Elements of News

• Proximity: http://www.statesman.com/news/local/central-texas-digest-officer-struck-by-suspects-car-1372412.html

• Prominence: http://www.npr.org/2011/04/04/135106598/obama-announces-re-election-bid-for-2012

• Timeliness: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_france_crash;_ylt=At.IuEVIJfWBRBvbra9jI2Ws0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNqcmFwdTI1BGFzc2V0A25tLzIwMTEwNDA0L3VzX2ZyYW5jZV9jcmFzaARjY29kZQNtb3N0cG9wdWxhcgRjcG9zAzUEcG9zAzIEcHQDaG9tZV9jb2tlBHNlYwN5bl9oZWFkbGluZV9saXN0BHNsawNmcmFuY2VzYXlzZmk-

• Oddity: http://www.kxan.com/dpp/entertainment/pianos-take-over-downtown-austin

• Consequence:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/04/guns-on-campus_n_844261.html

• Conflict: http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/04/03/north.carolina.lacrosse.accuser/index.html

• Human interest:http://healthland.time.com/2011/02/24/major-triggers-of-heart-attack-alcohol-coffee-%E2%80%94-and-sitting-in-traffic/