... news they want to be interested and entertained. The papers do this very cleverly. The news is developed, altered, changed and bits are added to it to make it more entertaining. Firstly the news is gathered, a stories 'newsworthiness' often depends upon how easily the story can be obtained. If there is no primary definer then the story will probably not be investigated. News agencies are often used as primary definers these are the people who are associated with world news. They are the ones that angle the way an event should be perceived. When the news has been gathered it needs to be selected. At this point a number of things can happen to the story, they can change it significantly or just simply throw it out. Sub - editors will often change a story to fit it into a space. This shows that even at this stage the news ...

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