Case Study 1 Channel 4 News

Basic Details:

-7PM Mon-Fri
-2nd November 1982
-Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA)

Presenters:

-Jon Snow
-Cathy Newman
-Krishnan Guru Murphy

-Jon Snow normally wears a formal suit which makes him look professional but then he wears his iconic colourful tie.

-Because if you watch the same presenter over and over you will get bored that's why Channel 4 news use a variety of presenters to keep it entertaining.

- The TV presenters are told to go the location of the incident and then they talk about it and then Jon Snow who is at the studio is analysing and talking about what has happened to the people that are watching the news programme.

-There isn't sexism as there are 2 male presenters and there is 1 female presenter. There also is not any racism in the Channel 4 News program as there is a mix of ethnicities. Jon Snow, Cathy Newman and Krishnan Guru Murphy are the names of the presenters of Channel 4 News and Jon Snow, Cathy Newman are white and Krishnan Murphy is Asian.

Opening Sequence

-The very first shot of the Channel 4 News program is their logo which is a big 4 with the main colour of their studio which is purple.

-In the Channel 4 News program the graphics are used very well as in the first few shots of the opening sequence you can see boxes with still images swooping down fast and then coming to life and slowing down as they reach the centre of the screen.

-The music in the opening sequence is the same like any other music video it has a catchy tune and then when the images swoop down the beat changes and then when each video swoops by you can hear the beat.

-You can see that in the first of the 2 minutes 6 stories have been mentioned and that tells us the stories that will be discussed and talked about later on in the news.

Studio Mis-En-Scene

-The viewers of the Channel 4 News can see: The Desk, Presenter, Screens, Cameras Above and The Glass On The Side.

-The presenter is standing up and most of the time leaning ont the edge of the desk. I think that the presenters of Channel 4 News do this and not sit behind the desk as they want to be different and unique and not the same as the rest of the news programs.

-The studio of the Channel 4 News uses a vibrant purple colour very well as the studio's glass wall which we can see whilst the news are being discussed is grey window and then there's the Channel 4 News logo on the wall amidst the greyness of the window.

Running Order

-The most recent story is about a man being held in a room and mistaken for a woman

-The first story lasts for about 1:24

-Channel 4 news also covered: international stories, news about deaths ("M4 Disaster" and news about the politician), and happier news stories (the Nigerian family being reunited)

-Most of the news stories covered lasted 10-20 seconds, with the exception of the main/top story

-Each story may have been covered for the certain amount of time because of its importance.

Audience:

-The target audience is from 18-65 as there are some shows, for example documentaries, which the elderly may watch.

  

-Some people may choose to watch this News programme as it covers a wide range of news stories.

  

-The audience can interact with the programme by using hash tags on twitter to comment about the news stories. The audience can also do this by going to the Facebook fan page and comment about the show there.

-The audience may be pleased by the shows broadcasts as it may talk about the country/area which they're from.

Institution:

-Channel 4
   
-Channel 4 does not produce any other type of news broadcast.

-The broadcast fits the channel as it talks about news stories which they show as TV shows, an example is documentaries.

-Ofcom makes sure that the news shows are not bias and are presents accurately. 

TV News and new/digit

-The most recent story is about a man being held in a room and mistaken for a woman

-The first story lasts for about 1:25

-Channel 4 news also covered: international stories, news about deaths ("M4 Disaster" and news about the politician), and happier news stories (the Nigerian family being reunited.

-Most of the news stories covered lasted 10-20 seconds, with the exception of the main/top story

-Each story may have been covered for the certain amount of time because of its importance. 

TV News and new/digital media     

-The website offers catch up with the broadcast so you can watch it online. It also offers you to meet the news anchors. Finally, it offers news which they cover, "UK News," etc.

-The twitter account for Channel 4 news is @Channel4Newscc                                                      It promotes the news channel as it promotes the YouTube channel for the news broadcast.

All media:

-The broadcast does have a dedicated website.The website offers catch up with the broadcast so you can watch it online. It also offers you to meet the news anchors. Finally, it offers news which they cover, "UK News," etc.
   
-The twitter account for Channel 4 news is @Channel4News.   

-It promotes the news channel as it promotes the YouTube channel for the news broadcast.