Kerrang! Radio bulletin 2pm

Kerrang! Radio bulletin 




1) British man faces hacking charges 

Facts in the story 

-33 year old Lari love whose got Autism has been accused of revealing information from agencies like NASA and the FBI
-British man says he hopes he set a precedent as the judge ruled he shouldn't be extradited to the US on hacking charges
-The high court decided he should be prosecuted in England instead of America
-Mr love says he hopes the ruling helps others as well

News values:  

Immediacy: The news story has happend recently, making it 'breaking'.
Familiarity: This news story is geographically close to us, as it mentions how Mr love is going to be prosecuted in England.
Surprise: Someone being prosecuted for hacking is not an often occurrence. 
Amplitude: This is a big event, which involves lots of people, as there have been a series of cyber attacks against big agencies, such as Nasa and the US army, who employ many workers. 
Impact: The story could make people who work for NASA or the FBI feel threatened, as very important information that they were holding was released. 
Scandal: The story is likely to provoke moral outrage from parts of the audience who believe that the judge should be extraditing him to the US, in order to face these charges. 
Negativity: This story is bad news as it is about a man who committed a crime.  


2) Nazi phonetic Ethan Stables has been found guilty 

Facts in the story

-A nazi phonetic has been found guilty of planning an attack on a gay pride event in Cumbria with a machete
-The police found weapons and homophobic propaganda in Ethan Stables home
-He was arrested on his way to the event in June

News values:

Immeadiacy: The news story states how he was arrested last june, but he was just found guilty, thus making parts of the story 'breaking'. 
Familiarity: This is geographically close to us, as it took place in Cumbria, which is a county in England. 
Frequency: There have been previous news reports on planned attacks, due to racist, homophobic and Nazi views.
Impact: We can identify with the story as having a profound effect on our own lives, along with containing elements that could make certain people feel as though they are potential victims of these kind of attacks.  
Predictability: Due to previous attacks, and many peoples controversial views some people could have predicted this attack. His official conviction of being found guilty was also predictable as the story states how police found weapons and homophobic propaganda when they visited his home. 
Continuity: This story has already been defined as news and is part of an on-going story. This is due to Ethan Stables being arrested back in June, when the event took place, but several months later his official arrest was announced in the news. 
Conflict: The story contains drama in conflict where Ethan has been found for for previously expressing homophobic, racist and Nazi views online. 
Scandal: The story is likely to provoke moral outrage from parts of the audience who may feel like victims of these racist, homophobic or Nazi acts. 


3) Collapse of construction comany 

Facts in the story

-The collapse of construction company Carillion cost another 450 jobs on top of 377 announced last week
-Thousands of jobs can be at risk in Home base
-40 of the DIY chain jobs might have to be closed


News values: 

Immediacy: The story mentions how the number of jobs lost was announced 'last week', thus meaning it happend recently. 
Amplitude: This is a big event which involves large numbers of people such as the 827 jobs which were lost. 
Impact: Some people can identify with the story as having a profound effect on their own lives. This is because the story states how hundreds of jobs were lost, thousands of jobs can be at risk in Homebase and 40 of the DIY chain jobs might have to be closed. 
Surprise: This is an unexpected event as it is not common for big construction companies to collapse, resulting in hundreds of job losses. 
Negativity: This is bad news as it mentions hundreds of people losing their jobs, along with hundreds of other jobs possibly being at risk. 


4) Donald Trump's controversial tweet attacking the NHS

Facts in the story

-Donald Trump released a controversial tweet this week
-He attacked the NHS on Twitter by claiming its gone broke and is not working 
-His tweet also pointed out how thousands of people went on a march in Westminster on the weekend, criticizing his opponents health policies

News values: 

Immediacy: The story states how Trump released his tweet this week and people went on a march over the weekend, meaning that it happend recently. 
Familiarity: The bulletin is geographically close to us as it mentions how thousands of people went on a march in Westminster, which is in London. 
Amplitude: Trumps tweet says how 'thousands' of people went on a march. Therefore, this news story is a big event, which involves lots of people. 
Frequency: At the begginning of the story the reporter said 'another week another controversial trump tweet'. This implies that the event of him tweeting things, such as attacking the NHS, is a frequent event. 
Impact: We can identify with the story as having a profound effect on our lives, as some people may agree that the NHS has gone broke and is no longer working. 
Predictability: This is a predictable event, as Trump is known for making very controversial statements via social media, i.e. on Twitter.
Elite people: The story concerns well-known people, such as Donald Trump, who is America's president. 
Scandal: The story is likely to provoke moral outrage from parts of the audience who disagree with Trumps attack on the NHS. 
Conflict: The story contains drama in describing disagreements between the thousands of people, that went on a march in Westminster on the weekend, criticizing Trumps opponents health policies.


5) New world cup event held in summer

Facts in story

-There is going to be a new world cup event in London this summer
-8 top track and field countries will all battle it out in July in the 2012 Olympic stadium

News values: 

Familiarity: This news story is geographically close to us as it mentions how the new world cup events will be held this summer in London. 
Amplitude: It is a big event, which involves large numbers of people, such as the 8 top track and field countries.
Predictability: This is a predictable story as it states how the games will be held in 2012's Olympic stadium.

6) Mc Donalds fries could cure baldness 

Facts in the story

-It is thought Mc Donalds fries could cure baldness
-A chemical used in them has been found to help hair grow

News Values:

Amplitude: This is a big event that involves lots of people as an extremely high percentage of the worlds population eat Mc Donalds. 
Impact: We can identify with the story as having a profound effect on our own lives, as many people may begin to eat Mc Donalds chips, in order to help cure their baldness. 
Surprise: This is an unusual and unexpected event as Mc Donalds is usually criticised for how unhealthy their food it. However, instead this story states the benefits of Mc Donalds food. 

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