News Stories:

Justice minister Malik steps down (source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8051091.stm)

Summary: labour Mp Shahid Malik has stepped down as Justice Minister because of the claims that the daily telegraph has reported about his expenses. Mr Malik is protesting that he has followed all the rules. An investigation has been launched, Gordon brown has asked Sir Philip to investigate as quickly as possible. Browns spokesman has said that Mr Malik position will not be filled while this investigation is going on and if he is cleared he will return to office.

This is a political news story, This is the latest news about the on going news story of the MP’s Expenses.
This latest story was reported today (15th may 2009).
This story is news worthy because it informs the public on the latest news on how MP’s are using the publics tax’s.
The institutions agenda is to inform the public of the way that the MP’s use there allowances for there own use, I agree with the institution and think that the public should no how the MP’s are spending our taxes.
The story is not purposely biased they have tried to report the story as unbiased as possible, but with this latest story they are finding people to blame and Shahid Malik is the first victim.
The information for this story has been collected through news agency and eyewitnesses statements. I say eyewitnesses statements because MP’s have commented on this story through spokes people.
There is a short video with the news story, Its a video of Mr Malik defending himself however it just seems like he is covering his arse rather then saying sorry for his mistakes.
There is two social groups involved Mr Malik and The prime minister saying that he wants to clear this up as soon as possible so everything can return back to normal. They are both represented as fair although the news video is seen to be a little negative.
There is no interaction between the institution and the audience.
All the sites that i have looked at features the story.

Jessie James: Do You Know Who Killed Teen? (Source: http://news.sky.com)

Summary: Police are appealing to the public for any witnesses for a four year old case. Jesse James was 15 when he was shot back in 2006 and the reason for this news story today is that today would be his 18th birthday and instead of celebrating this day, the family are grieving because his killer has still not been found despite effects of the police.

This is a crime story. This is a follow up story from a previous news story from a few years ago.
This story is reported on the 15th may (today) because it would have been the victims 18th birthday.
This is a news worthy story because the murder is still out there and could kill again but its not a vital news story.
The agenda is to try and get the public to come forward if they no anything about this case because the police have hit a dead end and are urging people to come forward with information.
This story is biased because they are appealing to catch the victims killer, so the story is making the public sympathetic to the victim and there family.
The information was gathered from old news reports and police and family statements.
The are two images of the victim one with the main headline and a poster that says ”Can you live with it?…..I can’t” which is there way of making the public feel guilty if they no anything about his death.
There is sympathetic biased towards the family and a sense of begging to the public to take notice.
There is are phone numbers that the public can call to contact the police with any information they have.
Sky news is the only site that features this story that i can find

Man jailed for ‘barbaric’ murder (Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8051257.stm)

Summary: A Brazilian man has been jailed for 21 years after stabbing a 17 year old girl to death and then dismembering her body and throwing it into a river.

This is a crime story. This is a new development because it reports on the case developments after the trail.
The story was reported today but it has been a long standing story for a year.
This is a news worthy story because it brings notice to young girls traveling abroad with devastating consequences.
The agenda is to make more people aware that there are damagers abroad and it could happen to anyone.
It is biased in the view that this drugged up man is evil for killing a child.
This info has been gathered through police reports and news agency.
There is a picture of the young girl, it looks like a typical social networking site photo that adds more impact to the viewers.
There is no no social groups featured.
There is no interaction from the public.
No i can only find this story on the BBC News website.