Tuesday, 28 November 2017

Comparing News Bulletins

The radio stations I analysed did contain some of the same news stories implying that they were important news. The news editors of each station had chosen stories on the basis of news values and ones that still appeal to their target audience.






The stories on BBC Radio 2 were more detailed and political than those on the other radios such as Kerrang!. This is possibly because of the listeners of BBC Radio 2 are likely to be older people. For example the news story about Health Service leaders worry over amount being paid out in negligence claims, younger audiences are unlikely to understand what this means and not be as interested in it.



My expectations of the different radio stations having the some of the same stories was demonstrated as I ensured that I listened to news bulletins from the same day and time.

To ensure this is correct I am going to double check by listening to 2 different radio stations news bulletins to see if they have some of the same stories regardless of their audiences. I am going to listen to TalkSPORT and Heat Radio.


   















Monday, 27 November 2017

BBC Radio 2 News Bulletin at 7:00am



Here is the running order for the news bulletin from the Magic Breakfast Show:

1.  More men now die from prostate cancer in the UK than women from breast cancer

Facts in the story:
  • First time this has opened
  • A screening programme and breast cancer research have both played part in bringing down the number of deaths among women
News Values:
  • Familiarity - refers to cancer affecting people UK
  • Amplitude - Men in the UK 
  • Impact - People likely to be more cautious and worried
  • Surprise - Unexpected and doesn't happen often
  • Negativity - bad news 


2. Health service leaders say the amount of money paid out in negligence claims is effecting front line services

Facts in the story:
  • Health service leaders urging Justice Secretary to reform compensation systems for negligence claims against the NHS
  • Vast amounts of money are being diverted from the front line care and situation is unsustainable
  • Annual cost of these claims has doubles since 2010
News Values:
  • Familiarity - Affects UK 
  • amplitude - Many people use NHS services
  • impact - People may be concerned with how this will effect them
  • elite people - Health service leaders/Justice Secretary
  • conflict - Disagreements 
  • negativity - The amount of money being paid in compensation is affecting services


3. Theresa May has ended her trade visit to China saying she is delivering on Brexit and the vision of a Global Britain

Facts in the story:
  • Has insisted she is delivering what British people want on Brexit despite persistent criticism from within her own party
  • Deals worth 9 billion pounds have been signed
News Values:
  • Elite people - Theresa May is the Prime minister 
  • Amplitude - Effects UK


4. The NSPCC has accused the government of dragging its feet on measures to keep children safe on the internet

Facts in the story:
  • Ministers have failed to implement half of the recommendations made in a major report a decade ago

News Values:
  • Familiarity - NSPCC is based in the UK
  • Impact - Many parents will be worried about their children's safety on the internet
  • Surprise - At governments 
  • Continuity - The story is continuing from a decade ago
  • Conflict - between NSPCC and Government 
  • Elite people - NSPCC/Government
  • Negativity - children online safety negatively affected
  • Scandal - as government has failed to implement recommendations for online safety, public is likely to be outraged and angry


5. Authorities in the French port of Calais have called for extra security measures after clashes erupted between crowds of migrants

Facts in the story:
  • 4 Eritreans are reported to be in a very serious condition after they were shot in fights betweens Afghans and Africans
  • Worse violence in months
News Values:
  • Familiarity - France is close to UK
  • Conflict - between Eritreans and Africans/Afghans
  • Negativity - 4 Eritreans in very serious condition
  • Balance - Authorities calling for extra security


6. Online retailer Amazon has revealed it made a one and a half billion pound profit in the last 3 months of 2017

Facts in the story:
  • Sales of its echo smart speakers which were used in the Alexa voice activated assisstant helped increase revenues by 38% to 42 billion pounds
News Values:
  • Elite people - Amazon
  • predictability - they are a big company and this is something that would be expected

Sunday, 26 November 2017

Kerrang! Radio News Bulletin at 7:00am

Here is the running order for the news bulletin from the Magic Breakfast Show:


