Entry # 9: News Values

So, for this lecture, we discussed about News Values- which determines how much of prominence a news story is given by a media outlet and attention given by the audience. One thing which was discussed what the different services and cultures will have different news values...but obviously- everyone follows the all famous "Inverted Triangle"!
Recap on the awesome-sauce Inverted Triangle:

Image obtained from here

So, I decided to compare the prominent stories between Australia and Singapore (waddup homeeee!)

Australia- Sky News Australia's Main Headliner:

Hockey says nothing to praise govt about

This article was about Joe Hockey, the Shadow Treasurer, saying that the federal government shouldn't be happy about bringing down a $43.7 billion deficit in the past year. And it goes on describing that if Australia was a company, "you would have sacked the board of directors for their incompetence".
Harsh words there buddy.

Singapore- ChannelNews Asia's Main Headliner:

Vettel wins Singapore Grand Prix

This article describes the events of yesterday's Formula One Grand Prix which took place in Singapore...(yeah I should have been there! :( ) and how Red Bull's Sebestian Vettel clinched the pole position. Ferrari's Massa was deemed the "biggest loser", as he had to return back to the pits due to a punctured tire. And Lewis Hamilton crashed...again. -_-

Obviously, we can see a huge difference in their News Criteria.

ChannelNews Asia placed more importance on the sporting event of the year (in Singapore. Trust me, this is the best it gets when it comes to Sports...unless its Singapore vs Malaysia). I reckon its because it would promote Singapore as a tourism hub and loosen up its "strict" identity. Whereas, Sky News Australia focused on the political side of things. I guess it depends on what would be more well perceived by the audience in different countries.

To me, this news caught my eye:

Prophet film protests continue

by the Sky News Australia.

I guess this caught my interest because, being brought up in Singapore, we were thought to respect each other's religions and believes. Respecting each other's traditions was one of the important lesson which we, Singaporeans learnt from the second World War.
But to realise that this has not been practised in other parts of the world is extremely disappointing.
I MEAN COME GUYS...really?!
The movie wasn't even that...funny. It was just stupid. :/