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The news value ‘prominence’ is said to be present in which kind of story ?

  • A.A story that will affect a large number of people
  • B.The story involves very well known people
  • C.If the story has one prominent character
  • D.If the story is on the front page of the newspaper

Answer: B

Prominence is present when the story involves very well known people.

Prominence is the news value of fame: the more prominent the people (or places and institutions) involved, the more newsworthy the event. A minor accident is local news, but the same accident involving a film star or the Prime Minister is national news.

A story that affects a large number of people has the news value of impact or magnitude. A story with one prominent character may still be about an unknown person, and appearing on the front page is the result of a story's news value, not a news value in itself.

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