News Story Analysis 1 - Human Interest Story

The first story I am looking at is taken from the Daily Mail's online site and is about a young girl who was injured on a fairground ride in Northampton. You can click on the link below to read the full story.

Human Interest Story

The news values contained in the story include:

Immediacy: The accident happened recently and it was breaking news.
Familiarity: The accident took place in Northampton, England.
Surprise: Serious injuries at fairground rides are unexpected - the public assume that they will be safe.
Personalisation: It is a human interest story as a young child has been seriously hurt, and is struggling to recover in hospital.
Negativity: It is bad news, as a little girl has been injured.