Introduction to the News.

BBC News at 10
21/03/2016
10:00pm

The stories that were covered in this broadcast; in chronological order were:

1. Welfare cuts- David Cameron speaking in Parliament. 
2. The young teenage killer, given 20 years in prison for running down a cop and killed him in a stolen car.
3. Scotland yard closes down the controversial investigation about the historical allegations of a pedophile ring. 
4. A man who rescued a baby from a sinking car in which five people drowned.
5. Barack Obama meets Cuba's leader in the first visit by a US president since the Cuban revolution.
6. Sports- England's women look for a 2nd win in the 20-20; facing the host India in a cricket tournament.

The opening sequence of the BBC news at 10: 

In the opening sequence to the news it begins with an eye-catching and vibrant animation of a red version of the globe with the names and places on it. Also rings are animated to go over the globe. The globe is used because the news is covered world-wide and their are stories coming in from all over the world about both happy and devastating occurrences, and also so that the audience knows what is going on in the world, and by using the globe in the opening sequence it lets the audience know before the news has begun that if they watch this programme they will be watching and learning the news, not only in their own country, but all over the world.
After this animation it fades to a panning shot of the BBC newsroom and then fades again to the presenters seating area ('stage'), before finally fading to a shot of the news presenter as they begin to present the news. These shots are used to show that the news is real and genuine.
The audio/ backing track of the news opening is authoritative and engaging, this makes the audience attentive and alert to what is about to happen. The audio is present from the start of the opening to the end and it slowly builds up before coming to a close as the presenter begins to speak.

News readers/presenters:

• Fiona Bruce - Age:51. Gender: female. She is a British television journalist, newsreader and television presenter.

The role of a news reader/presenter:

• The role of a news reader/presenter is very important, as it is your job to either host certain programmes; interview people; report on important issues and events that are happening around the world.

The skills needed to be a  news reader/presenter:

• Have a positive, engaging personality, and to be naturally outgoing and confident.
• Have good eye contact the the audience.
• Be able to communicate and have a good understanding of what you're reading.
• Have good communication and presentation skills.
• Be inquisitive, with good research and interviewing skills.
• Be aware of the media law.
• Have the capacity to handle stress and be able to make quick decisions under pressure.
• Have a broad range of interests, and be knowledgeable of current affairs.
• Be knowledgeable with the requirements of the health and safety legislation and procedures. 

Hew Edwards BBC short video.

• News ordering - This involves making a TV or a Radio News Bulletin, or use a selection of video/text based reports.
• Running order- Is a detailed ordered list of when each news story will be presented.
• The story that is most likely to be shown first is the Leading Story, which is the one that is considered the most important. The final selection is made by the News Editor who is in charge of the final decision on what news stories will be covered and in what order they will be presented o the news.
• Other stories followed by this are ranked according to the audiences interest in them, also making sure there is a good mixture of both good and bad/distressing stories.
• It is important to be able to adapt and make quick changes to the news builtin as the news can change throughout the program or you can get a sudden news flash of something that is happening right at that moment which is important and so must be reported.
• The term 'slow news day' simply means that there is not much going on that needs to be reported.
• The final story in the news is known as an 'and finally'. Its function is to conclude/summer-rise the news. It can also be used to do a final weather/sports/happy news report.
• News Values- decided by Galtung and Ruge. It is a list of the guidelines and criteria for all media outlets.

The News story I have chosen:

• This news story is about the riots that took place in London at the beginning of August 2011. It is about young people causing havoc on the streets because they were afraid of the police. The reason for this being that on Saturday 6th August 2011, in Tottenham, a local man Mark Duggan was shot dead by police during his arrest. So the people performed a silent protest against the police which soon turned more deadly and violent. However, when the violence spread to surrounding city's it became unclear as to if the incident in Tottenham was still the cause of the uprising.
• Those rioting, looting and using violence were teenagers and young people, this is evident as over 1,000 of them who were arrested were under 20 years old. Also to try and arrest and put a stop to the rioting, over 6,000 policemen were deployed on the streets; they arrested thousands and the prisons were full. Also politicians condemned the violence, such as David Cameron who had returned to England from his holiday abroad to try and sort out the rioting.
• The rioters in this story are represented as the bad guys, whereas the policemen and the politicians are represented as the heroes and the ones who will put a stop to the rioters. Also the shop owners and those who died are represented as the innocent victims of the riots.
• I personally feel pity for the people in the story. I feel sorry for the shop owners and the people who died and their families in the aftermath of the destruction. I also feel afraid as the rioters did of the police, as some of the rioters really must have been afraid to have that reaction, but I also express a dislike towards them as it was wrong and harmful to react in the way that they did, and some of them were only doing it because they wanted to destroy stuff and do some looting.
• I believe the story to be narrativeised, because it was put together specifically for the audience to be able to follow the flow of events and not to get confused by what is happening.

Discussing bias:

• Bias through selection and omission: This means that not all aspects of the stories are included. An editor can decide of whatever story he/she wants to be in the news, or they can choose to cut certain details out of a story and have them be ignored and instead replace them different views and opinions. Example:

• Bias through placement/order: This refers to the importance of a news story. It is considered that stories on the front of a newspaper or at the beginning of a report are more important than the ones that come after it. Example:

• Bias through headlines: The headlines are the most important in a report or newspaper as it is the thing that catchers the readers/audiences eye first, because they are printed in large bold fonts. So depending of how the writers what the people in the story to look, they have the power to make the headlines misleading; for example conveying excitement when it is not, and expressing their approval or disapproval. Example: The title of this news article makes out that Obama is racist towards white people.

• Bias through shot selection and camera angles: Photos are also important in newspapers as they can make a person look good, bad etc. Photos are chosen based on what the public opinion is of that particular person or event. Example: the photo of Ed Milliband makes him look common and gives the reader the impression that this is all that he is.

• Bias through names and captions: Names, captions and labels also have a strong effect to the news. It can be used to describe people, places, and events. Example:

• Bias through use of language: Language such as the use of positive and negative words can be used to express a certain opinion. Also bias language in the news also can influence people by the tone and the expressions of a newscaster chooses to use when saying certain words or talking about certain stories. Example: