Gatekeeping - journalists decide what events should be published because they are the most important, the biggest or interesting.
Extraordinariness - A rare event like a tragedy is more likely to be published than a routine event because it is rare and will attract more readers.
Threshold - Events which are bigger and more important are more interesting to publishers and readers.
Unambiguity - This title cannot be interpreted as anything other than Southern England is flooded. stories which are easy to understand from the title are more likely to be published by journalists than articles open to interpretation.
Reference to elite persons - people with more power are more likely to be featured because their view is deemed more important than those of regular people.
Personalisation - The event is made to look associated with the minister
Negativity - Bad news is used more by journalists because it is seen as more exciting and is more likely to attract a reader than an article on good news.
This is a very good post - check your use of capitals- there is one missing. Also develop this 'Personalisation - The event is made to look associated with the minister' consider how language is used to personalise- the use of his name. Also, consider how the Climate Crisis story is a current 'social concern' - you could refer to Curran & Seaton here.
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