BBC Radio 2
When listening to Radio 2 I noticed that the way that the news reporter reported the news was very formal. It showed me that the target audience was for adults, and perhaps older children, as he spoke at a fast pace, while using a range complicated words which a young person would not be able to understand. The reporter used various different ways of conveying each news story, for example, he used an outside broadcast for a story about a member of parliament, which lasted up to twenty seconds, and clearly gave the necessary information for the audience. A sound bite was also used for a story about the national health service, in which the health minister was present.
XFM
When listening to XFM I noticed immediately that the target audience differed from BBC Radio 2. The news reporter spoke slower than in BBC Radio 2, and the way he spoke was of a much more plain tone; he did not use any complicated words. Also, the stories included in the news bulletin differed from that in BBC Radio 2; the topic of news included a celebrity story, a sports story, a tragedy story, and a technology story, compared to the educational and political stories included in the news bulletin from BBC Radio 2. However, these news stories included sound bites, an outside broadcast, and an archive clip, and portrayed the news in an adequate manner.
Saturday, 28 December 2013
Saturday, 30 November 2013
Analysing News Bulletins
In my 3 news bulletins, I was looking at how similar the 3 of them are too each other in terms of running order, presentation, and audience. I found that it is likely for a story to be used in more than one news bulletins, due to the importance of the story. This therefore shows that, if the story is a very big story, then it doesn't matter what type of show it is, it will be on the news.
On the news on BBC Radio 2, the stories included were aimed at older, perhaps more intelligent individuals, as the stories included were to do with the economy and unemployment, as well as a disaster and a tragedy story. This perhaps shows that the audience of the show is of a more intelligent and sophisticated type. On talkSport, the audience of the show was to people who enjoy sport. This is because the opening story was a Football story, and the other stories in the bulletin were a tragedy, conflict, and politics story. However, being a Sports show, there was a 'Sports Update' after the news, which included seven football stories, and one story about Rugby Union. This shows that, although being a Sports show, talkSport sees the importance of including some varied news stories as its audience can be varied, as sports is enjoyed by many people of different ages, cultures etc.
I found that the presentation styles used in the 3 news bulletins are very similar, but there are differences. BBC Radio 2's news bulletin is presented in a very serious way, the news presenter speaks very quickly, and very clearly. The news presenter on talkSport spoke very in a very similar way to the presenter on BBC Radio 2, but he spoke slower, and that reflected the general mood of talkSport as a show. Magic was similar to talkSport but the presenter spoke very quickly. In general, the news is seen as a very serious component of a show, and is obviously also very important.
On the news on BBC Radio 2, the stories included were aimed at older, perhaps more intelligent individuals, as the stories included were to do with the economy and unemployment, as well as a disaster and a tragedy story. This perhaps shows that the audience of the show is of a more intelligent and sophisticated type. On talkSport, the audience of the show was to people who enjoy sport. This is because the opening story was a Football story, and the other stories in the bulletin were a tragedy, conflict, and politics story. However, being a Sports show, there was a 'Sports Update' after the news, which included seven football stories, and one story about Rugby Union. This shows that, although being a Sports show, talkSport sees the importance of including some varied news stories as its audience can be varied, as sports is enjoyed by many people of different ages, cultures etc.
I found that the presentation styles used in the 3 news bulletins are very similar, but there are differences. BBC Radio 2's news bulletin is presented in a very serious way, the news presenter speaks very quickly, and very clearly. The news presenter on talkSport spoke very in a very similar way to the presenter on BBC Radio 2, but he spoke slower, and that reflected the general mood of talkSport as a show. Magic was similar to talkSport but the presenter spoke very quickly. In general, the news is seen as a very serious component of a show, and is obviously also very important.
Friday, 29 November 2013
Magic
At 6pm on Magic on 13th November 2013, there was a 3 minute news bulletin. There were four news stories in the news bulletin, with the first of them being a story about Typhoon Haiyan, and how charities are struggling to deal with the demand required by the millions of people affected by it. The second story was about the worlds finest diamond being sold for £52 million to an anonymous bidder. The third story was about Toronto's mayor, who is close to losing his job after admitting to smoking crack cocaine while drunk. He denies he is an alcoholic or a drug addict. The fourth and final story was about a 15 year old boy from Brixton who beat cancer earlier in 2013, and about his plans to participate in next years London Marathon.
The news values of these stories are:
Story One - Continuity - Typhoon Haiyan occurred last week, Amplitude - has affected millions of people.
Story Two - Surprise - No-one expected a diamond to be sold for such a big amount of money.
Story Three - Surprise - he is the mayor of Toronto, and more is expected from a man in his position, Scandal - how a mayor could behave like this and still be in a job.
Story Four - Influence - A boy who is still very young to have been through something as difficult as that makes you realise how lucky you are, Balance - it is a very positive news story and makes up for all the negative stories previously as it gives hope to those who are in the position he was once in.
The news values of these stories are:
Story One - Continuity - Typhoon Haiyan occurred last week, Amplitude - has affected millions of people.
Story Two - Surprise - No-one expected a diamond to be sold for such a big amount of money.
Story Three - Surprise - he is the mayor of Toronto, and more is expected from a man in his position, Scandal - how a mayor could behave like this and still be in a job.
