka hockey team is going to be very affected and how their fans look at them

4- Proximity: It happened in Minnesota and hockey is really big in Minnesota

5- Human interest: I think depending on the person it could really be interesting. A lot of people in Minnesota heard about this and were curious and especially teams this team will be competing against after it happened.  

6- Prominence: Since the athletes aren’t famous it doesn’t affect much.