The book addresses the question of how the publication chances of an event are influenced by the current news situation and the temporal production conditions, alongside its news value. The theoretical framework for this is provided by the DTA in conjunction with the news value theory. To answer this question, an input-output analysis is conducted, comparing material from news agencies with the reporting of two regional daily newspapers. The results show a high significance of news value in relation to temporal influences and indicate a competition-related threshold.