Sky News Report On 2011 Riots

1) Whose perspective have Sky News used to present the story? (Clue: it’s in the opening line)
The Sky News have used the perspective of the police. This shows that the news are on the police' side and not the protesters, this might be because the protesters have turned dangerous and violent.2) How are the police represented in this coverage?
The police are presented in a way as if they are the ones who have not done anything and the protesters are shown to be doing the damage but there is no video footage of the peaceful side of the protest.3) How are young people represented in this coverage?
Young people in this video footage are shown to be violent and that they are greedy thieves. This might affect the reputation of younger people as they might begin to be pushed away by society.4) What images and videos are selected by Sky News to accompany the story?
The images and videos in this footage are businesses and other things set a light and burning down in flames and this gives the viewers a negative thing to think about young people.5) What choice of words is used to present this news event?
'Young', 'Riots' those are only a couple of the words that they describe this footage as and this has a negative thing to think about 'young' people as they are the main ones in this riot. The word riot shows that the peaceful protest has know got out of hand.6) What aspect of the story is chosen as the most important detail and included at the very beginning of the report?
The main aspects that have been chosen for the footage are the businesses burnt down and the bus on fire.
7) How is narrative used to engage the audience with this news story?
The narrative engages the audience by hinting on what happens later in the TV News program and that causes you to keep watching until the end to see what happens.8) How can we apply Todorov’s equilibrium theory to this coverage?

9) What examples of Propp’s character types can we find in this coverage? Are there heroes and villains?

10) How might citizen journalism have been used to provide a different angle on this story?

News Values

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Closeness



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Case Study 4 News Round

BBC Newsround: Case Study

1) https://youtu.be/BP0Z6fF-vpw
    https://youtube/ypPaSre9M3c

2) News-round use's the key conventions of TV news use's key conventions .In the beginning there is a graphics shot of the world spinning this shows the show is presenting International news   the graphics make the program look modern too. Newsround use's music in the intro Newsround this music is like an identity for the show so when the target audience hear it they recognise its Newsround.

3) The presenters of the show are Ricky Boleto , Leah Boleto ,Martin Dougan ,Hayley Hasall ,Jenny Lawrence

.They have a variety of presenters because otherwise if they had the same presenters it would become boring for the target audience and they would loose viewers. Also children have a short attention span so they like change.

4) No, these are all the presenters of the news programme however these presenters present the news on various different days and sometimes if there is a big story the presenters go to where it's taking place furthermore they might interview the public.

5) The studio looks modern it has a combination of graphics in the background on the walls and the studio has chairs in it. In the background the graphics are constantly moving this is use of technology in the program.The main colours in the studio are purple and blue.The studio makes use of modern technology by having video footage in the background this is seen this allows the target audience to visualise the story. 

6) In the opening sequence of Newsround there are moving graphics and the theme tune.The graphics fit the show as it gets changed otherwise the intro will become out of date and it won't be as good.The opening sequence fits the key conventions of TV news as it use's all of them. The opening sequence looks professional.

7) Typically Newsround present the story in a way that young children can understand it they use language the children can understand.They have footage of the story and the presenters commentary over it so that the target audience can understand what's happening.The provide images too so that you don't have to visualise what is happening. For some stories they have the reporters on scene they interview people this isn't done in great depth. The show use's graphics to dumb-down certain stories so the audience can understand what's happening. 

8) The show is aimed at children aged 6-12 the stories and language used reflect this in the show. The show pick stories which appeal to younger children so they are appropriate and the children are interested. 

9) The target audience can get involved with the show via the internet where they can comment on certain stories the comments are picked out then read out on the show. In the show young people do feature if there is story effecting young people they will go ask them questions for example in the video where there is a story about the layout of classrooms the presenters went to a school in Salford to interview school children about the layout of classrooms at school.

Case Study 3 General Election 2015

WHAT I'VE LEARNED

1. The angle of a news story is the perspective or point of view. The angle is also how the news story has been presented.

