The values that inform Ciaran_s approach to deciding what work to undertake
come from years of working in news rooms. The commissions he seeks (and accepts)
are ultimately sanctioned and decided higher up the editorial chain, and his work (both
interactive and non-interactive) is a product of this decision-making process. Similarly,
Michael Agar_s news values stem from his experiences of pitching ideas to news editors.
His is a utilitarian approach: _I can_t understand why people would spend time cleaning
and processing data if there were no story in it_ (Michael Agar, interview by author,
digital recording, London, 20 August 2012). Bella also comes from a traditional