Story Four - Influence - A boy who is still very young to have been through something as difficult as that makes you realise how lucky you are, Balance - it is a very positive news story and makes up for all the negative stories previously as it gives hope to those who are in the position he was once in.
Thursday, 28 November 2013
talkSport
At 6pm on talkSport on Wednesday 13th November, there was a 3 minute news bulletin and sports update. There were four news stories in the bulletin, and eight stories in the sports update. The first story of the news bulletin was a football story; FIFA have fined both the Football Association and Polish FA for the crowd trouble at last months World Cup qualifier at Wembley. Polish fans lit numerous flares, and one supporter invaded the pitch. The second story was a tragedy story; an MI6 worker who was found dead in a hole most likely fell in there himself and died as a result of an accident. It was previously thought he might have been murdered. A sound bite of an 'expert in confined spaces' was used, who believed he must have been assisted as he was found in a bag and cant have got in himself. The third story was a conflict story; a Racing pundit has lost his age discrimination tribunal with Channel 4 after he was dropped from scheduling last year. The fourth and final story is a story about Politics; Toronto's under-fire mayor Rob Ford, who recently admitted smoking crack cocaine when he was drunk, has admitted buying illegal drugs. He apologised, but denies being an alcoholic or drug addict.
In the sports update, the first story was a football story; Rene Meulensteen has been appointed as Head Coach of Fulham. This included an archive clip from earlier in the day from Dutch correspondent Marcel Van der kraan who talks about whether Meulensteen has been appointment in the long-term view that he will be the replacement for under-fire manager Martin Jol. The second story was also a football story; Aitor Karanka has been appointed as Middlesborough's new manager. The third story is a football story; Roy Keane said he is not trying to change peoples opinions of him by taking the Republic of Ireland assistant managers job. The fourth story is a football story; Steven Gerrard and Kyle Walker will miss Englands game against Chile through injury. The fifth story is a football story; Wales have called up three more replacement players for their friendly versus Finland. The sixth story is a football story; Uruguay win their first leg in their playoff tie versus Jordan for a place at the World Cup. The seventh story is a football story; Yaya Toure denies claims that he is thinking about leaving Man City. The eighth story is about Rugby Union; Greg Laidler will captain Scotland in their Autumn international versus South Africa.
The news values of these stories are:
News bulletin
Story One - Negativity - people have been fined, Continuity - was already in the pipeline that action might be taken.
Story Two - Continuity - story originally happened in 2010, Conflict - many people disagree on whether he was murdered or not.
Story Three - Continuity - he was sacked last year, Conflict - arguments between two groups of people
Story Four - Surprise - he is the mayor of Toronto, and is a role model and more is expected from him than behaviour like this, Scandal - how a mayor could behave like this and still be in the job he is in.
Sports update
Story One - Immediacy - has recently been appointed in his new job, Surprise - many people did not expect him to be given this job.
Story Two - Immediacy - has recently been appointed in his new job.
Story Three - Conflict - people argue as to what Roy Keane's reasons for taking the Ireland assistant managers job, Continuity - is part of a story that occurred a week before.
Story Four - Surprise - it was not expected that these two players would be injured and would miss the game.
Story Five - Surprise - it was unlikely that Wales would need to call up extra players.
Story Six - Predictability - many people expected Uruguay to win the match against Jordan.
Story Seven - Conflict - Yaya Toure responds to rumours that he wants to leave Man City, and denies it.
Story Eight - Immediacy - only happened recently
In the sports update, the first story was a football story; Rene Meulensteen has been appointed as Head Coach of Fulham. This included an archive clip from earlier in the day from Dutch correspondent Marcel Van der kraan who talks about whether Meulensteen has been appointment in the long-term view that he will be the replacement for under-fire manager Martin Jol. The second story was also a football story; Aitor Karanka has been appointed as Middlesborough's new manager. The third story is a football story; Roy Keane said he is not trying to change peoples opinions of him by taking the Republic of Ireland assistant managers job. The fourth story is a football story; Steven Gerrard and Kyle Walker will miss Englands game against Chile through injury. The fifth story is a football story; Wales have called up three more replacement players for their friendly versus Finland. The sixth story is a football story; Uruguay win their first leg in their playoff tie versus Jordan for a place at the World Cup. The seventh story is a football story; Yaya Toure denies claims that he is thinking about leaving Man City. The eighth story is about Rugby Union; Greg Laidler will captain Scotland in their Autumn international versus South Africa.
The news values of these stories are:
News bulletin
Story One - Negativity - people have been fined, Continuity - was already in the pipeline that action might be taken.
Story Two - Continuity - story originally happened in 2010, Conflict - many people disagree on whether he was murdered or not.
Story Three - Continuity - he was sacked last year, Conflict - arguments between two groups of people
Story Four - Surprise - he is the mayor of Toronto, and is a role model and more is expected from him than behaviour like this, Scandal - how a mayor could behave like this and still be in the job he is in.
Sports update
Story One - Immediacy - has recently been appointed in his new job, Surprise - many people did not expect him to be given this job.
Story Two - Immediacy - has recently been appointed in his new job.
