Elements of News

• PROXIMITY: http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/2011/03/29/power_outage_in_south_austin_i_1.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_blotter
• PROMINENCE:  http://www.tmz.com/person/octomom/
• TIMESLINES:  http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/2012/04/30/capital_metro_train_involved_i.html
• ODDITY:  http://www.technolog.msnbc.msn.com/technology/technolog/boy-11-urinates-36k-worth-apple-macbooks-744098
• CONSEQUENCE:  http://www.statesman.com/news/nation/obama-campaign-confronts-new-voter-identification-laws-2331839.html
• CONFLICT:  http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2012/04/30/judge_grants_planned_parenthoo.html
• HUMAN INTEREST:  http://whatsnext.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/30/meet-the-huggable-semi-robotic-and-semi-creepy-pillow-phone/?hpt=hp_t2