Planning a TV news running order

1) Name the TV news programme you created a running order for in this morning's lesson.
    BBC3 60 second news
2) List the five stories you chose and explain why you chose each one.
   Top story- Buckingham palace  has announced prince Harrys engagement.
   Second story- David Cameron will be visiting president Obama.
   Third story- lady Gaga has been spotted jogging in Hyde park.
   Fourth story- A tweetby Miley Cyrus telling a fan to  'get a life' has started a 'Twitter storm'.
   Fifth story- Two prisoners convicted of armed robbery have escaped from Wormwood scrubs prison in West                          London.
3) Use the Uses and Gratifications theory to explain why ONE of the stories appeals to the target audience for       that programme.
    The story about the 2 prisoners convicted of armed robbery escaping would have the category of surveillance     because all tv news is about informing the public and that is what they are doing here.

4) Now choose one of the other TV news programmes we have focused on and choose a five-story running order for that programme. The four TV news progammes are:

• Channel 4 News
• BBC News at Six
• BBC3 60 Second News
• BBC Newsround

   
     Im going to make a running order for BBC Newsround:
     1)lady Gaga is in London and has been spotted jogging in Hyde Park.
     2)Cheryl Cole has announced she in pregnant.
     3)David Cameron's office has been announced he will be visiting Washington next week to meet
        President Obama.
     4)A tweet by Miley Cyrus telling a fan to 'get a life' has started a 'Twitter storm'
     5) A new series of BBC drama Sherlock achieved record viewing figures last night.
     
   

     The available stories are:

• A tweet by Miley Cyrus telling a fan to ‘get a life’ has started a ‘Twitter storm’.
• Israel has shelled a residential area of Gaza killing around 25 civilians.
• Gunfire has been reported on the streets of Moscow although no there are no details as yet regarding who has opened fire or why.
• A well-known politician has been named on Twitter as being investigated by police for fraud.
• Cheryl Cole has announced she is pregnant.
• David Cameron’s office has announced he will be visiting Washington next week to meet President Obama.
• An anti-austerity march against government cuts has been held in London today and was attended by 50,000 people. The protest was calm.
• A new series of BBC drama Sherlock achieved record viewing figures last night.
• Lady Gaga is in London and has been spotted jogging in Hyde Park.
• A woman has been convicted of murdering her husband. He was a wealthy banker and she a stay-at-home mum.
• Two prisoners convicted of armed robbery have escaped from Wormwood Scrubs prison in West London.
• 20 people were killed in 15 different road accidents over the previous weekend.

5) Explain why those stories fit the target audience for the programme you have chosen.

    I think that the 1st 2nd 4th and 5th fit really well because they have a target audience from 6 year olds to 
    12 year olds and i think that they would rather see those things then see news about someone breaking out       of prison. The reason i put the third story in is because its got nothing to do with the police, politics and
    other things like those.

Representation and bias

Watch this Sky News report from the London riots in 2011 and answer the questions below:

1) Whose perspective have Sky News used to present the story?
    This news story is being presented in perspective of the police. 2) How are the police represented in this coverage?
    The police are seen as the protagonist is this because sky news dont talk about how the riots started in              Tottenham. They mainly talk about the damage the riots have cause and the injuries to the 8 men.3) How are young people represented in this coverage?
    The young people are shown as the antagonist in this coverage because sky news are showing them as the
    reckless ones that have no reason to be protesting against the police.
4) What images and videos are selected by Sky News to accompany the story?
    the only videos shown were of the young people assaulting the police officers and the chaos caused by the         people they dont ever show the police touching any one the rioters.
5) What choice of words is used to present this news event?
    one of the main words they used to describe what had happen is crime scene and evidence. This makes them
    look like they are committing a crime without reason making them look more threatening.
6) What aspect of the story is chosen as the most important detail and included at the very beginning of the 
    report?
    The part where the eight police men have been injured and are in hospital.
7) How is narrative used to engage the audience with this news story?
   the way they have used narrative to engage the audience is they were showing it live so it keeps them              viewing to see what else is going to be shown later on in the coverage.
8) How can we apply Todorov’s equilibrium theory to this coverage?
    there was no equilibrium in this only a disequilibrium because of the riots. i dont think there was a new           equilibrium because nothing was shown afetr it was juss the damage left after and some fire fighters trying     to take out the fires.9) What examples of Propp’s character types can we find in this coverage? Are there heroes and villains?

