Homework

'Comment is free but facts are sacred'

This quote shows that to newspapers facts are what they desire to make the newspaper valuable, without facts the newspaper has no real value to it.Comments can be made whenever by anyone,usually people who are not celebrities or to do with the hot news at the time.The type of facts a newspaper would want are comments or things said by people who are in the limelight of current stories such as parents of the child who has gone missing the things they say based on the whole story is what all newspapers will be after as it makes their newspaper valuable and more worth buying because it could be that maybe the other newspapers haven't got their hands on those facts yet.Having more facts will increase the number of people buying their magazine creating a larger profit which therefore benefits the newspaper company.

How do newspapers approach placing value on stories?
Newspapers can make stories worth more by getting their hands on the information first or some newspapers start scandalous rumors about an aspect of a story such as the daily express they accused the parents of Madeline McCann for her abduction,this creates more fuss around the story.The more outrageous the lie the ore the newspaper will sell. Sometimes they make stories value increase by using proximity. People are more likely to purchase a newspaper if it contains something that may effect them.