News Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Newsworthiness=== Newsworthiness is defined as a subject having sufficient relevance to the public or a special audience to warrant press attention or coverage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=definition of newsworthiness by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Encyclopedia |url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/newsworthiness |access-date=9 March 2012 |publisher=Thefreedictionary.com}}</ref> News values seem to be common across cultures. People seem to be interested in news to the extent which it has a big impact, describes conflicts, happens nearby, involves well-known people, and deviates from the norms of everyday happenings.<ref>Stephens, ''History of News'' (1988), p. 33.</ref> War is a common news topic, partly because it involves unknown events that could pose personal danger.<ref>Stephens, ''History of News'' (1988), p. 31.</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page