    sky news have made it out like the hero of this whole thing are the police and the villains are the rioters   
    because of how they only talk about the police men being injured and nothing about the rioters or if they  
   have been hurt they only talk about the causing chaos.

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

    citizen journalism could of been used on the rioters side of the story to show that they were maybe                   protesting and they police tried to stop them by maybe hurting someone which turned into a riot. so citizen       journalism is used to show the whole story of something that the gatekeeper might not of wanted on tv but 

    someone has recorded something and maybe put it up.

BBC Newsround

1) Watch yesterday's Newsround on BBC iPlayer (it's on the CBBC channel) plus the YouTube clips here:

 

 

2) How does Newsround use the key conventions of TV news?
    news round have a variety of of key conventions like live on location broadcasts, voice over, costumes etc .A     example of this is the type of clothes the presenters wear. they wear casual clothes like jeans and a shirt         which arent as formal like bbc news at six because of the type of audience news round is aimed at 
3) Who are the presenters for BBC Newsround? Why do Newsround have a variety of presenters?
     Leah Boleto (2009-present)
     Ricky Boleto (2008-present)
     Martin Dougan (2013-present)
     Hayley Hassall (2009-present)
     Jenny Lawrence (2013-present)
     Ayshah Tull (2013-present)the reason they use all different presenters is to show balance between everyone.

5) What does the studio look like? How is technology used in programme?
    the studio uses most of the colours used in channel 4 news but the technology they use are things like tablets     to find the questions that some people have asked so they use other peoples questions like the boy in the           school that was interviewing other kids.
6) What is the opening sequence to Newsround? Does it fit the key conventions of TV news?
    the opening sequence to news round shows some of the news stories theyre going to be showing on the             show.some of the key conventions they use in the opening are voice over and location interview 

7) How does Newsround typically present a news story? (E.g. presenter to camera, reporter on location,               interviews, graphics, images, video etc.)
    they would normally have the presenter speaking to the camera if they cant have a location interview or           reporting a location but normally they would do those two the most 

8) Who is the target audience for Newsround? You may want to research this online.
    the target audience of news round are aimed for 6-12 and they do this by getting children onto the shown 

9) Is there an opportunity for the audience to get involved in the programme? Do young people feature in the news programme at all?
young people do feature on the show alot because its trying to contaminate to the kids so they try to get the kids onto the show.

10) What news stories are covered in the broadcasts you have watched? List ALL the stories that are covered 
    1.kids struggle in school because they sleep late and then think energy drinks can help keep them awake.
    2.your class room helsp you work better.
    3.prince Harry is helping Australia's armed forces.
    4.dog walks again with high tech help.
    5.dont feed the ducks any left out bread because its not helping them.
    6. worlds largest easter egg
    7.lastly they show in the background the programme 'The Voice'
     

Case study 3: news stories covering start of General Election campaign 2015

1) What is the angle of a news story? Give an example to explain your answer.

    a news angle in the perspective that the news provider takes on a certain event.

2) What is the difference between tabloid and broadsheet news coverage?

    the difference between the two type are the tabloid dont take news as serious and they are mainly talking       about celebrates. where as broadsheet talk about politics and more important and formal news.
3) What would be an example of a tabloid-style TV news programme?

    sky news4) What would be an example of a broadsheet-style TV news programme?

    bbc news5) What is the difference between international, national, regional and local news coverage?

    international news is world news.

    national news for us is in the UK.

    regional news is London/Yorkshire and Scotland.

    local news would be around London,Leeds and Edinburgh

Answer the questions on the election coverage clips...
BBC News election story - via YouTube
1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?

    this would be national news
2) What angle does the report take on the story?

    the story takes a UK angle (David Cameron or Ed Miliband)
3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?

    this is more broadcast style.
4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?

    people that are more likely to vote Labour or Conservatives 
Sky News election story not available online - use your notes
1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?

    national
2) What angle does the report take on the story?

    the angle for this is slightly more David Cameron (no Labour votes)
3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?

