"Elements of news"

1.) Proximity: http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/weather/entries/2011/04/04/parts_of_centra_3.html

2.) Prominence: http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/politics/main250.shtml

3.) Timeliness: http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/texas/2-from-ut-in-top-3-for-higher-ed-pay

4.) Oddity: http://austin.ynn.com/content/top_stories/277572/sufferers-of-enigmatic-disease-still-searching-for-answers
5.) Consequence: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/04/japan.nuclear.reactors/index.html?hpt=T2

6.) Conflict: http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/04/03/north.carolina.lacrosse.accuser/index.html
7.) Human Interest: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/04/04/france.jet.wreckage/index.html?hpt=T2