1. More men are dying from prostate cancer than women from breast cancer

Facts in the story:
  • Almost 1200 men die from the disease every year in the UK
  • Number of older men in the UK increasing
News Values
  • Familiarity - refers to cancer affecting people UK
  • Amplitude - Men in the UK 
  • Impact - People likely to be more cautious and worried
  • Surprise - Unexpected and doesn't happen often
  • Negativity - bad news 


2. Doubt over value of treatment course sex attacker has to complete are adding controversy over his release 

Facts in the story:
  • Expected to be freed from prison soon
  • warning that programmes aiming to reduce the threat offenders pose might not be as good as once thought
News Values:
  • Familiarity - incident happened in London
  • Impact - Public fear over a sex offender being released
  • Surprise - Unusual event as it isn't expected for a sex offender to be released 
  • Continuity - incident occurred in 2009 and this is part of ongoing story
  • Negativity - Sex offender being released is bad and increases public fear
  • Scandal - Many people are likely to complain and the rehab programme he has been sent on has been discredited which is likely to cause public backlash/outrage


3.  Theresa May is completing her 3 day trip to China

Facts in the story:
  • 9 billion pounds worth of trade and investments deals are expected to be signed
News Values:
  • Elite people - Theresa May is the Prime minister 
  • Amplitude - Effects UK


4. Officials in Shangai say that a burning van which was driven into a crowd injuring 18 people was an accident

Facts in the story:
  • The vehicle contained gas tanks
  • The driver was smoking
News Values:
  • Negativity - people were injured
  • Amplitude - the incident resulted in a total of 21 being seriously hurt
  • surprise - this was an unexpected event and doesn't occur often


5. Cricket player Ben Stokes has been named in Englands squad for their one day international series with New Zealand later this month

Facts in the story:
  • The ECB say that his selection is subject to any course obligations
News Values:
  • Elite People - Ben Stokes is a cricket player

Saturday, 25 November 2017

Magic Radio News Bulletin at 7:00am


Here is the running order for the news bulleting from the Magic Breakfast Show:

1. Man sentenced will be sentenced today after deliberately driving van into worshippers

Facts in the story:
  • Incident happened outside mosque in Finsbury Park
  • Murdered 51 year old man and injured several others
  • Occurred in June 2017
News Values:
  • Continuity - ongoing story as the incident occurred a while ago and now offender is being sentenced
  • Balance - good news as victims are being brought justice and a dangerous man is being taken off our streets following his actions
  • Predictability - he was expected to be sentenced

2. Burning van has been driven into pedestrians in Shangai, China injuring 18 people

Facts in the story:
  • 18 people injured, 3 seriously injured
  • van was carrying gas tanks which ignited and drove onto the pavement
  • 40 year old driver had been smoking
  • however was an accident
News Values:
  • Negativity - people were injured
  • Amplitude - the incident resulted in a total of 21 being seriously hurt
  • surprise - this was an unexpected event and doesn't occur often

3. Theresa May to give speech in shangai 

Facts in the story:
  • She is expected to announce 9 billion pounds worth of trade deals with China
News Values:
  • Elite people - Theresa May is the Prime minister 
  • Amplitude - Effects UK


4. Concern over release of sex offender

Facts in the story:
  • Sex offender rehab programme that he will be sent on has been discredited
  • Former London cab driver
  • Committed assaults on 12 women in 2009
News Values:
  • Familiarity - incident happened in London
  • Impact - Public fear over a sex offender being released
  • Surprise - Unusual event as it isn't expected for a sex offender to be released 
  • Continuity - incident occurred in 2009 and this is part of ongoing story
  • Negativity - Sex offender being released is bad and increases public fear
  • Scandal - Many people are likely to complain and the rehab programme he has been sent on has been discredited which is likely to cause public backlash/outrage


5. Prostate cancer becoming prominent

Facts in the story:
  • Has become the third biggest cancer killer in the UK
  • More men die from disease than women die from breast cancer
News Values:
  • Familiarity - refers to cancer affecting people UK
  • Amplitude - Men in the UK 
  • Impact - People likely to be more cautious and worried
  • Surprise - Unexpected and doesn't happen often
  • Negativity - bad news 

Thursday, 23 November 2017

Analysing News Bulletins on Existing Radio Stations

I am going to listen to 3 different types of radio stations to find out whether or not the news stories will be related to the type of radio station they appear on e.g. rock stories on rock stations, or to see if there are certain stories that appear on all 3 stations, regardless of the genre of the station.

