To ensure that stories which are publicised are worthy for the news and interesting to read for the target audience is vital for the readership to grow and to have a steady or even increasing income.
Factors which all journalists need to take into consideration for a interesting newspaper to be produced is; the timing, significance, where the news is (proximity), who is involved, negativity and last of all an appeal to emotion, this is news and information which has been chosen which will cause readership to share a common belief or understanding for a piece of information.
The timing for a newspaper is also important to take into consideration as news about places, people and time need to be published around the time the even occurs. Audience like to have an understanding about what is going to so they feel that they are keeping on topic of current affairs.
Significance should also be included. Is the stories relevant to the readership and there surroundings and common shared beliefs and ideologies. For example, information about the Scottish government should not be included as most people from local (Portsmouth) would not find this interesting as it does not effect them in any way and they can not share the news as a common interest.
Proximity, where the stories are from. Local stories for example 'flats on fire in Portsmouth' will be more beneficial to the readers in comparison to 'flats on fire in Manchester'. You have to ensure that the news published in you newspaper effects/interests people in the same area where the newspaper will be sold.
Who is involved in the stories is also a factor of a good magazine as it will gain more or less interest for the reader.
Such news about local people in 'car accidents' or 'family problems' do occasionally make the news, but this is most likely to be about drastic information which all others can share, talk about and creates a common interest.
But, information about local famous people in the area or even big companies is most likely going to be perceived as exciting and interesting for the readership.
Negativity, although it doesn't really fill people with hope, enjoyment and happiness it does create more of an interesting read over positive news. Political upheaval or simply even extreme bad weather conditions are all negative but creates a high readership!
Last of all, and most probably most important in my opinion is appeal to emotion or emotion. This is a common human interest which will effect most or all of the local citizens of your area, in this case 'Portsmouth'. For example, ' Spinnaker tower falls and kills hundreds' very drastic, but this appeal to emotion is linked to all of Portsmouth and even further! all readers will commemorate the deaths or local people and also all share an emotion which will be accept for all. This is a dominant ideological news story for the audience to all agree and find interesting. Human interest, is there for all people to read about other people. Such as, 'Gang attacks shop keeper' or 'school girl fights littering' - All these information people share in either negative or positive information.
You have to ensure that the news has been made personal to the story for the human interest to be there.
News also have bias information, where they are essentially trying to persuade the audience to believe or agree to something. A good example of this would be in relation to the government and a political party, may be more associated with bigger tabloid newspapers instead of local newspapers for example, 'The Sun' but it is still very dominant in local news.
This can be shown in 'The News' where bias is shown for Portsmouth football club or even other news like against thieves or drugs, these are all stories which are either really put down and made out to be terrible or made out to be great and that all should do it.
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