Story Three - Conflict - people argue as to what Roy Keane's reasons for taking the Ireland assistant managers job, Continuity - is part of a story that occurred a week before.
Story Four - Surprise - it was not expected that these two players would be injured and would miss the game.
Story Five - Surprise - it was unlikely that Wales would need to call up extra players.
Story Six - Predictability - many people expected Uruguay to win the match against Jordan.
Story Seven - Conflict - Yaya Toure responds to rumours that he wants to leave Man City, and denies it.
Story Eight - Immediacy - only happened recently
BBC Radio 2
At 6pm on BBC Radio 2 on Wednesday 13th of November, there was a four minute radio bulletin. There were five news stories, the first of them being a story about finance; the Bank of England raising its forecast for growth for the British economy, with it not yet being returned to normality though. The second story was about unemployment; it has fallen again to 2.47 million people, though even working people are still trying to make ends meat. It included a sound bite from the Chancellor George Osborne who explained the positives of these statistics. The third story was a tragedy story; the Child's Minister has criticised the review into the death of a child in Bradford who was starved to death by his mother, and claims it didn't explain why various agencies missed opportunities to help Hamza Khan. It included a sound bite from a child protection consultant who backed these agencies and said they shouldn't be blamed. The fourth story is a disaster story; the Disasters Emergency Committee, which is made up of 14 British Charities has said that there has been an unprecedented response to calls for aid in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. So far, 13 million has been raised. The fifth and final story was also a disaster story; The owner of a boat which sunk in the river Clyde, killing 3 of its crew, has been fined 1.7 million pounds. This included a pre-recorded outside broadcast of a reporter from the scene talking about the incident that happened in 2007, and how he was expecting to be punished.
The news values of these stories are:
Story One - Familiarity - based in London, Impact - the majority of the population has money in the Bank of England, Immediacy - is breaking news.
Story Two - Immediacy - is breaking news, Amplitude - affects 2.47 million people, Continuity - unemployment has long been an issue.
Story Three - Impact - young child being murdered affects a lot of mothers who care and love for their children., Conflict - disagreement as to who should get the blame for his death, Scandal - people will react negatively towards these agencies as they have been put in a bad light.
Story Four - Amplitude - loads of people donated, loads of people affected, Continuity - part of story about Typhoon Haiyan, Personalisation - shows that there is people in the world who care
Story Five - Predictability - he was expected to be punished, Continuity - this story happened in 2007
The news values of these stories are:
Story One - Familiarity - based in London, Impact - the majority of the population has money in the Bank of England, Immediacy - is breaking news.
Story Two - Immediacy - is breaking news, Amplitude - affects 2.47 million people, Continuity - unemployment has long been an issue.
Story Three - Impact - young child being murdered affects a lot of mothers who care and love for their children., Conflict - disagreement as to who should get the blame for his death, Scandal - people will react negatively towards these agencies as they have been put in a bad light.
Story Four - Amplitude - loads of people donated, loads of people affected, Continuity - part of story about Typhoon Haiyan, Personalisation - shows that there is people in the world who care
Story Five - Predictability - he was expected to be punished, Continuity - this story happened in 2007
Wednesday, 13 November 2013
Introduction to Radio News Bulletins
In the next few posts, I am going to look at 3 different news bulletins from 2 radio stations; BBC Radio 2, talkSport, and Magic. I am going to listen to the news from 6pm on Wednesday 13th November 2013.
While I am listening to the news on the radio, I am going to analyse different aspects of the news, so as to help me understand what is important in making a successful news bulletin, and what is needed to do this. I am going to compare and contrast the different styles of news bulletins, as well as looking at the running order, the facts included, and the news values of each stories. An important thing I will look at is the type of news included in the 3 shows. They are all different style shows, with different audiences, and therefore it will be interesting to see what news stories will be deemed important enough to make it on their news.
Analysing these news bulletins will help me when I come to making my news bulletin for my radio station, as it will help me understand what is needed to in order to make a realistic news bulletin.
While I am listening to the news on the radio, I am going to analyse different aspects of the news, so as to help me understand what is important in making a successful news bulletin, and what is needed to do this. I am going to compare and contrast the different styles of news bulletins, as well as looking at the running order, the facts included, and the news values of each stories. An important thing I will look at is the type of news included in the 3 shows. They are all different style shows, with different audiences, and therefore it will be interesting to see what news stories will be deemed important enough to make it on their news.
Analysing these news bulletins will help me when I come to making my news bulletin for my radio station, as it will help me understand what is needed to in order to make a realistic news bulletin.
Thursday, 24 October 2013
Local News Story 6
How Chigwell teen survived brain haemorrhage to play football for Air Cadets
Who - 17 year old Dylan Snow
What - He has been picked to play for a Football team a year after suffering a brain haemorrhage
Where - Chigwell
When - The exact date is unknown
Why - Because he made a full recovery, and deserved his place
This is a Local News Story as it happened in Chigwell, East London. This story has the news value 'Familiarity', as it happened in Chigwell, in East London. It has 'Impact', as I too am 17 years old, and enjoy football, so it shows how lucky we are to stay healthy. Also, I have lost a relative to a brain haemorrhage, so can understand the pain his family went through. This story has 'Surprise', as it is very rare for someone to fully recover from a brain haemorrhage, and play football. This has 'Personalisation', as it is a human interest story, and is a feel good story. This has 'Balance', as it is a story that could be used at the end of a news bulletin, as it has a happy ending to a long, and tough saga.
