Investigating news and news manipulation In this essay I will refer to what news is and the manipulation used by news agencies that select information at a particular time to particular audience, giving examples of two news articles I found in “The Guardian” newspaper to help describe how they achieve this. News are fresh events reported through the media. In most cases they are the stories that affect people all over the world. News is mostly gathered from primary research to be accurate in written articles and to find an angel in the story. When news agencies (which are companies that provide most of the Western world's media with stories about important events and how they should be perceived by readers) decide that a story doesn't fit their agenda, they don't print it and leave uninformed readers. Usually the stories that seem most important to readers are used. Once the articles have been written, it is up to the Gatekeeper, who is usually an editor or sub-editor, to decide which stories make the final cut and once chosen, to prioritize the articles most commonly those they deem most important. those who believe they are important go to the front page, the front page being the most important story in their opinion, and then they are organized in order of priority, from the front page to the back of the newspaper. News bias also plays a big role in how the story is presented and what angle it is given from. Looking at "The Guardian" dated Friday 15 October I found two articles. I discovered this based on news values and the values journalists use to prioritize one story over another. First I looked at page 3 of "The Guardian" on which I saw a large photographic image of Prince Harry. This article was titled “Teacher recorded Harry to prove he cheated at AS art level.” The article informs
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