News judgement analysis

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By Donna Baeck

The CNN article I read covered a press conference that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, announced an order for all nonessential New York workers to stay home in response to the coronavirus pandemic. This means there could be civil fines and mandatory closures for business that fail to follow the new order.

CNN most likely covered this press conference mainly because of news values like impact and timeliness. The news value of impact asks, 'does this story matter to readers?' and 'will it have an effect on their lives?'. This press conference makes an obvious direct impact on New Yorkers reading the article. Especially during the coronavirus, many news articles are discussing new regulations that are limiting civilians from going out and practice social distancing. Owners of restaurants and businesses are worried about the economy and losing their jobs as more restrictions are put in place.

The news value of timeliness is crucial in competition. Thousands of news networks are focusing on the coronavirus pandemic and readers are checking social media more frequently for updates. Gov. Cuomo spoke at the press conference on Friday morning and this article was published in the afternoon. If the article was released any later, readers would have already seen the press conference on other news sites.

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