Who - 17 year old Dylan Snow
What - He has been picked to play for a Football team a year after suffering a brain haemorrhage
Where - Chigwell
When - The exact date is unknown
Why - Because he made a full recovery, and deserved his place
This is a Local News Story as it happened in Chigwell, East London. This story has the news value 'Familiarity', as it happened in Chigwell, in East London. It has 'Impact', as I too am 17 years old, and enjoy football, so it shows how lucky we are to stay healthy. Also, I have lost a relative to a brain haemorrhage, so can understand the pain his family went through. This story has 'Surprise', as it is very rare for someone to fully recover from a brain haemorrhage, and play football. This has 'Personalisation', as it is a human interest story, and is a feel good story. This has 'Balance', as it is a story that could be used at the end of a news bulletin, as it has a happy ending to a long, and tough saga.
Local News Story 5
Remembrance Day: Sun shines on Ilford War Memorial service
Who - Those that sacrificed their life for their country
What - A Memorial service in Ilford was conducted to remember the lives of those who died for their country
Where - In Ilford
When - Sunday 10th November 2013
Why - Because it was Remembrance Sunday
This is a Local News Story because it is held in Ilford, in East London. This story contains the news value 'Familiarity', because it occurred in an area geographically close to us (Ilford). It has 'Amplitude', as there was an open memorial where a lot of people came to honour the dead. This has 'Frequency', because it happens every year, on the same date (10/11/13). This has 'Impact', because the people who we honour, died for our country, and died for us to live in relative peace, and it is very likely that a relative died in a war, or at least participated in one. This has 'Predictability', as we knew it was going to happen, as it happens every year. This has 'Personalisation', as it highlights how our country, and its people have come through difficult times, and how we don't forget those who fought and died for our country. This has 'Balance', because it represents the good of people to take their time to remember.
Who - Those that sacrificed their life for their country
What - A Memorial service in Ilford was conducted to remember the lives of those who died for their country
Where - In Ilford
When - Sunday 10th November 2013
Why - Because it was Remembrance Sunday
This is a Local News Story because it is held in Ilford, in East London. This story contains the news value 'Familiarity', because it occurred in an area geographically close to us (Ilford). It has 'Amplitude', as there was an open memorial where a lot of people came to honour the dead. This has 'Frequency', because it happens every year, on the same date (10/11/13). This has 'Impact', because the people who we honour, died for our country, and died for us to live in relative peace, and it is very likely that a relative died in a war, or at least participated in one. This has 'Predictability', as we knew it was going to happen, as it happens every year. This has 'Personalisation', as it highlights how our country, and its people have come through difficult times, and how we don't forget those who fought and died for our country. This has 'Balance', because it represents the good of people to take their time to remember.
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Local News Story 4
Chelsea fan's 20-minute Mourinho encounter
Who - A Chelsea fan, Sean Buxton
What - A Chelsea fan sat next to Jose Mourinho after he was sent to the stands, and took a picture with him
Where - At Stamford Bridge
When - Saturday 19th October
Why - Because Jose Mourinho was angry at the refereeing display
This is a local news story because the Chelsea fan is from Essex. This story has the news value 'Familiarity', as the fan is from Essex and it happened at Stamford Bridge in London. It has the news value 'Surprise', as it was an unexpected event, as it does not happen often. It has the news value 'Elite People', as it is about Jose Mourinho, who is the Chelsea manager.
Who - A Chelsea fan, Sean Buxton
What - A Chelsea fan sat next to Jose Mourinho after he was sent to the stands, and took a picture with him
Where - At Stamford Bridge
When - Saturday 19th October
Why - Because Jose Mourinho was angry at the refereeing display
This is a local news story because the Chelsea fan is from Essex. This story has the news value 'Familiarity', as the fan is from Essex and it happened at Stamford Bridge in London. It has the news value 'Surprise', as it was an unexpected event, as it does not happen often. It has the news value 'Elite People', as it is about Jose Mourinho, who is the Chelsea manager.
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Local News Story 3
Local boy 'improving' after bin bonfire
Who - A boy from Lincoln
What - A boy from Lincoln is recovering from his burn injuries from a bin bonfire
Where - In a garden at a house in Roman Pavement
When - at 10pm on Sunday 20th October
Why - Because 5 boys used an accelerant in order to start a bonfire and it got out of hand
This is a Local News Story because it is about a boy from Lincoln, and does not include anyone else from any other area. This story has the news value 'Impact', as it happened to a young child, and it makes you feel very sad because something like this could happen to anyone, but happy that he is recovering. This story has 'Continuity', as it continues on from the story of the boy from Lincoln getting burns on Sunday. This has 'Personalisation' because it is about a 14 year old boy who got burnt, and is therefore a human interest story. This has the news value 'Balance', as it is a good story that could be used to make up for a number of bad stories on the news.
