An Introduction to The News Your Introduction to The News post should focus, briefly, on the basics and key conventions of a news broadcast. Include clips and images where relevant. Focus on clear and concise information and examples, rather than a large word count. Use the boxes below to make notes that you will then type up. Part 1 (using the news broadcast you have watched) – put the link here: Watch a news broadcast and state which one you watched, e.g., Look East Monday 18th March 6pm. ITV news Anglia What stories were covered and in what order were they shown? Hospital being rebuilt, Ai help loneliness, new dinosaur attraction What happens in the starting sequence and why do you think the visuals and audio have been used? Squares of clips, slide transition to a similar layout 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)? The story was about a new dinosaur experience. It began at the pier where to attractions is being created, we were taken through the attraction, introduced to staff, and were told what it will be like when it opens. Who is involved in the story? The manager and workers and the reporter How are the people in the story represented? The manager and staff were all presented as nice and friendly people 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 I thought they were nice and honest people Was the news story narrativised? i.e., was there a construction of a narrative to help the audience follow the news event. The news report was just informing the audience, it wasn’t really telling us a story
An Introduction to The News Part 3 (referring to the Anglia News documentary) Who are the newsreaders / presenters in the broadcast you watched? (Name, age, gender, etc.) David Whiteley – male, 46 Becky Jago – female, 47 How do newsreaders address the audience? Why? They smile and look directly into the camera and a lot of reporters do this to try and get the audience to trust them What is the role of the newsreader / presenter in a news broadcast? To present the news and facts in a professional way for the audience to understand recent events What skills are necessary for newsreaders / presenters? To speak the language of the country you are presenting in, to be thorough, and to pay attention to detail what is a field reporter and what do they do? They educate the public on what the recent events are nationally or locally Who else is involved in a broadcast and what do their roles entail (3 more with 3 bullet points each). Technical director, tv crew, teleprompter Part 4 News Ordering - 'What Makes the News'? (research) What is meant by the term news ordering? To order several reports to make a news programme which appeals to a specific audience 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? A tragedy to gain the audiences attention Why is the ability to think and act quickly important in news? In case a need to Improve appears What is meant by the term 'slow news day'? When there is few important events for the news to report What is the final story often called and what is its function? Kicker, a light story to cheer people up after the sadder stories have been mentioned. What is meant by the term 'news values' and which G & R wrote about them? A criteria that in fluences the selection of events presented as news What is actuality footage and stock footage and why are they used? Non – dramatized footage and footage that can be used in other ways.