Факторът „елитност“ и подборът на международни новини в Би Би Си
The „elitism“ factor and the BBC‘s selection of international news

Author(s): Desislava Sotirova
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies, Theory of Communication
Published by: Факултет по журналистика и масова комуникация, Софийски университет „Св. Кл. Охридски”
Keywords: international news; elite state; news values; the journalism of exception; news selection
Summary/Abstract: The report explores how does the concept of the so-called “elite states”, by which the states are examined by measurable values that define their degree of strength in the international relations, affect the selection of the international news from the BBC. According to some academic studies1 this concept is one of the main factors when reporting international news. Because of their “elite” status the news about such countries dominates in the international news flow. This leads to uneven media attention to some countries at the expense of others. In order to analyze if the same conclusion would be also valid for the BBC, the paper aims to answer the question what are the news values of the international editors when selecting international news. The BBC is a global media with global audience which “covers the big stories”2. Questionnaires with five questions were sent to journalists working for the media. Their answers may be used as a landmark what are the main values among journalists to consider when picking a story.

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