An introduction to the news

An introduction to the news

Part 1

BBC News -- 8pm TOTH (Countdown, Headlines, Titles) from Broadcasting House (18/3/2013)

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Cyprus bailouts for attacks for saving with bank closings, Fire deaths trial the killing of her six children, Iraq war 10 years on, the death of frank Thornton.

The stories that were shown were just brief clips of what had happened. They also show the opening credits of what they are going to be talking about so you get an idea on what is going to be talked about.

Part 2

Annita McVeigh – presenter, female born in 1982.

Her role is present the news and let the public know what is going on in the world.

The skills that she needs and other newsreaders need are:

ü  To be a confident speaker

ü  Have good research

ü  Factual news

ü  Be able to think on the spot if something occurs

ü  To be able to work with the crew and the other presenters

Part 3

News ordering is they able to make flexible decisions about the topic, order, number and length. They have to make sure they know what to talk about with each topic; the order the news is going to go in, the number of what to talk about and then how long it is going to take.

Affiliate - A local station that subscribes to the services and programs of a network. Anchor - The newscaster who hosts the studio portion of the newscast.  The anchor is the dominant voice in the presentation of the news to the audience.

Terror attacks and world events are most likely to be shown on the news first because they are dramatic and they grab the viewers’ attention more than a fraud case. Crime rates rising in the UK or in certain areas, this grabs the public’s attention because it concerns them and their family. The things that will grab the most attention form the public like what is happening in the houses of parliament and the government and war topics. Then they can get onto the things that bore other people. The other stories will appear on the news but they won’t have much of a grab than the other news will. They may also appear on other news articles like the newspapers and magazines other types of media information sources like phones and computers. The term slow news days means that a time when media organisations publish trivial stories due to the lack of more substantial topics. The final story of the news’s function is to grab the viewers’ attention because they may be getting bored of the news that has already been playing and they may want to turn over, so if there is an interesting story then they will not feel that need to change the channel. They could grab the viewers’ attention by covering some of the points they have already listed about a popular topic like the 10-year war I have previously stated. The final story is called a kicker to express what is happening in the world. They will show what is happening in the world. Major events like the terror attacks in the UK.

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News values are sometimes called news criteria and they determine how much prominence a news story is given by the media outlet and the attention it is given by the audience.

An analysis by J. Galtung and M. Ruge showed that several factors are consistently applied across a range of news organisations.

Part 4

Bias through selection and omission

Omission – someone or something has been excluded.

Selection – the action of choosing someone or something as being the best or most suitable.

Bias – leaving out one side of the article

Editor chooses to use or not to specific information.

Example of this would be the Robert D. Mare abstract.

Bias through placement example

Placement bias is the manipulation of the order and placement of information in order to distort the impression left in the reader. Liberal methods often use placement bias to obscure important facts unfavourable to their argument, and to promote their claims beyond what is justified.

Bias through headlines

Bias through headlines are the headlines must read part of the news story’s because they are often printed in large and bold fonts. Headlines can be misleading, conveying excitement when the story is not exciting, expressing approval or disproval.  Example of this is -

Bias through shot selection and camera angles – they gather photos though the emotive nature of the image used to illustrate the story like with the thousands in S.F march to protest for the equality for all.

Bias through names and caption - how an individual, group or organisation is designated and the labels used to describe them. An example of this would be the thousands in S.F march to protest. This was for the homosexual rights.

Bias with language - Biased language insults the person or group to which it is applied. In denigrating others, biased language creates division and separation. In using biased language about races and ethnic or cultural groups, speakers and writers risk alienating members of those groups, thus undermining the communication and shared understanding language should promote. The term-biased language refers to words and phrases that are considered prejudiced, offensive, and hurtful. Contrast with bias-free language or unbiased language. Biased language includes expressions that demean or exclude people because of age, sex, race, ethnicity, social class, or certain physical or mental traits.

An example of bias is - Bias is a tendency to favour one person, group, thing or point of view over another, often in an unfair way. Bias can be a personal opinion or a more public opinion, such as a news story, that only presents facts that support one point of view.