This article centres on John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown, two Mancunians who were the first people to fly the Atlantic non-stop, yet are largely neglected as a subject of acclaim or study and even the centenary of their historic flight from Newfoundland to Ireland went by virtually uncelebrated in Britain in 2019. Alcock died six months after their ground-breaking flight and Brown, an understated character, was not comfortable with fame, but their circumstances and disposition do not explain why they have been forgotten. This article will try to explain why by examining the coverage of three newspapers, one provincial and two national, through the lens of news values.

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“可悲地忘记了”？报纸报道了第一批直飞大西洋的人，阿尔科克和布朗

本文以约翰·阿尔科克 (John Alcock) 和亚瑟·惠顿·布朗 (Arthur Whitten Brown) 为中心，这两位曼彻斯特人是第一个直飞大西洋的人，但在很大程度上被忽视为赞誉或研究的主题，甚至他们从纽芬兰飞往爱尔兰的历史性飞行一百周年也过去了2019 年在英国几乎没有庆祝。阿尔科克在他们开创性的飞行六个月后去世，而低调的布朗对名声并不满意，但他们的处境和性格并不能解释为什么他们会被遗忘。本文将尝试通过新闻价值的视角，通过考察一份省级和两份全国性的三份报纸的报道来解释原因。