News Values

1. Timeless -  Police Chief's brother dead; brothers girlfriend flees
Brother of chief Cleveland's police died in a shooting at the hands of his girlfriend. Later that day woman, Dana L. Johnson took a gun to her head and fired once, went to the hospital but passed away.

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2. Proximity - Texas fires coach Barnes after 17 years:
The basketball coach Rick Barnes was let go from the Texas basketball team. The 60 year old Barnes shaped Texas into a national basketball power with three Big 12 Championship and 16 NCAA Tournament appearances ini 17 years. Barnes' 17 year tenure was the longest in the Big 12. He's 604-314 in 28 seasons overall and won 402 games at Texas

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3. Prominence - Mom gets 20 years to life for poisoning son with salt
Lacey Spears, was trailed for killing her own son. Spears has Munchausen syndrome, which is where those who are affected in feign illness to draw attention, sympathy, or reassurance to themselves. This syndrome is also known as hospital addiction syndrome. Spears melted out a lethal dose of salt to her son Garnett through a feeding tube killing him. For her actions she carries a minimum penalty of 15 years to life in prison, and a maximum of 25 years to life.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/04/08/lacey-spears-to-be-sentenced-today-in-sons-death/25446521/

4. Impact - Mom accused of beheading baby hellish childhood: Watkins (mother) said that she heard demonic voices. But mother had had a pretty bad childhood as a kid. Being born from a mentally ill mother, she spent in conditions that were not made for children. Mostly being left in care of strangers, no food or shelter, verbally abused and neglected, but while having a mother who was into alcohol and drugs.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/03/25/mom-baby-beheading-childhood/70423154/

5. Conflict - Stop Cyber fights before they get bloody
Fourteen year old Kierr'onna was shot and killed last month in Alabama. The fight that led to her killing  started on the Internet. There were to "crews" that  Kierr'onna and a Brooklyn gang have been threatening one another on Facebook for months. Fights have led from street corners and in school hallways, to a larger audience on the internet. Its been said that in 2011, 15% of teens were reported being targeted online. And last year, the number increased to 65 %. " There's kids dying over this stuff everyday," Kevin'O Connor

http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2015/04/05/youth-internet-interventions-bullying-social-media-fights-column/70563612/

6. Human Interest - Gisele Bundchen retires from the runway
Supermodel Gisele Bundchen retires after 20 years from the runway. Since the age of 14, "I am grateful that at 14, I was given the opportunity to start this journey. Today after 20 years in the industry, it i s a privilege to be doing my last fashion show by choice and yet still be working in other facets of the business."

7. Novelty - Mother of children bodies in freezer: Mitchelle Blair, mother of two said she found both of her children boy, 11 and girl, 15. Man said the bodies have been there for "some time", more like more than a year. Some neighbors said they haven't seen the children for as long as a year. Mother of two says that they usual come out during the summertime, but i guess just never came out this time.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/03/25/detroit-bodies-found-freezer/70419644/






















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