Introduction To The News

Part 1:

The news broadcast I watched was the ITV news, 6 pm broadcast on the 27th of June. In the braodcast the stories shown were: The EU referendum, Drownings in the UK, A heart disease fund raising campaign, The Moped Club raising money for Teenage Cancer Trust and finally the Rio Olympics 2016.

In the intro, visuals are used that are related to the stories covered during the broadcast. For example there were shots of Olympians participating in Rio.

The audio in the starting sequence consists of dialogue briefly mentioning all of the stories covered in the broadcast but leaves each mention on a cliff-hanger leaving the viewer wanting to find out the whole story. 

Part 2:

The newsreader serves the purpose of  clearly and confidently read the latest news to the viewers.

Being a news presenter involves looking confident and professional in front of the camera, this means having good posture, being well dressed and looking fit and presentable (clear skin, clean hair etc.) News presenters also need to be able to read the teleprompter whilst saying what they read loudly, clearly and confidently without making any mistakes as the news is live.

Part 3:

News ordering is how they decide which stories are presented in what order, this is important because it can affect the audience's viewing experience, for example: they tend to present the bad news first and then end with happier news to try and leave the audience not in a bad, depressed mood.

Breaking news is what the stories most likely to be presented on the news are called.

The story most likely to be presented first is the that is relevant to the most people, for example, in the ITV news broadcast, the EU referendum was the first to be presented as it has been a popular topic as of recently as it affects the future of the country.

The following stories are presented in order based on their length and relevance to the audience.

It is important for news presenters to think and act quickly as they have a small window of time to present their story as clearly as possible without making any mistakes while airing as it is filmed live their is only one take.

A slow news day is a term used to describe a day in which there are no stories of great importance or relevance to the audience, as a result, the stories covered are often trivial and not really relevant.

The final story covered on a broadcast is sometimes known as an 'and finally' story and is often light hearted and often unimportant story to end the broadcast on a high note, leaving the audience in a positive attitude where some of the previous stories could be more tragic and heavy news.

News values are a way of determining whether or not stories should be covered in the news and in which order should they be covered. A number of factors that determine the news value of a story include but are not limited to:  how recent the news is, the amplitude of the news, how many people it affects, the familiarity and finally is the news a surprise? For example the EU referendum is a recent and ongoing topic and it greatly affects all of Britain and also other countries in some ways, hence it was the first and longest story covered in the broadcast I watched.

Part 4:

Bias through selection and omission is used to shape the audience's perception of the story being covered, this is done by without certain bits of information and only sharing bits that reflect on the story in a certain way, this directly aims to change or solidify the viewers opinion on the story or contents of the story.

Bias through placement order affects how the viewers perceive the importance of a story by when they are presented throughout the broadcast. For example a story that may have great news value may be aired later on during the broadcast to make the audience think that it isn't as important.

Stories in the headlines can be biased as they make the audience feel that it is important news when it is in fact not.

 Pictures can reflect on the individual in a positive or negative light. Which photos a newspaper chooses to run can heavily influence the public's perception of a person or event. On TV, images, captions, and narration of a TV anchor or reporter can be sources of bias.

The titles that are used in the news are important as it can give a positive or negative connotation to that person.

The language used during a story can influence the audience's perception and therefore be a source of bias, for example, positive or negative words can be used to depict a person or event in a good or bad light.