Breaking law, even US journalists must consider this (4,5)

I believe the answer is:

news value

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'journalists must consider this' is the definition.
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'breaking law even us' is the wordplay.
'breaking' indicates an anagram.
'law'+'even'+'us'='lawevenus'
'lawevenus' anagrammed gives 'NEWS VALUE'.

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