Who - A boy from Lincoln
What - A boy from Lincoln is recovering from his burn injuries from a bin bonfire
Where - In a garden at a house in Roman Pavement
When - at 10pm on Sunday 20th October
Why - Because 5 boys used an accelerant in order to start a bonfire and it got out of hand
This is a Local News Story because it is about a boy from Lincoln, and does not include anyone else from any other area. This story has the news value 'Impact', as it happened to a young child, and it makes you feel very sad because something like this could happen to anyone, but happy that he is recovering. This story has 'Continuity', as it continues on from the story of the boy from Lincoln getting burns on Sunday. This has 'Personalisation' because it is about a 14 year old boy who got burnt, and is therefore a human interest story. This has the news value 'Balance', as it is a good story that could be used to make up for a number of bad stories on the news.
Monday, 21 October 2013
Local News Story 2
Yorkshire Marathon: Runners take part in inaugral race
Who - Jane Tomlinson
What - More than 6000 runners ran the inaugural Yorkshire Marathon that was set up by Jane Tomlinson's charity 'Run For All' in her memory, after she died of cancer in 2007
Where - York and North Yorkshire
When - Sunday 19th October
Why - To support the 'Run For All' charity, and to remember Jane Tomlinson.
This is a Local News Story because it happened in York and North Yorkshire, and did not effect anyone outside. This story has the news value 'Immediacy', as it only occurred yesterday, on the 19th October 2013, and could be considered as breaking news seeing as the marathon was set up in memory of Jane Tomlinson, a woman who died of cancer in 2007. This story has 'Amplitude', as more than 6000 runners took part in the race. This story has 'Impact', as cancer is likely to effect someone we know well, and therefore an event like this shows compassion and support from people who didn't even know Jane Tomlinson. This story has 'Personalisation', as it is a human interest story, seeing as so many people ran for charity in memory of Jane Tomlinson. This story has the news value 'Balance', as it is a feel good story to show that there are wonderful people in the world, and therefore could be used to Balance other negative stories.
Who - Jane Tomlinson
What - More than 6000 runners ran the inaugural Yorkshire Marathon that was set up by Jane Tomlinson's charity 'Run For All' in her memory, after she died of cancer in 2007
Where - York and North Yorkshire
When - Sunday 19th October
Why - To support the 'Run For All' charity, and to remember Jane Tomlinson.
This is a Local News Story because it happened in York and North Yorkshire, and did not effect anyone outside. This story has the news value 'Immediacy', as it only occurred yesterday, on the 19th October 2013, and could be considered as breaking news seeing as the marathon was set up in memory of Jane Tomlinson, a woman who died of cancer in 2007. This story has 'Amplitude', as more than 6000 runners took part in the race. This story has 'Impact', as cancer is likely to effect someone we know well, and therefore an event like this shows compassion and support from people who didn't even know Jane Tomlinson. This story has 'Personalisation', as it is a human interest story, seeing as so many people ran for charity in memory of Jane Tomlinson. This story has the news value 'Balance', as it is a feel good story to show that there are wonderful people in the world, and therefore could be used to Balance other negative stories.
Local News Story 1
Slang banned from Croydon school to improve student speech
Who - Croydon School
What - They have banned their students from using slang words
Where - At Croydon School in South London
When - This week
Why - In order to improve student speech
This is a Local news story as the story specifically applies to students of Croydon School, and people living in that area that may send their children to that school. This news story has the news value 'Familiarity', as the story occurs in Croydon, in South London. This story has the news value 'Amplitude', as it effects a huge amount of people who go to this school. This story has 'Impact', as it has an effect on people who went to school and didn't have rules like these implemented. It has the news value 'Surprise', as it is unusual for a school to ban particular words and lingo.
Who - Croydon School
What - They have banned their students from using slang words
Where - At Croydon School in South London
When - This week
Why - In order to improve student speech
This is a Local news story as the story specifically applies to students of Croydon School, and people living in that area that may send their children to that school. This news story has the news value 'Familiarity', as the story occurs in Croydon, in South London. This story has the news value 'Amplitude', as it effects a huge amount of people who go to this school. This story has 'Impact', as it has an effect on people who went to school and didn't have rules like these implemented. It has the news value 'Surprise', as it is unusual for a school to ban particular words and lingo.
Sunday, 20 October 2013
Local News Stories
I am now going to look at various different types of Local News Stories. These differ from International News Stories because they are set in certain areas, and do not apply to the wider population. These are important because, despite the type of stories being different, they show how similar the style of the news is, despite the different audience.
Tuesday, 15 October 2013
International News Story 6
Care inspector could use hidden cameras
Who - Adult social care chief inspector Andrea Sutcliffe
What - She said she wanted to explore the role techniques such as using hidden cameras could play in uncovering abuse and neglect.
Where - It is not known
When - This week
Why - Because action needs to be taken on the poor quality of care in care homes and domiciliary care around the country
This is an International News Story because it applies to people in care homes and domiciliary care around the country. This story contains the news value 'Immediacy', as Andre Sutcliffe made the statement recently. It includes 'Familiarity', as it is about care homes in England. It includes 'Amplitude', as it affects thousands of people around the country. It has 'Impact', because it affects a lot of people, as it is likely that everyone has a family member in a care home, or under some sort of care. This story contains 'Conflict, as some people believe it is not right to use techniques such as hidden cameras, as it is unethical and breaches personal space.
