Immediacy-The event has occurred in the past few days and is
still ongoing.
Familiarity-The story is very representative of the people, as it affected most people in America and it is a national scandal.
Amplitude-The event was very serious as it involved international espionage and government campaigns to spy on a large amount of its citizens.
Frequency-A major scandal such as this, involving government secrets, rarely happens on such a large scale.
Predictable-The event came totally out of the blue, it was incredibly unpredictable.
Surprise-The event came as a surprise to everybody.
Continuity-The story is still ongoing.
Elite nations and people-The story is directly linked to the US government.
Personalisation-People sympathise with the ‘protagonist’ of this story, Edward Snowden, who is currently hiding from political persecution in Russia.
Conflict-The story is the key between a four way conflict, between the US government, the US people, the international community and Edward Snowden.
Negativity-The event is negative as it includes illegal spying on people in the US and the political persecution of Edward Snowden.
Balance-The story is well balanced.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/16/judge-nsa-surveillance-fourth-amendment/4041995/
Familiarity-The story is very representative of the people, as it affected most people in America and it is a national scandal.
Amplitude-The event was very serious as it involved international espionage and government campaigns to spy on a large amount of its citizens.
Frequency-A major scandal such as this, involving government secrets, rarely happens on such a large scale.
Predictable-The event came totally out of the blue, it was incredibly unpredictable.
Surprise-The event came as a surprise to everybody.
Continuity-The story is still ongoing.
Elite nations and people-The story is directly linked to the US government.
Personalisation-People sympathise with the ‘protagonist’ of this story, Edward Snowden, who is currently hiding from political persecution in Russia.
Conflict-The story is the key between a four way conflict, between the US government, the US people, the international community and Edward Snowden.
Negativity-The event is negative as it includes illegal spying on people in the US and the political persecution of Edward Snowden.
Balance-The story is well balanced.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/16/judge-nsa-surveillance-fourth-amendment/4041995/
