Wednesday 6 May 2015

Case Study about the Election


Testing what you've learned...


1) What is the angle of a news story? Give an example to explain your answer.
The News angle is the perspective that the news provider takes on a certain event.Changing the angle can significantly alter the way a news story is reported.
For example,for international stories ,TV News programmes will often try to find a British angle or perspective. 
2) What is the difference between tabloid and broadsheet news coverage?
The tabloid news has a less serious content and it focuses on celebrities more.As well as sport and crime.However,the broadsheet news is more serious including politics,economics and international news.
3) What would be an example of a tabloid-style TV news programme?
An example of a tabloid style TV News programme would be Sky News because they use more graphics than other TV News programmes
4) What would be an example of a broadsheet-style TV news programme?
An example of a broadsheet style TV News programme would be BBC News because BBC is serious news and it includes politics and economics.
5) What is the difference between international, national, regional and local news coverage?
The International News are world news.
The National News are UK wide news
The Regional News are in main cities like London,Yorkshire and Scotland.
The Local News focus more inside the cities like West London,Leeds and Edinburgh.

Answer the questions on the election coverage clips...


1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?
This is National News as they look at all that the parties have to offer to all the general public.
2) What angle does the report take on the story?
The angle that this report takes on the story would be UK Government angle as well as UK in general.
3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?
This is more a broadsheet style coverage because BBC News is serious and it includes more news about politics and economics. 
4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?
The type of audience that you would expect to watch the BBC News programme would be mature adults and teenagers because this News programme is serious and it includes serious news.


Sky News election story not available online - use your notes

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?
This is more regional news as they are only focusing on Politics that concern London. David Cameron visited the Queen which is in London
2) What angle does the report take on the story?
The angle that this report takes on the story would be a David Cameroon's angle and also the angle of this report is unbalanced because we only get an angle of the Conservatives and not the other parties.
3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?
This is more of a tabloid style coverage because Sky News includes animated graphics of the calendar and they also include a shot of Larry the cat that lives in 10 Downing Street.
4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?
The type of audience that would be expected to watch Sky News would be teenagers and young adults.The age range would be 16-40.I think his would be because Sky News is serious as well as casual.



1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?
This is a National story because they only focus on the Scottish parties and not any other parties.
2) What angle does the report take on the story?
The angle that this report takes on the story would be a Scottish angle because it focuses on the Scottish parties-Scottish Labour and SNP.
3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?
I think that this is more tabloid because they use animated graphics to present the news
4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?
The kind of audience that I would expect for this type of TV news would be adults aged25-50 because this is more about politics and teenagers aren't really interested in politics and also this story shows serious statistics which would attract older audience. 


1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?
I think that this is more of an national story because it only reports about locations that are in London.
2) What angle does the report take on the story?
This report has an equal angle on the story because it shows all the parties and they have an equal time to talk about the stuff that they want the people voting to know.
3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?
I think that this is both because they show both side of the different parties but they also use animated graphics which shows that this could be tabloid news.
4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?
I would expect an audience of maybe 16-70 because they do use sophisticated language but it also applies to a younger audience because of animated graphics.

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