The news story I read was on Yahoo!. The story is about gang violence in schools throughout Thailand. 900 incidences have been reported in the first half of this year. It states that it has not been brought to media attention until recently when a 9-year-old boy was killed by stray bullets on a public bus. A lot of the violence not only occurs in school but also on public buses or in malls where many students hang out. The kids tell about the scars they have from either being shot or stabbed during a fight. Many if not most of the fights are between rival vocational schools in Thailand.
This story is newsworthy because of the amount of violence that goes on in these high schools. This is the first time I have ever heard of this happening, but like they said in the article it hasn't received much media attention until now. Over 900 reports in half a year is a lot of violence that is hopefully trying to be stopped. In the article they state that the leaders and influential figures in these gangs gather for a type of retreat in order to make peace and set an example for the future in Thailand.
This story can be localized by comparing it to the gang violence in some city's in the bay area. Gang violence is often reported by the media and this could be an example of how bad it can get if its not kept under control.
The news values I find relevant to this news story are conflict, human interest and Impact or signigicance.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100921/ap_on_re_as/as_thailand_gang_wars
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