Who - Adult social care chief inspector Andrea Sutcliffe
What - She said she wanted to explore the role techniques such as using hidden cameras could play in uncovering abuse and neglect.
Where - It is not known
When - This week
Why - Because action needs to be taken on the poor quality of care in care homes and domiciliary care around the country
This is an International News Story because it applies to people in care homes and domiciliary care around the country. This story contains the news value 'Immediacy', as Andre Sutcliffe made the statement recently. It includes 'Familiarity', as it is about care homes in England. It includes 'Amplitude', as it affects thousands of people around the country. It has 'Impact', because it affects a lot of people, as it is likely that everyone has a family member in a care home, or under some sort of care. This story contains 'Conflict, as some people believe it is not right to use techniques such as hidden cameras, as it is unethical and breaches personal space.
International News Story 5
Madeleine McCann: Crimewatch response overwhelming
Who - Madeleine McCann
What - Police said there was an 'overwhelming response' to an appeal on the BBC's Crimewatch over the disappearance of Madeleine McCann
Where - Portugal
When - Today, Tuesday 15th October
Why - Because Crimewatch made an appeal to people to help find out what they can about her kidnapping.
This is an International news story because it is about the Police in Portugal responding to the kidnapping of an English girl, which happened overseas. This news story includes the news value 'Immediacy', as the Police only issued a statement today. It includes 'Continuity', as it is about the kidnapping of Madeleine McCann, which happened nearly 7 years ago.
Who - Madeleine McCann
What - Police said there was an 'overwhelming response' to an appeal on the BBC's Crimewatch over the disappearance of Madeleine McCann
Where - Portugal
When - Today, Tuesday 15th October
Why - Because Crimewatch made an appeal to people to help find out what they can about her kidnapping.
This is an International news story because it is about the Police in Portugal responding to the kidnapping of an English girl, which happened overseas. This news story includes the news value 'Immediacy', as the Police only issued a statement today. It includes 'Continuity', as it is about the kidnapping of Madeleine McCann, which happened nearly 7 years ago.
Thursday, 10 October 2013
International News Story 4
Wenger defends Wilshere's England comments
Who - Arsene Wenger
What - He defended Jack Wilshere's comments about who should be allowed to play for the national team
Where - At the launch of the Four Four Jew Exhibition at the Jewish Museum in London
When - Wednesday 9th October
Why - Because he was questioned about it as Wilshere is his player
This story is an International news story because it is about the England National Team, and how you can become eligible to play for your country. This news story has 'Immediacy', as it only happened yesterday. This story has 'Familiarity' because the Jewish Museum is in North London and is near to where I live. This story has 'Predictability', as it is unsurprising that Arsene Wenger has backed the comments of a player who plays for his team. This story has 'Continuity', as Wenger's comments only adds to the debate as to whether people born outside England should be allowed to play for England. This has 'Elite People', as Arsene Wenger is a famous football manager, known around the world.
Who - Arsene Wenger
What - He defended Jack Wilshere's comments about who should be allowed to play for the national team
Where - At the launch of the Four Four Jew Exhibition at the Jewish Museum in London
When - Wednesday 9th October
Why - Because he was questioned about it as Wilshere is his player
This story is an International news story because it is about the England National Team, and how you can become eligible to play for your country. This news story has 'Immediacy', as it only happened yesterday. This story has 'Familiarity' because the Jewish Museum is in North London and is near to where I live. This story has 'Predictability', as it is unsurprising that Arsene Wenger has backed the comments of a player who plays for his team. This story has 'Continuity', as Wenger's comments only adds to the debate as to whether people born outside England should be allowed to play for England. This has 'Elite People', as Arsene Wenger is a famous football manager, known around the world.
Tuesday, 8 October 2013
International News Story 3
Higgs boson scientists win Nobel Prize in physics
Who - Peter Higgs and Francois Englert
What - They won the Nobel Prize in physics
Where - Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
When - This week
Why - Because the Nobel Prize is an annual award which is given to those who deserve it
This story is an International news story as it is a worldwide award that was staged in Sweden. In this story, it has the news value 'Immediacy' because it happened very recently. This story has 'Frequency', as it is an award that is given out every year. This story has 'Elite People' because it is about Peter Higgs and Francois Englert who created the Higgs Boson.
Who - Peter Higgs and Francois Englert
What - They won the Nobel Prize in physics
Where - Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
When - This week
Why - Because the Nobel Prize is an annual award which is given to those who deserve it
This story is an International news story as it is a worldwide award that was staged in Sweden. In this story, it has the news value 'Immediacy' because it happened very recently. This story has 'Frequency', as it is an award that is given out every year. This story has 'Elite People' because it is about Peter Higgs and Francois Englert who created the Higgs Boson.
