BBC news at ten
21/03/2016
10:00pm
The stories which were covered throughout this broadcast, in chronological order include:
- The first story in the broadcast being the welfare cuts. This includes David Cameron talking about the welfare cuts in the house of parliament.
- The teenage killer, given a 20 years sentence in prison for killing a police man and running him down in a stolen car.
- Scotland yard closes down the controversial investigation about the historical allegations of a paedophile ring.
- Man rescued a baby from a sinking car, leaving five others in the car who drowned.
- Barack Obama meets Cuba's leader in the first visit by US president since the Cuban revolution.
- The sports story- England's women look for a second win in 2020. Facing the host India in a cricket tournament.
This is the starting title sequence for every BBC news broadcast. At the beginning of the sequence it begins with a red and white animation sequence which comes together to be the globe. I think that this is used because the BBC covers stories from around the world so I see this as appropriate for the programme. This allows the audience to recognize the programme as soon as it starts. After the opening title sequence, it cuts to inside of the BBC studio to the main office area then cuts into the presenters room where they are filmed and present the news. The audio also fits in and is used to go with the animated visual. The audio included in the sequence is authoritative and engaging. The audio makes the audience alert and aware that the broadcast is about to begin and it is recognizable to the audience. The audio is playing throughout the entire title sequence until the presenter begins to deliver the news to the audience.
News readers/ presenters
- Fiona Bruce
- Gender: Female
- Age: 51
- Fiona is a television journalist as well as a newsreader and a presenter.
The skills of a television newsreader/presenter
- To do this role you need to be naturally outgoing and confident along with a strong and attractive personality.
- Have a liking towards eye contact with the audience and people in general.
- Need to be able to communicate effectively.
- Have a good written and oral communication skills and presentation skills.
- Obtain performance skills and a clear voice for broadcasting.
- Have research and interviewing skills.
- Making quick decisions under pressure.
- Must have the skill to have a range of interests and hobbies.
- Have knowledge of health and safety regulations.
The role of a newsreader and a presenter in the industry is to inform and entertain the audience about what is happening globally. Some specific Roles include:
- Researching topics and background information.
- Planning and rehearsing.
- Writing and occasionally memorizing their own scripts.
- Informing other members of the broadcast and the technical team about their plan.
- They sometimes edit some of the footage.
- News ordering- This is where you have to order the stories which will be involved in the broadcast which will appear to your audience and keep them engaged. Reports are listed in a running order.
- List of stories likely to appear on the broadcast- There is a mix of different stories during the broadcast. Stories are grouped together in what is called a news roundup.
- First story/ why is it selected?- The first story which will appear in the broadcast is the most important one. This is selected as the first one because it is the most important, so it is the first one which the audience will see and hear about. The first story is called the lead story.
- Other stories- Other stories appear further down the running order. Always after the lead story, but they aren't as long as the lead story as they are usually in the roundup.
- Why is the ability to think and act quickly important?- This is important because you have to be prepared to change the running order if the news changed or if they get new information.
- Slow news day- A slow news day is when the media organisation publishes unimportant and superficial stories due to the less of more significant stories.
- Final story and the function- The final story is called a lighter story. It is known as a 'and finally' This appears at the end of the broadcast.
- News values- News values are different types of news. Different types of news to fit the different news stories.
Negativity: Pensioner, 94, dies after falling on escalator in Sutton, M&S.
Anders Anglesey - Reporter.
Closeness to home: Arrests in Dover at immigration protest.
Peter Whittlesea - Reporter.
Recency: Brussels attacks: Flights resume at Zaventem airport.
Currency: The Madeleine McCan case.
Gordon Rayner - Chief reporter.
Continuity: Steel crisis: State ready to help on Port Talbot deal. Sajid Javid.
Joe Lynam - BBC business correspondent.
Uniqueness: New Zealand 'cat burglar' caught stealing underwear.
Mark Taylor - Reporter.
Simplicity:
Personality: Michaella McCollum: Drugs smuggler speaks about 'moment of madness'.
Wyre Davies - Reporter.
Expectedness: Banbury lorry crash death: Victim 'was refugee under vehicle'.
Hatty Collier - Reporter.
Elite nations or people: Nigel Farage 'frustrated' over UKIP policy-making.
Ross Hawkins - Reporter.
Exclusivity: Falkland Islands to the rescue for the Argentine race team.
Marco Giannangeli - Reporter.
Size/threshold: Academy plan could cost £1.3bn'.
Judith Burns - Reporter.
Anders Anglesey - Reporter.
Closeness to home: Arrests in Dover at immigration protest.
Peter Whittlesea - Reporter.
Recency: Brussels attacks: Flights resume at Zaventem airport.
3 April 2016
Gordon Rayner - Chief reporter.
Continuity: Steel crisis: State ready to help on Port Talbot deal. Sajid Javid.
Joe Lynam - BBC business correspondent.
Uniqueness: New Zealand 'cat burglar' caught stealing underwear.
Mark Taylor - Reporter.
Simplicity:
Personality: Michaella McCollum: Drugs smuggler speaks about 'moment of madness'.
Wyre Davies - Reporter.
Expectedness: Banbury lorry crash death: Victim 'was refugee under vehicle'.
