News

BBC News at 10pm Wednesday 25th May 2016
The news show started with a report on the ban of Legal Highs that mimic the effects of illegal drugs.
The second story was changes to the steel workers pension.
The third story was about leaving the EU.
And the fourth story was about M&S and who is Mrs M&S.
In the startup sequence they use the opening credits and music to then transition into showing the spokesman who will explain about the stories. I feel that they use the visuals as it is easy to watch and is only quick so it doesn't cause you to become bored before the show starts. The audio in this is used to create a sense of urgency but without being annoying or causing panic to the viewers of the show.

The presenter in the show I watched was Huw Edwards, he is now 54 years old and the lead presenter for breaking news stories. His role is to present the news in a way that people can easily watch it without getting bored or confused. He also tells the viewers about his feeling on the news stories every now and then. The skills required for the role of being a newsreader/presenter are: to be quick in thinking and executing. They need to be alert at all times and must be able to make good decision making skills. Mostly they must be confident and strong with public speaking and have good use of the language. They should excel in both verbal and written skills and have an excellent fund of general knowledge on matters such as current situations, including political issues. They must have a passion for journalism and must be daring enough to travel to different locations to collect news.

A news order or a running order is there to help people know what happened on the programme in an accurate manner. For the news, the editor is the one that makes the final decision about the ordering and makes sure that the entries for the news are at the right place for viewing. For the news, the first thing to be shown is the lead story or the lead, which is longer than all the others due to having the most information provided to the audience as well as being the most essential.The next stories that are provided to the audience are ones that are ranked on interest and provide a mix of stories to convey different emotions.
Another way the news captures the audience interest is by using a news round-up which provide information on national or international news for the viewers to watch.
There is also the potential use of a sports round up which is good to keep the audience up to date on the essential scores of matches and to provide short interviews with some of the players.
To keep the audience further interested, the news focuses on providing a round up of the weather which is either in the studio or on an outside location.
At the end of the news some studios focus on providing a lighter story at the end by stating, "And finally..."
When it comes to the timings of the running order, the editor ensures that the lead story is the longest piece to provide information to the audience but not too long to make them loose interest. Each story that comes later on in the running order is a lot shorter so must capture the key pieces of information to capture the audiences attention before their time is up.
A key skill that news reporters must be able to do it to adapt to news whenever possible. For example, if the lead was focusing on the benefits of longer education and your editor informs you that a bomb has just gone off in an airport in London, then that is your top lead story. With this in mind the news reporter must adapt by talking about the breaking news that has just occurred and be able to successfully talk on the spot towards the audience that are watching this. Being flexible and prepared to change shows you are able to discuss any matter easily, making you a good reporter.

Sometimes when there is little news to report, we have a slow news day due to having a lack of substantial topics. The final story on the news is usually the lighter story to round off on a good note. The news reporter usually ends it "And finally" before stating the last short story of the day before the news ends completely. It's role is to display a more positive approach within the country and to show that there is a vast variety of news for the audience to know and understand.
The News Values Theory is believed that our perception of what creates the event is currently determined and isn't a natural occurrence. The theory stated that the more an event is accessed by the criteria, the more likely it will be reported to the news.
An example of this is the obsession we have with celebrities and the gossip of our lives. When it came to David Beckham splitting with Victoria we had a front page spread of the story to interest the readers. Yet on the same day, five children were killed in a minibus accident and did not reach the front cover. The news reporters and journalists focus on the most interesting story for the audience and place that as the cover or the lead story.

When it came to looking for my own evidence of these topics I began to search on YouTube for news reports with any of these related to it.
My first short clip I found was called the "EU Referendum: Are you in or out?" which stated a lot of different people and there beliefs towards the EU.
When looking at this I found that it related to the Galtung and Ruge Theory with being Immediacy, Familiarity, Amplitude, Unambiguity, Surprise, Continuity and Elite Nations/People.
This short news broadcast shows us the effects of what will happen to the UK when having to vote an essential choice such as this one. It has happened recently and is very close to the UK citizens with the results of effecting a large number within the country. Not only does it do this but it also shows clear and definite opinions to an unexpected event and has been constantly reviewed on the news for the past upcoming months. It is also based on a big countries such as all that are in the EU and how it will effect our country with theirs.

Another key clip I found was called "2001-09-11 World Trade Center Attacks, BBC + ITV News Opening". This clip shows the gripping scene of the World Trade Center being attacked as well as the Pentagon. This clip portrays to the audience about the extremes that terrorism had reached and was a rare event that occurred, making it Frequency. It was something that no one expected to happen and is still to this day a human interest story due to the dramatic effect it has had on people within the time it happened as well as the following years. It is displayed as bad news due to the tragic display of horror that was sent towards America and resulted in thousands of people to die or be injured due to this awful event.

The news isnt always a 100% truthful matter and can sometimes sneak into the news without the audience noticing.
There are various ways that we able to notice the news becoming bais, the first is being bais through selection and omission.
Selection and Omission means that the editor can choose whether or not to tell a specific news story. Within the story, some of the details can be either ignored or given out to allow the audience to provide the audience a different opinion on the matter.
The only way to varify if this particular type of bais behaviour is noticed, is by comparing a wide variety of sources to news reports.
An example of this would be how an editor might believe that an advertiser wants younger readers due to spending more money, so will ignore any news that holds a significant interest towardszs the elderly.

Another key detection is Bais through placement. This is related to the structure of a magazine and how we see the top story on the front page to grab the interest of the audience. The story on the front page is therefore suppose to be a lot more interesting and eye-appealing to the audience than a story somewhere in the middle or the back of the magazine. When it comes to TV and radio broadcastings we see that the top ratings are the first to be spoken of and the less appealing stories are to be told later.

Another is bais being baised through the use of names and titles. The news often uses names or titles to describe a place or a person to the audience. An example of this would be how someone referred to as an "ex-con" leaves the audience thinking of someone who has spent a considerable amount of time in prison. Another example of this bais theory would be how a man can be placed as "Lord" and instantly refers the audience  into thinking of a man with a serious amount of money with a very posh voice.

Finally, the last bais theory is the bais through the choice of words. When it comes to watching or listening to the news, people can display a particular connotation due to hearing a negative or postive remark about them. There is also the use of a tone in the newscasters voice which could also help give a directed opinion to the audience making them think what they think about this person or place due to what they have heard.