Planning a TV news running order

Planning a TV news running order

1) Name the TV news programme you created a running order for in this morning's lesson.

The TV News programme that I created the running order for was Newsround.

2) List the five stories you chose and explain why you chose each one.

The five stories that we have chosen to broadcast on Newsround were:

• Buckingham Palace has announced that Prince Harry got engaged.
• Cheryl Cole has announced that she is pregnant
•  A tweet by Miley Cyrus telling a fan to 'get a life' has started a 'Twitter storm'.
• Davis Cameron's office has announced he will be visiting Washington next week to meet President Obama.
• A passenger plane goes missing over the South Pacific Ocean while flying to Australia. There were 4 British People.

We have chosen these story because Newsround is mostly know for entertainment news and they are mostly positive.We also decided to include the plane that has gone missing because even though it is a sad story is also informs and educates the young people that are watching.

3) Use the Uses and Gratifications theory to explain why ONE of the stories appeals to the target audience for that programme.

'A passenger plane has gone missing whilst flying over the south pacific towards Australia. Four British people are believed to be on board.' this is an example of uses and gratification: Blumer and Katz theory of surveillance as it is important news which should be informed to the audience of the 4 British people that have been on board of the plane.

 

4) Now choose one of the other TV news programmes we have focused on and choose a five-story running order for that programme. The four TV news programmes are:

• Channel 4 News
• BBC News at Six
• BBC3 60 Second News
• BBC Newsround

The TV News programme that I have chosen to focus on is Channel 4 News and the stories that I would put on the programme would be:

-Buckingham Palace has announced Prince Harrys engagement.

-A passenger plane goes missing over the South Pacific Ocean while flying to Australia. There were 4 people.

-Israel has shelled a residential area of Gaza killing 25 civilians.

-Two prisoners convicted of armed robbery have escaped from Wormwood Scrubs prison in west London

-A woman has been convicted of murdering her husband.

 

The available stories are:

• A tweet by Miley Cyrus telling a fan to ‘get a life’ has started a ‘Twitter storm’.
• Israel has shelled a residential area of Gaza killing around 25 civilians.
• Gunfire has been reported on the streets of Moscow although no there are no details as yet regarding who has opened fire or why.
• A well-known politician has been named on Twitter as being investigated by police for fraud.
• Cheryl Cole has announced she is pregnant.
• David Cameron’s office has announced he will be visiting Washington next week to meet President Obama.
• An anti-austerity march against government cuts has been held in London today and was attended by 50,000 people. The protest was calm.
• A new series of BBC drama Sherlock achieved record viewing figures last night.
• Lady Gaga is in London and has been spotted jogging in Hyde Park.
• A woman has been convicted of murdering her husband. He was a wealthy banker and she a stay-at-home mum.
• Two prisoners convicted of armed robbery have escaped from Wormwood Scrubs prison in West London.
• 20 people were killed in 15 different road accidents over the previous weekend.

5) Explain why those stories fit the target audience for the programme you have chosen.

These stories fit the target audience well because most of the audience is middle aged people and they are also interested in stories outside the country ,this would be international news as well as national news.