Hatty Collier - Reporter.
Elite nations or people: Nigel Farage 'frustrated' over UKIP policy-making.
Ross Hawkins - Reporter.
Exclusivity: Falkland Islands to the rescue for the Argentine race team.
Marco Giannangeli - Reporter.
Size/threshold: Academy plan could cost £1.3bn'.
Judith Burns - Reporter.
What was this story about?
This story was about the case of the welfare cuts. The welfare cuts were talked about throughout the general public and dealt with in the house of parliament. David Cameron was speaking on behalf of the welfare cuts in the house of parliament dealing with the cast of the welfare cuts, this was also talked through the general public.
This story was about the case of the welfare cuts. The welfare cuts were talked about throughout the general public and dealt with in the house of parliament. David Cameron was speaking on behalf of the welfare cuts in the house of parliament dealing with the cast of the welfare cuts, this was also talked through the general public.
Who is involved in the story?
People involved in welfare cuts, the people involve include the general public, the government as well as the members of the house of parliament. The main person involved in this story was David Cameron who was shown talking in the house of parliament regarding this story.
How are the people in the story represented?
The people involved were represented as people of authority. The general public were presented as people who needed the welfare benefits, they have had them to live. They were relying on the house of parliament to fight that case.
How did you feel about the people in the news story?
I felt that they knew how to do their job, they are very professional regarding the situation. I felt for the public people who needed the welfare benefits.
Was the news story narrativised?
I didn't feel as though that the news event about the welfare cuts was narratavised. I felt that there wasn't enough of the background information or enough story for the audience to follow. It only felt narratavised to an extend however not enough of the story was supplied for the audience to follow.
I didn't feel as though that the news event about the welfare cuts was narratavised. I felt that there wasn't enough of the background information or enough story for the audience to follow. It only felt narratavised to an extend however not enough of the story was supplied for the audience to follow.
Bias through selection and omission
Bias through selection and omission means that the editor can chose whether to include specific information or not. Some details on a story can not be mentioned at all, but other information can be included to give the audience a choice of opinion.
For example:
Revolutionary Laser Eye Surgery Sweeping the UK.
Bias through placement / order
Where a story is placed in a magazine or in a broadcast can influence peoples opinions on the story. Stories which begin the broadcast are thought to be more important than the stories which follow on later.
For example:
For example:
Bias through headlines
Headlines in a newspaper are usually the first thing what people read because they are in a large and bold font, however they can sometimes be misleading. They can sometimes convey excitement and positivity when the story may be dull.
For example:
Rochdale men jailed for 'appalling and vile' abuse.
Bias through shot selection and camera angles
The people who make the news paper can chose to use a certain picture or not. One picture of someone may look really good and convincing but there will be others where they wont look as good. The editors chose pictures of the people involved to suit the story. The pictures chosen can influence the peoples opinions on the person or event.
For example:
A section of the public is demanding David Cameron's resignation.
Bias through names and captions
In the media, the news media often uses labels and titles to describe people, placed and even events.
For example:
For example:
'Nightmare' Rapist Who Snatched Girl Is Jailed.
Bias through use of language
The audience can be influenced by the different uses of emotive language. Positive and negative use of words with a certain context will influence the audience's views on the story. In a news broadcast the tone of the voice of the presenter can also influence the audience's opinion.
For example:
Mum Of Baby Who Died At Four Weeks Calls It 'No Big Deal'.
The mum of a four-week-old baby who died wedged between a bed and a wall has described living with the tragedy as “no big deal”.
Is the news subjective or objective?
I personally believe that the news is subjective because the stories which the news broadcast for the audience to see, influences the audiences opinion on the people involved. However, it is easy for the news to manipulate the story to convey the people involved in a possible different way.
An example of how it may have been manipulated: if there were a story about a family being evicted then the landlord would be portrayed as someone who is doing something positive because they haven't paid their financial complications so they are protecting the tenants and themselves. The tenants are portrayed as people who are doing something negative because they haven't paid their financial complications so they are living in a residential area without paying to stay there, so they may have been spending their money on things other than the priorities like drugs and alcohol.
However is it hadn't been manipulated then they wouldn't have been conveyed in that way, maybe the landlords are just evicting them without any consideration as to where they may go and stay until they are stable enough to find another area, so they in reality would be doing the on the negative argument. The tenants may be doing a positive things and have an explanation and want to create a plan for their financial issues with the landlords to sort out the financial difficulties, they may been let go from their job and just unable to pay straight away.
An example of how it may have been manipulated: if there were a story about a family being evicted then the landlord would be portrayed as someone who is doing something positive because they haven't paid their financial complications so they are protecting the tenants and themselves. The tenants are portrayed as people who are doing something negative because they haven't paid their financial complications so they are living in a residential area without paying to stay there, so they may have been spending their money on things other than the priorities like drugs and alcohol.
However is it hadn't been manipulated then they wouldn't have been conveyed in that way, maybe the landlords are just evicting them without any consideration as to where they may go and stay until they are stable enough to find another area, so they in reality would be doing the on the negative argument. The tenants may be doing a positive things and have an explanation and want to create a plan for their financial issues with the landlords to sort out the financial difficulties, they may been let go from their job and just unable to pay straight away.
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