    This is a tabloid style.

4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?

    mainly people that are with the Conservatives would want to watch this because theyre voting for him      v       because they want to see what he has to say.

STV (Scottish) coverage of the election story
1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?

    national because its to do with Scotland who are apart of the UK 
2) What angle does the report take on the story?

    the angle for this one is more to do with Scotland 
3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?

    this would be a 50 50 because its formal and its also not at times.
4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?
people that are living in Scotland because they're going to be voting for their area so they want to here about the election. 
Channel 4 News coverage of the election story.
1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?
    regional2) What angle does the report take on the story?
    they talk mainly about labour,conservatives and ukip but i think it was more towards David Cameron                 because they also talked about him saying bad things about Ed Millaband 3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?
    boradsheet
4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?
    people that are going to be ether voting for Labour or conservatives 

   

TV News case study 2: BBC News at Six

Basic Details

1) BBC stands for British Broadcasting Corporation.
2) BBC is a publicly-funded service.
3) BBC's mission statement is 'Inform, Educate and Entertain'.
4) BBC1's programme remit is to be the BBC's most popular channel and attract high viewing figures.
5) BBC news at six fits into BBC1's remit because it has high viewing figures.

Presenters

1) The presenters are George Alagiah, Fiona Bruce, Sophie Raworth, Mishal Husain and Sian Williams.
2) The presenters are dressed formally which indicates to the audience that this news programme is serious with it's news and is a traditional news programme that is aimed more at elder people.
3) A TV news programme uses a variety of presenters to present different news stories because it could become boring watching the same presenter present every news story.
4) Other reporters or presenters are used in the TV news programme to present different news stories because the audience could get bored of watching one presenter throughout the whole news programme presenting each story to the viewers.
5) There isn't a balance between male and female presenters or race and ethnicity as there is one male presenter and the rest are female. This may make have an impact on the audience as the presenters are mainly British which could indicate that the audience is also mainly British.

Opening Sequence

1) The first shot is the graphics of the name of the news show.
2) The opening sequence includes graphics as it has graphics in the first few shots of the BBC news title and a moving screen which continuously shows moving animations.
3) Music is used in the opening sequence as it is used as the theme song of the BBC news title.
4) The audience are told the several stories that will be shown throughout the programme and all of the titles of the stories are introduced to them so that they know what they are going to be watching in that episode.

Studio mise-en-scène

1) The audience can see the cameras that are set in place to record the programme as well as the desks, the lights, the screen behind that the news is presented on as well as the studio.
2) The presenters are behind desks and I think this is because they have scripts or newspapers behind them to read everything that they need to say. Also, it looks more professional therefore it appeals to the audience,
3) Journalists and technology such as the cameras are visible to the audience and this shows them how everything done so that it feels more realistic to the viewers.
4) The studio is red as a background and has 4 main colours; black, white, red and grey.#

How news stories are presented

1) They present the story whilst standing behind a desk and telling the headlines of the story in which after, they show citizen journalism or the journalist goes to the destination.
2)  The programme has the presenter to camera, the reporter on the location, they present interviews, have graphics and images.
3) The TV News programme covers politics such as the elections, international news stories from around the world, sports news and also news related to crime and murder.
4) News stories are presented to keep the interest of the audience by making sure that the screen is continuously moving so that it does not bore the audience. They also keep the interest of their audience by not talking about one news story for the whole of the news programme.

Running Order

1) The top story is the elections.
2) The top story lasts 7 minutes.
3) It will cover the earthquake in Nepal.
4) Each story is shown for 4 minutes.
5) It was shown for the time that it was because they weren't as important as the main story.