Monday, 7 October 2013
International News Story 2
Haim beat Justin Timberlake to top UK album chart
Who - Haim
What - They beat Justin Timberlake to Number 1 in the UK album chart
Where - UK album chart
When - This week
Why - Because it was a very close race for top spot
This is an international story because it has been caused by the general public in the UK who have bought Haim's album. This story has the news value 'Immediacy', as it has happened recently as it was only announced this week. It has 'Familiarity' as it applies to us in the UK. It has 'Frequency', as the album chart changes often, and announced weekly. The story contains 'Elite People', as Haim are a well-known band around the world, as is Justin Timberlake.
What - They beat Justin Timberlake to Number 1 in the UK album chart
Where - UK album chart
When - This week
Why - Because it was a very close race for top spot
This is an international story because it has been caused by the general public in the UK who have bought Haim's album. This story has the news value 'Immediacy', as it has happened recently as it was only announced this week. It has 'Familiarity' as it applies to us in the UK. It has 'Frequency', as the album chart changes often, and announced weekly. The story contains 'Elite People', as Haim are a well-known band around the world, as is Justin Timberlake.
International News Story 1
US commando raids: Kerry defends al-Liby capture
Who - John Kerry
What - He made comments about Al-Qaeda leader Anas al-Liby
Where - At an Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation Summit in Indonesia
When - After an attack on Libya
Why - Because he was forced to defend the capture.
This story is an International story as it is about the USA and Libya. This story contains the news value 'Immediacy' as it happened recently. This story also contains 'Continuity', as it is part of an ongoing story about the capture of the Al-Qaeda leader Anas al-Liby. It contains 'Conflict', as there is an ongoing disagreement and battle between Al-Qaeda and USA because al-Liby is suspected to be behind an attack on the US embassy in Africa in 1998. It also includes 'Elite People', as John Kerry is the US Secretary of State, and is known worldwide.
Who - John Kerry
What - He made comments about Al-Qaeda leader Anas al-Liby
Where - At an Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation Summit in Indonesia
When - After an attack on Libya
Why - Because he was forced to defend the capture.
This story is an International story as it is about the USA and Libya. This story contains the news value 'Immediacy' as it happened recently. This story also contains 'Continuity', as it is part of an ongoing story about the capture of the Al-Qaeda leader Anas al-Liby. It contains 'Conflict', as there is an ongoing disagreement and battle between Al-Qaeda and USA because al-Liby is suspected to be behind an attack on the US embassy in Africa in 1998. It also includes 'Elite People', as John Kerry is the US Secretary of State, and is known worldwide.
Introduction to News Stories
I will be looking at various different news stories that are both International, and Local. I will also include different type of stories, for example, disaster, celebrity, education, sport etc. I will analyse these news stories and look at whether it includes the 5 W's, and how many news values it includes.
These news stories will help me when it comes to producing my own news bulletin because it will give me the necessary understanding to create my own, realistic news stories, that will add a key component to my radio show.
These news stories will help me when it comes to producing my own news bulletin because it will give me the necessary understanding to create my own, realistic news stories, that will add a key component to my radio show.
Thursday, 3 October 2013
Notes
Jingle - Indie Rock CD Track 3
Things to include:
Stories about racism, drugs tests, fights, footballer scandals etc.
Things to include:
Stories about racism, drugs tests, fights, footballer scandals etc.
Monday, 30 September 2013
News Values
News Values are factors that help to explain how journalists and editors decided that certain news stories were accepted as newsworthy, while others were not. These values were defined by Galtung and Ruge, and also define where, and when a news story appears in a news bulletin.
The following news values, along with examples, will help determine whether a news story will be included in a bulletin, and where it will appear in a bulletin:
Immediacy - Whether the story has happened recently, and if the story is 'breaking'.
Familiarity - If the story is culturally or geographically close to us (London, Britain, Europe, Asia etc).
Amplitude - If the story is a big event or if it involves a lot of people.
Frequency - Whether the story happens often.
Impact - Whether or not we can identify the story as having a profound effect on our own lives, and whether the story contains elements that would make us feel threatened.
Predictability - Whether we expected it to happen or not.
Surprise - If it was an unusual or unexpected event.
Continuity - Whether or not the story has already been defined as news, and whether or not it is part of an ongoing or long-running story.
Conflict - If the story contains drama in describing disagreements, arguments, fights, or battles between two or more people/organisations.
Elite People - Whether the story concerns well-known people, such as celebrities.
Personalisation - If it is a human interest story.
Negativity - If the story contains bad news.
Scandal - Whether the story is likely to provoke moral outrage from parts of the audience.
Balance - Whether or not the story is selected in order to balance other news, such as human survival story to balance a number of stories concerning death.
The following news values, along with examples, will help determine whether a news story will be included in a bulletin, and where it will appear in a bulletin:
Immediacy - Whether the story has happened recently, and if the story is 'breaking'.
Familiarity - If the story is culturally or geographically close to us (London, Britain, Europe, Asia etc).
Amplitude - If the story is a big event or if it involves a lot of people.
Frequency - Whether the story happens often.
Impact - Whether or not we can identify the story as having a profound effect on our own lives, and whether the story contains elements that would make us feel threatened.
Predictability - Whether we expected it to happen or not.
Surprise - If it was an unusual or unexpected event.
Continuity - Whether or not the story has already been defined as news, and whether or not it is part of an ongoing or long-running story.