2. Tabloid news stories are stories such as: sex scandals, sports etc. On the other hand, broadsheet news stories are more serious like the 700-900 immigrants that were killed on their most dangerous journey in a little ship over the Medditeranean Ocean to escape from the conflicts that are happening in Syria etc.

3. Sky News.

4. Channel 4 News.

5. The international news is when the news story is abroad for example the immigrants going over the Mediterranean Ocean. The national news is news that is in the UK an example of this would be the general election for 2015. Regional news are stories which are concentrated on a part of a country like West London. Local news would be an incident that happened in a local area for example a stabbing in West London.

BBC NEWS COVERAGE

1. In my opinion, it is national news as the parties of the government a which are faced 'tough questions' from their audience talk mostly about things that are happening and going to happen in the United Kingdom. For example Ed Miliband talks about schools that are being built all over the UK.

2. The news story angle is the different party leaders arguing about things such as the ISIS and whether a nuclear weapon should be used to stop the attacks. They all have different points of view on who is a better party leader and who will succeed as the leader of our country.

3. The BBC News covers the news in a broadsheet style as their stories are designed for a more mature audience than some other news programs. They talk a lot about people that are in the government  and party leaders. A younger audience wouldn't be as interested in politics as their parents e.t.c.

4. In my opinion, an older audience would be more suitable for the BBC News as they discuss serious stories and they talk mostly about politics. Younger people are not really interested in the politics however some children may be interested in what is happening around the world and what things might happen and affect them.

SKY NEWS COVERAGE

1&2. National as the angle of the story is based on the English government and what the new leader that is going to be voted for is going to do.

3. Sky News presents its news on TV as a tabloid as there are lots of graphics and they present their news in a jokey way so that it also suits for a younger audience as well as an older audience.

Case Study 2 BBC News

Basic details

What do the letters BBC stand for?
British Broadcasting Corporation.

How is the BBC funded?
A conundrum in public service broadcasting is how to ensure that a publicly-funded broadcaster can remain independent from political control. The licence fee is a necessary, if not sufficient, part of the solution. It ensures that it is the British people who pay for the BBC, not the government.
What is the BBC's famous mission statement? (Clue: it's three words)
Inform, educate and entertain.

What is BBC1's programme remit?
To be the BBC's most popular channel and to attract high viewing figures.

How does the BBC News at Six fit into BBC1's remit?

Presenters

Who are the presenters of BBC News at Six?
Fiona Bruce, Sophie Raworth, George Alagiah.

What are the presenters wearing? What does this communicate to the audience?
The presenters are usually dressed formally. The females either wear dresses or shirts with skirts and the males wear suits.

Why might a TV News programme use a variety of presenters?
It may use a variety of presenters to attract and more varied audience.

How are other reporters or presenters used in the TV news programme?
They are used as helpers and the people that give you the main information.

Is there a balance between male and female presenters? What about race/ethnicity? What effect might these aspects have on an audience?
There is a slight imbalance between the presenters as there are two females and only one male, however the two females British and the male is Tamil which can indicate a diverse range of people, yet some people may argue that it is more British based.

Opening sequence
Analyse the opening 2 minutes of the programme.

What is the very first shot?
The very first shot is of the presenter introducing one of the main stories.

How does the opening sequence use graphics or images to grab the attention of the audience?
As the presenter is talking about Tesco's loss of money, they include graphics to grab the audiences attention.

How is music used in the opening sequence?
The music is quite serious and can indicate that it is the start of important information.

How are news stories introduced in the opening two minutes? Is there just one story or are the audience told what will be coming up later?
There are 6 news stories presented briefly in the opening sequence. The audience is told what will be coming up and in what order so if they only want to watch the sport, they can only watch the last minutes of the programme.

Studio mise-en-scene

What aspects of the studio can be seen by the audience?
The audience can see the computers behind the studio, chairs, tables, screen and cameras.

