introduction to the news

the reporter(on location)

this shows what a reporter does they go out of the studio to where the news story is to present the news and report the news location displaying more reliable information as it is act the place where the news took place

the presenters(the studio)

the presenter presents the news in the studio they are dressed smart

director(studio-control centre)

The director sends out the news headlines he wants in the news and gives them to the various producers

Producer(creative construction decisions)

puts the news together into a show then tells the presenter what is the order

camera operator(on location or in studio)

captures the presenter or thing being discussed more than 1 usually so there is a wider range of shots to chose from

editor-craft editor (post production)

edit the news so puts where they cut to and when and what shots to use when told by producer

      prospect list- a list of potential stories that can be broadcast on the news before being reasearched drawn up by producer.



watching an episode of the news
what happens in the opening sequence?
it shows the camera panning around the world with cities coming up basically demonstrating they know everything that is going on around the world

what are the top news stories?

what are the additional news stories?
Hatton Garden Centre Heist
British Bomb Maker case of a British Muslim taxi driver who was charged for killing a american soldier
Islamic state have taken over Palmyra
David Letterman retiring
Dunkirk 50th anniversary

what order are the stories in?
talks about top stories then talks about the additional stories before talking about the top stories again.

describe the presenter?
dressed smart, clearly speaking and know what they are talking about as they have researched it before doing the news.

 News values
news value is a category system that decides how much coverage each news story gets the categories can vary in  importance in different countries. There are 12 different categories which are; Negativity, Proximity, Recency, Currency, Continuity, Uniqueness, Simplicity, Personality, Predictability, Elite Nations or people, Exclusivity and Size. 

Negativity- involves bad news i.e deaths, tragedy, rioting, etc. Always rated above positive news stories. An example of this is the recent Tunisian Terror attacks which gunmen killed 19 tourists and locals as they targeted a museum.

Proximity- easier for audience to relate to as it talks about places near them or about their country e.g for British people 'Labour to back child tax credit curbs' this will appeal to British viewers as it talks about something that may affect them in their countries.

Recency- things that are breaking news catch the audiences attention as they are up to date with  the news and whats going on in the world and if its going to affect them they will know quickly. Breaking news stories headlines usually are surrounded in a yellow box to grab attention.

Currency- This is opposite to Recency i.e child abductions as they will run on for weeks till the case is closed and the child is found.





Continuity- events that have a high impact for a couple of weeks and at the end of the report the the reporter or presenter says come back to tomorrow to find out more.This applies to sporting events





Uniqueness- a strange or unusual story that you don't read about or hear about often





Simplicity- Stories that are easy to explain and are simple but true.




Personality- A story that centers around one person and is very personal i.e court hearings and sentences.




Predictability- if someone predicts something and it comes true. How accurate were they?




Elite Nations or people- any story that covers an elite or powerful nation/person




Exclusivity- a newspaper or news programme is the first and only news organisation breaking a story they will get more audience as they have exclusive news stories




Size- The bigger impact a story has, the more people it affects.


Bias 

Bias through selection and omission- An editor can express bias by choosing whether or not to use a specific news story and by cutting bits out and adding extra bits in that will help appeal to their target audience. For example if someone boos at the Prime Ministers decisions it can be described as "remarks greeted by jeers."




Bias through placement- Where a story is placed alters what a person thinks about its importance. Stories on the front page of the newspaper are thought to be more important than stories buried in the middle/back.







Bias by headline- Headlines are the must read part of a newspaper because they are often printed in large and bold fonts. Headlines can be misleading: showing excitement when the story is boring

Bias through shot selection and camera angles- Pictures can make a person look good, bad, sick, silly, etc. Which photos a newspaper chooses to run can influence the public's view point of a person or event.






Bias through names and captions- News often use labels and titles to describe people, places, and events. In many places around the world, one person's friend is another person's enemy.
e.g an 'ex international footballer' once played for his country in football.



Bias through use of language- People can be influenced by the use of positive or negative words. People can also be influenced by the tone that a presenter/reporter uses when saying certain words.