Conflict - If the story contains drama in describing disagreements, arguments, fights, or battles between two or more people/organisations.
Elite People - Whether the story concerns well-known people, such as celebrities.
Personalisation - If it is a human interest story.
Negativity - If the story contains bad news.
Scandal - Whether the story is likely to provoke moral outrage from parts of the audience.
Balance - Whether or not the story is selected in order to balance other news, such as human survival story to balance a number of stories concerning death.
The 5 W's
The 5 W's are the best way to define news stories. These are used by journalists as a formula for getting the 'full story'. The 5 W's include Who, What, Where, When and Why. This also includes 'How'. The 5 W's are likely to be used in the opening paragraph of a news story, as a way to simplify the information in the story, for example, Who the story is about, What happened in this story, Where did it take place, When did it take place, Why did it happen, and How did it happen!
When using this information, and the information I obtain from researching the 5 W's in various news stories, I will make sure that I include the 5 W's in all of my news stories, and that they will appear at the beginning of the news story.
I have looked at a news story on the BBC News website which I picked at random to see if it contained the 5 Ws. If you click on the link below, you can read the story in full.
London Duck Tours suspends River Thames trips after fire
Who - An amphibious tourist boat company
What - One of the companies vessels caught fire
Where - On the River Thames
When - Sunday afternoon (yesterday)
Why - The cause is yet to be established
When using this information, and the information I obtain from researching the 5 W's in various news stories, I will make sure that I include the 5 W's in all of my news stories, and that they will appear at the beginning of the news story.
I have looked at a news story on the BBC News website which I picked at random to see if it contained the 5 Ws. If you click on the link below, you can read the story in full.
London Duck Tours suspends River Thames trips after fire
Who - An amphibious tourist boat company
What - One of the companies vessels caught fire
Where - On the River Thames
When - Sunday afternoon (yesterday)
Why - The cause is yet to be established
Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Preliminary Task - The Script
The first thing I will do is write the script for my Preliminary Task. It includes the Radio Station, Goal FM 91.5. My Radio Station is a Football based station that will include a presenter, Darren Hall, and a guest, former French Footballer and Match of the Day pundit, Allan Robert.
Script:
"Goal FM 91.5 (They think it's all over... it is now) ... Bringing Football to the Nation (Sound of ball being kicked? Vuvuzela sound?) ... with Darren Hall.
Darren: Good morning and welcome to Goal FM. This morning I have Match of the Day pundit Allan Robert on the show. Bonjour Allan.
Allan: Bonjour Darren
Darren: What a finale to the Premier League season yesterday.
Allan: It was a fantastic day of football.
Darren: Indeed. And to recap for anyone who missed yesterdays action, Manchester City, who were a point behind Chelsea before the weekends game, won their second league title courtesy of a Sergio Aguero brace at Stoke, and a Chelsea defeat at Fulham. Now Allan, sorry to bring this up but you made a certain prediction at the beginning of the season (Allan laughs). You remember it, so here is a clip just to embarrass you even more...
Allan (on the phone): I think Man City will struggle this season. They are weak defensively and err, as everyone knows, they have signed two new strikers, but that is not enough. They will take time to settle into the league. And the err, Brazilian, Fernandinho, he will not live up to his price tag. He is not good enough for this team, as is Demichelis, who is very slow, and is probably better suited to the Spanish game, than the English. I think he will be a useless signing, and I think City will struggle to make top four this season, let alone challenge for the title. It is dark days for the blue side of Manchester...
Script:
"Goal FM 91.5 (They think it's all over... it is now) ... Bringing Football to the Nation (Sound of ball being kicked? Vuvuzela sound?) ... with Darren Hall.
Darren: Good morning and welcome to Goal FM. This morning I have Match of the Day pundit Allan Robert on the show. Bonjour Allan.
Allan: Bonjour Darren
Darren: What a finale to the Premier League season yesterday.
Allan: It was a fantastic day of football.
Darren: Indeed. And to recap for anyone who missed yesterdays action, Manchester City, who were a point behind Chelsea before the weekends game, won their second league title courtesy of a Sergio Aguero brace at Stoke, and a Chelsea defeat at Fulham. Now Allan, sorry to bring this up but you made a certain prediction at the beginning of the season (Allan laughs). You remember it, so here is a clip just to embarrass you even more...
Allan (on the phone): I think Man City will struggle this season. They are weak defensively and err, as everyone knows, they have signed two new strikers, but that is not enough. They will take time to settle into the league. And the err, Brazilian, Fernandinho, he will not live up to his price tag. He is not good enough for this team, as is Demichelis, who is very slow, and is probably better suited to the Spanish game, than the English. I think he will be a useless signing, and I think City will struggle to make top four this season, let alone challenge for the title. It is dark days for the blue side of Manchester...
Radio Task - Brief
In my coursework I am creating a 5 minute long Radio bulletin, that will include a news bulletin, jingles, adverts, a presenter, and various other components that will help make my Radio show sound realistic.
In this coursework, I have to make a preliminary task, a main task, and evaluation, as well as recording all my research and planning on this blog.
My preliminary task will be a 1 minute long clip which will include a jingle, a presenter introducing a guest, guest responding, and an archive clip featuring the guest.
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