| 6 |
(Absolute top story) News that clearly dominate an entire news day. A Flash will have newsvalue 6, but not necessarily the follow up stories after a Flash. |
| 5 |
(Top story) News percieved to have broad reader interest nationally at the time of publication. |
| 4 |
(Head story) News percieved to be the best story in a given category at the time of publication, for example the best economics story, or the best foreign news story. |
| 3 |
(Regular story) A standard newsworthy story important to stay abreast of the broader news development. Usually in shorter format. |
| 2 |
Notations, basic rewrites, accidents and crime of regional and/or local siginficance |
| 1 |
Editorial information not for publication, service material, some specialty content outside of pure news delivery. |
