Part 1 (using the news broadcast you have watched)
- Watch a news broadcast and state which one you watched, e.g., Look East Monday 18th March 6pm.
- What stories were covered and in what order were they shown?
- What happens in the starting sequence and why do you think the visuals and audio have been used?
Part 2 (using a story from the broadcast you have found)
- What was this story about and what was the structure of the report (lead in, main content, final comments)?
- Who is involved in the story?
- How are the people in the story represented?
- How did you feel about the people in the news story? Why? Use the following terms where relevant: accuracy; balance; impartiality; objectivity; subjectivity; opinion; bias; access & privacy
- Was the news story narrativised? i.e., was there a construction of a narrative to help the audience follow the news event.
Part 3 (referring back to the Anglia News documentary)
- Who are the newsreaders / presenters in the broadcast you watched? (Name, age, gender, etc.)
- How do newsreaders address the audience? Why?
- What is the role of the newsreader / presenter in a news broadcast?
- What skills are necessary for newsreaders / presenters?
- what is a field reporter and what do they do?
- Who else is involved in a broadcast and what do their roles entail (3 more with 3 bullet points each).
Part 4 News Ordering - 'What Makes the News'? (research)
- What is meant by the term news ordering?
- What is the term given to the list of stories that will likely appear on the broadcast?
- Which story is likely to be shown first and how / why is it selected?
- Why is the ability to think and act quickly important in news?
- What is meant by the term 'slow news day'?
- What is the final story often called and what is its function?
- What is meant by the term 'news values' and which G & R wrote about them?
- What is actuality footage and stock footage and why are they used?
G & R - Galtung and Ruge:
Media researchers Galtung and Ruge identified a number of factors that help stories make the headlines. Here are some of the most significant factors they pinpointed:
| Factor | Effect |
|---|---|
| Recency | Important breaking news such as a terror attack is reported with immediacy. Breaking news is very competitive with newspapers keen to be the first to report things as they happen. |
| Size | The bigger the story, the more people it affects. A bomb with many casualties is more news worthy than a hoax bomb alert. |
| Continuity | An ongoing news event like war will continue to be reported on. |
| Simplicity | Simple stories which are easy to explain (huge lottery wins, celebrity deaths, road accidents) will be preferred to those which are more complex (foreign wars, economic stories, long-term court cases). |
| Elite nations or people | In the UK a story about the American president or an American social issue is more likely to be reported on than a story about less influential countries and their leaders. |
| Predictability | An anti-war demonstration is likely to be eventful so journalists will cover the event. This means that it will be reported on, even if it passes off peacefully. |
| Unexpectedness | Something out of the ordinary has more news value than something that happens every day. |
| Negativity | Bad news is more likely to make the headlines than good news. |
| Personality | A story about a celebrity or a heroic member of the general public will have a human interest angle. |
| Meaningfulness | How close to home is the story, is there a local connection? |
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