Introduction to the News.

The starting sequence is the familiar BBC sequence with backgrounds of London. These visuals have been used because it is relevant to the news setting and it is well known/familiar for the audience so that they know what news provider they are watching. Also by only using images of London it shows the viewer that the report is specific to the London area. The audio is also backing up the familiarity of the BBC starting sequence as it’s a recognizable track.

The stories covered include the pending EU result and what effect it will have on our economy, lives and our future. Also can some small companies benefit from leaving the EU, and the choices some members of parliament will have to make considering heath row airport and also the matter of avoiding buying fake tickets for Wimbledon and lastly is the weather for the next few days. I think they start with the EU referendum as its one of the most important things in our lives at the moment even if it isn't specific to London. By finishing with the news they keep the attention of the viewer throughout the program as most people want to watch the weather most and this is specific to their area. Therefore, their layout of their stories is done in such a way as to keep the audience’s attention for longer and they can do this because they are aiming at adults of the A, B and C1 demographic mostly however it is watched but others. But the language used is more suited to this demographic.

The main news reader was Riz Lateef. The political correspondent was Carl Mercer. Tom Edwards; the transport correspondent and Elizabeth Ristenie was their weather reporter all these people need to show a great deal of skills such confidence in themselves and what they are saying/doing, knowledge in their topics and backgrounds, ability to criticize people and not be afraid to do so. Finally, keeping calm under pressure of the job, being on camera (possibly live) and the pressure not to mess up.

The term “news ordering” means the order that each story appears in a news bulletin. A running order is a list of all the stories for the broadcasts in their specific order. The story that’s shown first is always the most important and most gripping story the audience the programme is aimed at. The other stories in the programme are always shorter than the first story. Often the news is finished with a weather broadcast to keep the audience interested in the programme as they want to see the weather for their area at the end. Running orders often change due to more important stories coming out due to real time events. A slow news day is where nothing of real high importance is happening therefore the news is often bulked out with low importance stories.  The term “news values” means the importance a story has and how much attention it gets from the viewers. Galting and Ruge is a list of news values that most stories can be categorised as.

Following Galting and Ruge news values the news broadcast I watched happened very immediately and was very culturally familiar to Britain as it was about the EU Referendum and that is currently a huge thing for us. This event was very amplified around the UK and on this broadcast as it was such and extremely important event at the time.

Bias through selection and omission means if a show is or is not shown and whether it is angled to give the audience a specific viewpoint. For example, before a vote one side of the argument’s leader was to be portrayed as aggressive as a clip of him/her was used in which they slammed their fist against the table. But, is a clip of them walking through a primary school and interacting with children is used the audience would receive the view point of them being a good, kind and caring person.

The headline of the news story is meant to sum up the story and on a whole reflect what it is about and the feeling the audience should have on the topic.

The photos and footage used in a broadcast can form bias and can have a seriously strong influence on the audience and impact their opinions and feelings. For example, when miners have been trapped in mines the footage used is dark creepy and reminding of a horror movie and plays on people’s fears such as darkness and claustrophobia.

Word choice can create a bias of negativity or positivity. For example, “OECD warns of Brexit 'negative shock'” is an article about the effects that leaving the EU will have on Britain. They use words such as ‘Weaker’ restrictions’ and ‘substantial negative consequences’ to create a negative atmosphere about leaving the EU and to persuade people not to leave.