Partner: Marsha

1. A press release from Singapore Airlines

Yes, this story is newsworthy as it fulfils 4 of news values, timeliness, proximity, eminence and prominence as well as human interest. It has proximity as Singapore Airlines is a Singaporean company. It has eminence and prominence as it is a renowned company and it has human interest as people may be interested in their new service and how it cuts down the travel time of long-route flights. I think this story is one that people who travel frequently to other countries for a business trip, for example, will be more interested in rather than citizens who do not travel often or at all as they will be unaffected by this new service.

For this story, I would prioritise the Who as Singapore Airlines is a Singapore-based company, so people would want to know about the company’s new developments, as well as What which is that they are launching the world’s first Airbus A350-900ULR. The Airbus will enter service on 11 October 2018 (When), it will operate from Singapore and New York (Where) to provide more convenience for passengers of long-range flights as the travel time will be decreased. ( Why). This will happen due to Singapore Airlines’ partnership with Airbus. (How)

My angle for this article would be Singapore Airlines to launch its first non-stop travel Airbus. I would ask an employee of Singapore airlines for the price of a flight and its features to compare it with other airbusses to see what is unique about it.

2. The executive summary from the Select Committee on Deliberate Falsehoods

I think that this story is newsworthy as it fulfils 3 news values proximity, consequence and impact as well as human interest. This story has proximity as the incident as well as the committee combating it is based in Singapore. It has consequence and impact as the online falsehoods can affects the community, therefore it is a risk. It also has human interest as many people use the internet making them more susceptible to the threat. I think that this is a story that people need to read as in a time where everyone uses social media and the internet, we must be aware of the dangers surrounding it.

For this story, I would prioritise the What, which is the committee informing people of examples, impacts, and how to deal with these online falsehoods, as well as Why, as they want to help stop this threat. The Singapore government’s select committee (Who and Where) released guidelines on how to combat these online falsehoods (How). There was no date given in this executive summary (When).

My angle for this story is ‘Comittee raises awareness of threat of online falsehoods’ I would ask committe members for the number of such online falsehoods occurring ss well as conduct a survey with citizens and ask how often and how many online falsehoods they encounter.

3. A speech from Minister One Ye Kung

I think this story is newsworthy as fulfils 3 news values, timeliness, proximity and eminence and prominence. It has proximity as this speech occurred in Singapore and eminence and prominence as the person who gave the speech is a minister and is an important figure in Singapore. I think that this is a story that people need to read as it talks about developing Singapore’s education which will affect all current and future students of Singapore.

I would prioritise the Who, as he is a minister, which is a high position in Singapore, the What, which is telling other world leaders about Singapore’s achivements in education as well as how we will further improve. This speech took place on September 26 2018 (When) at the Times Higher Education World Academic Summit which took place at the National University of Singapore (Where). This development will allow students to gain more knowledge and experiences (Why) through various opportunities like overseas exchanges, community and social work, internships and working on research projects (How).

My angle for this story would be ‘Universities in Singapore to focus more on hollistic development’. I would ask citizens what they think of the government focusing more on holistic development in universities as well as how will this benefit the future generations of Singaporeans.