Audience

1) The target audience is mainly families.
2) 4 million viewers.
3) Someone might choose to watch this TV news programme over others because it is more traditional news and has been running for years therefore it is trustworthy and reliable.
4) There is an opportunity for the audience to get involved with the TV news programme as it has a website that people can visit and they also provide you with an email to send in your views.
5) The programme offers...

Institution

1) BBC offers BBC news at One, BBC news at Ten, CBBC and Cbeebies.
2) Ofcom has a set of rules which is called the Broadcasting code and they make sure that the TV news is fair and accurate by letting viewers call and complain about what they have seen so that OFCOM can review it.
3) I agree with the accusation that the news is dumbed down because in one of the shows they put a down arrow on an animated receipt when it clearly said decrease beside it.

TV News and New/Digital Media

1) The TV News programme has a dedicated website called BBC News.
2) The website offers viewers a chance to get involved with the news and send in videos.
3) The TV news programme has a twitter feed.
4) The Twitter feed promotes the programme by tweeting what is going to be shown next on the news and when the next programme airs.
5) There is an opportunity for the audience to get involved in the programme and submit news stories.

TV News Case Study 1: Channel 4 News

Basic details
When is Channel 4 News on?
Channel 4 news comes on at 7pm from Monday to Fridays
When was the programme first broadcast?
the first time it was shown was 1982
What awards has the programme won?
Some of the awards channel news have won are International Emmy Award for News, British Academy Television Award for Best News Coverage and British Academy Television Award for Best News and Current Affairs Journalism

Presenters

Who are the presenters?

The main news caster is Jon Snow and the other newscasters are Matt Frei, Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Cathy Newman

What are the presenters wearing? What does this communicate to the audience?
the presenters wear formal clothes but the main news caster Jon Snow will wear a suit but he will wear a fancy designed tie to go with the suit.

Why might a TV News programme use a variety of presenters?
they might use a variety of news presenters if there is someone who is in a different location speaking with the news presenter at the studio.
How are other reporters or presenters used in the TV News programme?
some are used as journalist such as Krishnan Guru Murthy who do interviews with movie stars, tv stars etc.
Is there a balance between male and female presenters? What about race/ethnicity? What effect might these aspects have on an audience?
There are 4 newscasters or journalist for channel 4 news. Three male and one female so there isnt a two female and two male balance but I think it is still decent for she has had good chances with channel 4 news such as the some of the interviews she has taken. 

Opening sequence

What is the very first shot?
the very first shot for the one i was watching was the channel 4 news logo and the link for the channel 4 news site
How does the opening sequence use graphics or images to grab the attention of the audience?
the opening sequences are quick and have a bright colour scheme but the main colour used for the news programme is white.
How is music used in the opening sequence?
the music in the opening scene is in time with the first few stories that are going to be shown. so each time the music changes beat the story being shown will pass and the next one will come up 
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?
A few of the stories are shown in the opening of the show. they show the main part of the story and then carry on showing the others. the first 2 minutes of the news show they start of with the news story that they showed us first so we know what order they story's are going to be in too. 

Studio mise-en-scene

What aspects of the studio can be seen by the audience? (Desk, cameras etc.)
the audience can see the studio that the presenters are standing on and you can see the lighting and that it makes a 4. also you can see the big screen at the back that shows pictures and videos of story's while the presenters are talking about it.
Are the presenters standing or behind desks? Why do you think this is?
the presenters are standing in front of the desk and rarely ever sit behind a desk even sometimes they sit on the desk. this could be to make it feel more like they're actually in front of you like they're speaking with you or as if your there watching them. 
Are journalists or technology visible? What might these things suggest to the audience?
in the background you can see two apple products which are laptops. also they aren't using the laptops because they're still reading off the paper they are holding for some reason.

