Case study 3

Testing what you've learned...

1) What is the angle of a news story? Give an example to explain your answer.

One angle would be national and an example for this would be the elections and the different parties all around the UK.

2) What is the difference between tabloid and broadsheet news coverage?

The difference between tabloid and broadsheet is tabloid is a bit of fun so not so serious where as broadsheet in much more serious.

3) What would be an example of a tabloid-style TV news programme?

Sky News would be an example in some aspects.

4) What would be an example of a broadsheet-style TV news programme?

BBC News would be an example for this.

5) What is the difference between international, national, regional and local news coverage?

International is world news.

National news is UK based news.

Regional is based in London, Yorkshire, Scotland ect.

Local would be West London, Leeds, Edinburgh ect.

Answer the questions on the election coverage clips...

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?

National because it is done in the UK.

2) What angle does the report take on the story?
It is more broadsheet due to the fact that it is taken in a much more serious tone and formal representation.

3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?

Broadsheet as the news stories are cobered in a much serious and formal way.

4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?

18+ because you have to be that age or over in order to vote therefore it would only attract people over the 

age of 18.

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 a national news story as it is politics and they ae only talking about changes to the UK.

2) What angle does the report take on the story?

It is not balanced and its from an government angle.

3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?

Tabloid.

4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?

The class AB,25-45 year old's,Managers and professionals.

STV (Scottish) coverage of the election story. 

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?

This is an international story as it is abased on what Scotland are going to do (mainly) but also what the mp's of London are going to do regarding the election.

2) What angle does the report take on the story?

The news provider, STV (scottish) are in more favour with Scotland's party and talk more about what they are going to do with the election and what they have to offer which is very biased especially considering that their TV news provider is Scottish therefore it doesn't give a fair coverage of all the different parties. However toward the end the did have a small mentioning about the conservative party and the labour party.
3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?

This is a broadsheet-style coverage as there ar politics and a high level of formality however there are also aspects of a tabloid-style coverage for example there were selfies taken in the bulletin, David Cameron on his way to Buckingham palace but most importantly there were animations giving the dates in which there was something important done and said. 
4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?

I would expect a wide majority of Scottish audiences to watch this type of TV News programme, also, I would expect it to be family based due to the mixed language and animations making also younger viewers to understand also.

Channel 4 News coverage of the news story.

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?

This is an intentional and a national story as the MP's are making choices for certain things in the UK to change.
2) What angle does the report take on the story?
To begin with,the story starts with the information and dialogue of what David Cameron had promised and done before the actual election had started which lasted two minutes and 11 seconds, this then lead to Labour's leader, Ed Milliband talking about what he wants witmembers of the public talking about the labour party and their views onto it - this story was mainly about the rivalry between David Cameron and Ed Miliband as they talk about the two for the rest of the 4 minutes.

3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?

This is a tabloid due to the humour and the animation at the end of the bulletin however due to the long interviews it could also be proven to be a broadsheet-style coverage What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?

The kind of audience this type of TV News programme expect to appeal to are:

18-45 year olds - as you can vote at that age-UK citizens.

4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?

18-80 UK audience as it would appeal to them because they have to vote.