Timelines is important to the news because it has to do with how current the news is. Nobody wants to read news thats old because you dont always get the most accurate details.

Proximity can be important depending on wether its international or national. If its national news how close the event is to the site of publication is important because people want to know whats going on in their local area more than whats happening 1000 miles away. If it international how close the event is to the site of publication is not important at all unless you have reporters on site to cover breaking news

Prominence can or cannot be important to news. It refers to how well known the subject of the report is to the public. Obviously, People would want to know what the president is up to, but something like a new music artists that arent as popular now, are worth getting to know about can be helpful to know to.

Consequence refers to how important the event in quetion is to the public. Sometimes a report will be more valuable if it is more important.

Human Interest is an important aspect in the news because it refers to how much emotion the story makes the reader feel. This can be hard to do when you're doing a report on stock brokers ,but more when its a story about a devestating hurricane.

Conflict is "the element of news that involves tension, suprise, and suspense"