What is News?

There are some criteria that a fact must meet if it wants to have enough news value for the media to pick up.

The news is current. A publication of a month old is usually no more news unless there are good reasons to search the press only a month after publication and the subject meets criteria.

It is essential for a large group of people. News about cardiovascular disease is picked up more quickly by the media than news about a disorder that is much rarer. The probability that the target group can identify with the news is substantial in cardiovascular diseases (everyone knows someone or is a heart patient).

Where the regional media will cover such a conflict even more than the national or international: that what is near is worthier of news than what happens far away.

Below we gathered top 50 UK news sites list for you: