News and presentation

Presenters and the news

In class I watched Sky news on their YouTube live stream at around 10:05 to 11:15. The stories consisted of politics with Ed Balls speech on the economy and then went on to a debate about free schools, these are more important stories and this is why they were first.The story of the dog that was poisoned at Cruffs 2015 was next, after they talked about the three Muslim girls that have traveled to the IS.

As we watched it live on YouTube there wasn't any entering sequences. But for an example bellow you can see the Look East opening sequence. They have used local locations to attract the watcher and to show that it is local and gives them something to relate to, and less serious than national news.

On the opening credits seen above they use
red circles to represent waves reaching you in your locations and they also show the towns that they reach in the background of the pictures. They use pictures locations such as Norwich and scroby sands to relate to the region and they use the sound of a heart beat to represent that they are the heart of the news in the east region.

Colin Brazier and Jayne Secker were presenters at the time I was watching the news, they are both middle aged around 46 and 45. Have to older presenters looks more professional than to young adults and shows more wisdom and maturity. It is important to notice that there is a female and a male, this is to show equality.

The job of the news reader is to read the news in a clear way that everyone could understand. They have very good communication skills and can work under pressure and on time.News ordering is ordering the stories in a correct order and putting the main stories first. This is important because you need to keep the audience interested.

A news round up is when international news stories and those that will appear in the broadcast are told. This can be used to inform the audience what stories they will cover and also to keep them interested.

The lead story is the story that is shown first and is given the most time on air. It is important to pick a good lead story that relates to the country and will effect them and interest them.The over stories are put in the news 'round up' and don't get as must time and there is many of them. these are the less important stories and more local stories.

News is shown live so it is important that you can react quickly. there are many things you have got to be doing whilst live on air, for example you have to read your lines and listen in your ear piece to what the producer is telling you and you will also have a countdown for time.

'Slow day news' is news that isn't very important and there isn't any major news stories to talk about.The final story is called the 'and finally' this is normally a light hearten story that will put you in a god mood after hearing about all the doom and gloom of the world. These can be funny and pointless stories about anything but they will make you smile to remissness.

News values are a set of guidelines and rules that the media outlet will use, such as television broadcast and newspapers. the guidelines will determine how much prominence a story is given. here is a photo i found at to describe what the guidelines consist of.

   

http://www.owenspencer-thomas.com/journalism/newsvalues

J. Galtung and M. Ruge looked at international news and looked for what they had in common and why they were placed at the top of the news agenda. Bellow you can see the chat that they produced to place news.

http://mediaknowall.com/gcse/news/news.php?pageID=values

     Presenters are normally middle age or older and the two presenters consists or a male and a female. They are on the front line of television and they do many things like, interview people, read the news and report on issues and events. The number of channels and radio stations are increasing, the opportunities to become a Presenter are very rare and you have to work. They may work on a range of programmes or specialist in a particular type, such as current affairs. The calm and relaxed manner of successful presenters makes the job seem easier than it is. They are usually involved in the careful planning that goes into every programme, including rehearsals and research. They may write their own material and they also need to be able to memories facts and ad-lib when necessary. They keep the programme running to plan whilst on air, working closely with the production team. This often involves following detailed instructions whilst reading from an auto cue and/or script, and responding positively to any problems or changes. They speak in a very serious manor and can have a soothing voice and their appearance is very smart and depending on the time of the year will indicate what colors they wear. Presenters work across national and regional television. The work may be studio based or on location.



Part 4

This story is about the Chowles family that are being evicted from there home because they can't keep up with their payments on their mortgage. There are five people present in this story. the couple and their child, a council worker and the reporter. The male in the story is presented as being a man struggling, at the start there is a shot of him slipping on the ice, but they didn't make him re-take the shot and they use this to present the feeling of a though time. The wife is seen as being a worried mother and uses the word worried a lot. They are filmed holding each other and this is to show them being a family. They have tried to make you feel sorry for the family and make you want to help them and change something. they do this by showing them in a struggling way with filming at the council office and capturing the emotion on their faces when they are asked questions. For some reason most of the people in the class didn't feel sorry for these people and this could be down to us being a different generation. the narrative is in chronological order, it starts of with what is happened and then what they are doing about it and then what is going to happen in the future.



      

This story is about Jimmy the Commonwealth athlete who has stayed in London because of Ebola in his home country in Sierra Leone. The people involved are Jimmy and reporter and Richard Dent. Jimmy as seen as being a poor man that has been made homeless because of Ebola and his family being dead, you are meant to feel sympathy for him. Personally I feel a little sympathy for the man but normal immigration procedures must be followed and he shouldn't be living on the streets when he can go home. The story had a chronological narrative and it started with what he did and what he is doing now ans then goes on to what is going to happen in the future. 

The editor can express a bias by choosing to use or not to use a specific item. some aspects of the story can be missed out and ignored and some included, this is to give the audience a different view and opinion on a subject. Bias through omission is a little difficult to detect, by comparing news reports from a wide spectrum of outlets can you see the from of bias. The reporters can use certain words to describe someone and this can forge an opinion of the person, for example during the Ferguson riots the protesters were prorate as being "out of control", but when it's a white led protest they use less harsh words and they gain less media coverage.

  

Here is a little video to help explain what I was trying to portray above.




Bias through selection and omission: This is when an editor can show bias by selecting to show a specific news story. Some details in the story may be left out and ignored and some could be added to help portray an opinion. Here is an example, they pick to cover the negative side of Labour.

Bias through placement: This is when a story is purposely placed to change and influence a persons view on a certain subject. For example newscasters will run certain stories first to draw rating and then leave the less appealing stories for later. here is an example.

Bias through headline: The headline is the make or break part of the news paper because its is what the reader looks at first. But the stories that have the headline my catch your attention but my actually be boring and misleading. For example.

Bias through photos: A picture can create our opinion and emotion towards someone and they can influence the public's perception of someone. For example.

Bias through use of names and titles: News and media can label people and create an opinion of someone. For example.

Bias through choice of words: By using positive and negative words, newspapers can carve a picture of someone and people can be influenced by the tune and type of writing. For example the same as the above.