Construction of representations in the news
1. This news item has been constructed in a People are being presented as being severely injured and in critical condition. This is dominated by how they are being dragged across the floor onto a slider and the amount of people shot in one day. It is clearly shown that this video is an gatekeeper as American is constantly on the news and the fact they have reported has made everyone aware of what was going on in America at that time.The position of this video in the new publication has connotations of death and blood as lots of people are laying on the floor in pain. The news item has been constructed in a professional way as the news presenter is explaining what is going on in a serious and professional way.
2. This news sets the agenda as it is shows how many people have been killed or injured. The evidence that news sets the agenda as been shocking because it states how America has been impacted as a whole. It suggests that the shooting caused people to become extremely panicked and scared of going out in America. This video dominates that America as a whole is presented as violent and a aggressive country as terror attacks and people dying is very common. The fact that this video has been reported and reached to the news suggests its serious and something that people should know about America.
3. This video gives the News Value as its something that happens in American often and shows how Newsworthy it is as it engages people to watch it and find out why it happened and what caused it to happen. This video gives News value is stated as 'negativity' as it is bad news which tends to have higher news value than good news appearing on the news. It also depends on the 'size' of the event as the bigger event is and the popular the country is the more likely it is to be watched. This video is constructed in a professional way as the background is showing computers and people focussed on whats going on in the media.
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