How news stories are presented

How does the news programme typically present a story?
the news programme shows pictures or videos of the story they are talking about and built on that and sometimes they will get someone elses opinion on whats happening.
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 news programme does all sorts of things from locations to interviews and reporters so the show does a variety of things including videos of whats been happening.
What types of news does the TV News programme typically cover? Give five examples (e.g. politics, international, sport etc.)
the type of news they show are politics and some world crisis's too.  
Give two real examples of how news stories presented to keep the interest of the audience.
there was a interview between a movie actor and one of the journalists and they made it interesting because he would ask him the questions he didn't want to answer so it was making you more interested in what he's got to say because he's panicking.
they also do a lot of live locations so you can actually see what's happening at he scene so you feel like your there.

Audience
What is the target audience for this TV News programme? 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 range for channel 4 news is around 18-30 Why might someone choose to watch this TV News programme over others?

this programme might get chosen over all because the way the presenters make you feel welcome for example how Jon Snow was sitting on his desk speaking to the camera making it seem like he was speakingt to us and how he trys to do different acents sometimes.Is there an opportunity for the audience to get involved in the programme or comment?

the audience can get involved with what other people have to say of you go to the website. you can also check out a blog on the channel 4 news website.

Institution

Who owns, runs or produces this TV News programme?

the producers of this news programme are ITN
How does the programme fit the TV channel it is on?

it fits because the news programmes names the same as the channel that it airs on

TV News and New/Digital Media



Does the TV News programme have a dedicated website?

yeah because it updates regularly What does the website offer viewers?

it gives them blogs, videos, fact checks and special reports 
Does the TV News programme have a Twitter feed?

yeah which they update and add posts to alotHow does the Twitter feed promote the programme?

they put up a lot of videos to show the sort of things they might show in there news channel and sometimes funny things too like Robert Downey Jr walks out after being questioned on dugs

Media theories for The Wolf of Wall Street

                                    The Wolf of Wall Street

Todorov: Equilibrium

The Wolf of Wall Street contains Todorovs theory that every movie has 3 parts to it. The equilibrium is that he finds a job that he really likes and is getting good pay from being a stockbroker and is getting away with it. Then he makes his own company which becomes highly successful. The disequilibrium is that it becomes too known so the FBI start to have suspicions. The FBI then go and try to find out what he is actually doing so Leonardo De Caprio try to keep it low even though he is trying to bribe the FBI agent and is throwing money at them. In the trailer it doesnt show the new equilibrium so it makes you think whats going to happen to him the company and everything that he has worked for.

Propp: character types

The protagonist of this movie is Leonardo De Caprio since he is the one the movie is based around and it shows him trying to keep his company going. The antagonist is the FBI but there is this one FBI agent who is trying to stop Leonardo De Caprio or trying to get him sent to prison. In this movie there isnt really a father because he starts up his own company and becomes independent and doesnt rely on anyone. The helper is Jonah hill as he starts of early in the beginning of the movie when he sees Leonardos car and offers to quit his job and work with him as his partner and also helps him get through the tough times he has. The mentor could be Matthew McConaughey as he is the one that helps and teaches him about being in the stockbroker business and tells him how to deal with everything. 

Barthes: enigma and action codes

In the trailer it has a few enigma codes such as the lady being dragged out of a huge house with a pool yet shes looking back miserable and not wanting to leave. This makes you think why is she leaving then because if she didnt want to she wouldnt of so could she just being playing with Leonardos head to get to his money. Another enigma code is theres a pistol being loaded  but doesnt show whos loading it making you think whos behind the gun and who going to be shot and straight after that shot they show a man being forced into the back of a police car. could it of been him who was behind the gun. Also you see Leonardo in a small room with only a metal desk in a hurry moving alot of money from a bag into some sort of metal case. why would he be moving all the money and why is there so much being moved. Last one was of someone wrapping bundles of money around a semi naked women who looks as if shes being forced to do this. why are they wrapping her in money?For action codes you see a expensive Lamborghini speeding down the road crashing into objects while driving half of the road. This shows that he was in a hurry to get to his destination. You see around the 1:30 mark of the trailer that things start to get out of control as fights break out between partners and the gun being loaded. this all makes the viewers see the outcome of everything that has been shown.