Are the presenters standing or behind desks? Why do you think this is?
The presenter is first sitting behind a desk then is standing next to the screen.

Are journalists or technology visible? What might these things suggest to the audience?
There are no journalists visible, and the only technology visible are the cameras and the big screen.

How does the studio use colour?
The studio uses the colour red for their audience to recognise that if the news is on TV, they know it is BBC News at Six.

How news stories are presented

How does the news programme typically present a story?
The news programme presents their stories in a serious way. They don't have personal opinions and they don't have only one point of the story.

What difference techniques does the programme use to present the news? (E.g. presenter to camera, reporter on location, interviews, graphics, images, video etc.)
The programme uses presenter to camera, reporter on location, interviews, graphics and videos.

What types of news does the TV News programme typically cover? Give five examples (e.g. politics, international, sport etc.)
It covers all types of stories however it is a British based story programme therefore they don't cover as much international stories.

Give two real examples of how news stories are presented to keep the interest of the audience.
The use of graphics and the use of reporters on the actual location. 

Running order

Watch the first 15 minutes of the programme – as recent as you can find.

What is the top story?
The top story is Nepal Earthquake and trying to find survivors.

How long does the top story last for?
1:50-10:01 (8:51 minutes) 

What are the other stories the programme does or will cover? List them in the order they are presented in (the ‘running order’). 
A male nurse sentenced to 18 years in prison for filming himself abusing and spying conscious  unconscious female patients, enquiry  2 children died in Yorkshire from carbon monoxide poisoning (8years ago), legal HIV self test on sale, labour stamp duty pledge for first time buyers, election 2015.
How long is each story shown for?
More or less 5 minutes. 
Why do you think each story was shown for the time it was?
So you can get a good insight in each of the stories. 


Audience

What is the target audience for this BBC News at Six? Research online – you should be able to find plenty of suggestions to the target audience if not the official target audience of the programme.

The target audience varies from the age of 16 to 35.

What are the viewing figures for BBC News at Six?

4 Million views on average.

Why might someone choose to watch this TV news programme over others?
Some people may argue that it gives more information than other news programmes.

Is there an opportunity for the audience to get involved in the programme or comment?
Yes, BBC have a twitter account where the audience can interact with the live programme and give their opinions about certain stories.

What audience pleasures (Uses and Gratifications theory – Blumler and Katz) does the programme offer?
I don't know. 


Institution

What other news programmes and services does the BBC offer in addition to the BBC News at Six?

• BBC One
• BBC Two
• BBC Three
• BBC Four
• CBBC
• CBeebies
• BBC News Channel
• BBC Parliament
• BBC ALBA
• BBC World News
• S4C

What role does OFCOM have in making sure TV News is fair and accurate?
Ofcom regulates the content of the news to make sure that the stories are not from one point of view and that there aren't any personal opinions or comments.

The BBC has been accused of 'dumbing down' the News at Six. What does this mean? Do you agree with the accusation that the news is 'dumbed down'?
This means that they break everything down into smaller and easier to understand pieces. I disagree with that as many of the things they talk about I do not understand or find hard to understand however, many people would argue that they do dumb down many things.


TV News and New/Digital Media

Does the TV News programme have a dedicated website?
Yes it does. 
What does the website offer viewers?
You can find all the information you need if u missed it on TV or if you don't like watching the news on TV.

Does the TV News programme have a Twitter feed?
Yes it does. 
How does the Twitter feed promote the programme?
The audience can interact with the live programme and also give their own opinions and comments about the stories. 
Is there an opportunity for the audience to get involved in the programme or submit news stories?
I don't think so. 

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.

Taken Trailer Analysis

The trailer for Taken uses a couple of different movie industry techniques. As we look at Propp's theory you can tell straight away that the protagonist is Liam Neeson also known by the name Brian Mills. Brian Mill, who is a middle classed white man on a mission to save his daughter which has been captured by Arabs trying to sell girls on there yacht.