Media Exam Revision

 Newsburst Pitch

 To get full marks I must:

Write in Role: start by writing "Thank you for giving me the opportunity to give my ideas about Newsburst."

Chose broadcast time and explain: 6:30-7:00, we chose this time specially so that it didn't clash with BBC News at Six, and Channel 4 news.

Explain format: 

 Top Story: 10 minutes

 Broadsheet Story: 7.5 minutes

 Broadsheet Story: 5 minutes

 Sports Story/Stories: 5 minutes

 Tabloid Story: 2.5 minutes

Explain choice of presenters: Jon Snow, popular with teenagers as he doesn't patronize them, presents broadsheet news.

Cathy Newman, presents broadsheet news stories.

Ore Oduba, as he is one of the most famous sport news presenters there is.

Explain three news stories and how they would be presented:

Carribean Hurricane would be presented with citizen journalism, using footage of the hurricane whilst it was taking place. We could also use animated graphics to show a map and the direction in which the hurricane was coming towards the USA. 

The government draft proposals for 16 year olds to vote could be presented using a vox pop, asking different members of the public if they agree with 16 year olds to vote or not.

 We could show an interview with the player himself or his manager for the news story about the premier league footballer suffering online racism.

 Write and explain how it will appeal to our target audience: We will appeal to our target audience by changing the way we present stories, include some tabloid news, include presenters that appeal to teenagers and allow the audience to get involved in our news programme.

 E-media and social networking

 To get full marks I must:

 Three well-developed paragraph: Paragraph 1 will be about social networking, twitter and hashtags. We can ask the audience a question near the beginning of the news programme and ask them to vote on twitter using hashtags, then the result will be shown near the end of the programme or news story. 
 Paragraph 2 will be about the Newsburst website, where they can send in videos, which we could put in out news programme if it relates to the news story, this is citizen journalism.
 Paragraph 3 will be about the Newsburst YouTube channel, people can write their comments and it may be shown if it is appropriate and does relate to the news story.

How will it appeal to our TA: We will change the way we present our stories to keep the audience entertained. We have also chosen presenters that are popular with teenagers and we have some tabloid news stories in each story (7.5 minutes in total.)

News values blog task

News values: notes

In 1965, media researchers Galtung & Ruge analysed news stories to find out what factors placed them at the top of the news agenda.

They came up with the following list of news values - a kind of scoring system to work out what might become news. A story which scores highly on each value is likely to be at the top of a TV news bulletin. Some of the news values they suggested include:

Negativity

Bad news - involving death, tragedy, natural disasters or political upheaval - is rated above 'positive' stories (royal weddings etc.)

 
Closeness to home
Audiences relate more to stories that are close to their home, or involve people from their country.

 
Immediacy
How recently did it happen? TV news is very competitive about breaking news – although it is now beaten by social media.

 
Simplicity

Simple stories are preferred by TV news.  Palestine is complicated, a plane crash is easy to follow.

Uniqueness
‘Dog bites man’ is not news. ‘Man bites dog’ is. Unusual stories make it into the news – especially if there is good video to go with it.

Elite nations or people
Stories that focus on important countries or people are likely to make the news. Obama and USA = news, Outer Mongolia not so much...

24 hour TV news

There are some critical differences between a regular news bulletin and 24 hour news:

• A bulletin contains carefully constructed ‘news packages’ and fully scripted presentation
• 24 hour TV news is perfect for live, breaking news as it happens
• 24 hour TV news is more dependent on dramatic pictures or video that will grab the audience and keep them watching

News values blog task

For each of the six news values we have learned, find a clip on YouTube from Sky News (24 hour news) and explain how it fits that news value. The Sky News YouTube channel is here.

Example:

Negativity

 
The Germanwings plane crash fits many of the news values but particularly negativity. Any major transport disaster that kills a large number of people is likely to become a huge news story. This is because it contains death, tragedy, dramatic images and also creates questions for the audience in terms of what went wrong and why the plane crashed.

Casec study 4: independent research

 

 It has an animated intro just like other news programmes like BBC News and Channel 4 news. It has a digital screen in the background and the main presenter facing the camera...

3) Why do Newsround have a variety of presenters? The presenters of BBC Newsround are Leah Boleto, Ricky Boleto, Martin Dougan,Hayley Hassall, Jenny Lawrence and Ayshah Tull. They have presenters from a wide range of nations to make Newsround more fair and balanced.

4) There are many main presenters so there isn't any other presenters or reporters used. They are sent to the place where the news report is taking place to report.

5) The studio is colourful and full of technology. The colours on the studio are purple, light blue and dark blue, they connote loyalty, luxury, sophistication and excitement. The digital screen in the background tells the story by showing pictures and the presenter does the same thing by talking so it's easier for the audience to understand and visualise what's going on.

6) What is the opening sequence to Newsround? Does it fit the key conventions of TV news?The opening sequence 
            7) How does Newsround typically present a news story? (E.g. presenter to camera, reporter on location, interviews, graphics, images, video etc.)

8) Who is the target audience for Newsround? You may want to research this online.

9) Is there an opportunity for the audience to get involved in the programme? Do young people feature in the news programme at all?

10) What news stories are covered in the broadcasts you have watched? List ALL the stories that are covered AND the order that they appear in. How long does each story appear for?


BBC3 60 Second News

1) Watch these YouTube clips of the BBC3 60 Second News:

 
 
2) How does the BBC3 60 Second News use the key conventions of TV news? 

3) Who are the presenters for the BBC3 60 Second News? What do you notice about their age and how they are dressed?

4) Are any other presenters or reporters used?

5) What does the studio look like? How is technology used in programme? How are graphics used in the presentation of the news?

6) What is the opening shot of the BBC3 60 Second News? Does it fit the key conventions of TV news?

7) How does the BBC3 60 Second News typically present a news story? (E.g. presenter to camera, reporter on location, interviews, graphics, images, video etc.)

8) Who is the target audience for the BBC3 60 Second News? You may want to research this online. Why does the BBC feature news on a predominantly entertainment-based channel?

9) Is there an opportunity for the audience to get involved in the programme? Do young people feature in the news programme at all?

10) What news stories are covered in the broadcasts you have watched? List ALL the stories that are covered AND the order that they appear in. How long does each story appear for?


Extension activities

1) Find as many episodes of both Newsround and the BBC3 60 Second News online and embed the videos in your blog.

2) List the stories that each broadcast covers and why these might appeal to the audience for these programmes.

3) Choose the three most memorable stories as examples that you can use in Task 1 in the exam. Why are they good examples that reflect that programme's style?

Anything you don't finish in the lessons - complete for homework. Due next Tuesday.