When listening to the news bulletins I was focusing on the running order of the stories in order to see if the stories that were replicated on different stations appeared at the same point in the bulletin, I also focused on the facts in the story to see if the focus of the stories that were replicated were the same and the news values in each story, on each bulletin. i thought that these elements may sometimes be different depending on the genre of the station and the stations intended audience. I am also going to listen to 2 local radio station news bulletins to see if the report things differently.



I knew it was going to be difficult to find 3 different radio stations that have a listen again feature, so I went to each of the radio stations websites and selected the 'Listen Again' tab which allowed me to replay any show from anytime I wanted. This will allow me to keep going over bulletins while I'm analysing the news.
The 3 radio stations I am going to analyse are Magic, Kerrang! and BBC Radio 2


Wednesday, 22 November 2017

Comparing National and Local News Stories

Having I analysed both Local and National news stories I found a variety of similarities and differences between the two.






I found that both national and ocal news stories tended to have the 5W's regardless of what they was about. Similarly both tended to have similar news values.

The dominant news values in national news were:
  • Familiarity
  • Amplitude
  • Negativity
  • Amplitude
  • Surprise
  • Continuity
  • Immediacy
  • Conflict
The dominant news values in local news:
  • Familiarity
  • Scandal
  • Negativity
  • Continuity
  • Surprise
  • Both national and local news stories shared the dominant news values of familiarity, negativity, continuity. 
  • Familiarity is dominant in both but more so in local news as this is directly relevant to people living in that part if the country
  • Personalisation was not as dominant as the other news values
  • Negativity was present in both and quite dominant as most reported news is usually something negative that has happened

Monday, 20 November 2017

Local News Analysis - Entertainment

I analysed a Local Entertainment news article from the BBC website to establish what news values were present.


Below is a link to the full article:

The 5 W's
Who - Eric Morecambe
What - Sold his Interceptor for 96k
Where - Sold at Warwickshire based auction
When - Novemeber
Why - He suffered non-fatal heart attack

News Values
Elite People - Eric Morecambe

Local News Analysis - Business

I analysed a Local business news article from the BBC website to establish what news values were present.



Below is the link the full article:

Motorbike app RealRider continues global expansion with Malaysia roll-out

The 5 W's
Who - Motorbike app - RealRider
What - Continues global expansion
Where - Newcastle designed app now expanded to Malaysia
When - Early 2018 
Why - As a result of its success

News Values
Continuity - It states that the app 'continues' global expansion suggesting it has already been establishes as news and is part of an on-going story

Saturday, 18 November 2017

Local News Analysis - Crime

I analysed a Local crime news article from the BBC website to establish what news values were present.



Below is a link to the full article:


The 5 W's
Who - Carer, Diane Clegg
What - Given suspended 12 month prison sentence
Where - Sheffield
When - November
Why -  She stole £20k from vulnerable women

News Values
Balance - Balances the bad news that she stole from women with better news that shes been sentenced

Friday, 17 November 2017

Local News Analysis - Education

I analysed a Local Education news article from the BBC Sport website to establish what news values were present.



Below is a link to the full article:

The 5 W's
Who - 2 Northern Ireland Primary school
What - Have won a major science prize
Where - Northern Ireland
When - 2017
Why - Designed and creating their own vehicles

News Values
Familiarity - Relevant to those in Northern Ireland

Thursday, 16 November 2017

Local News Analysis - Disaster

I analysed a Local Disaster news article from the BBC Sport website to establish what news values were present.




Below is the link to the full article:

The 5 W's
Who - People living in Cumbria
What - Flooding closes roads and schools
Where - Cumbria
When - October
Why - Heavy rainfall

News Values
Familiarity - Relevant to those living in Cumbria
Negativity - Bad news

Wednesday, 15 November 2017

Local News Analysis - Technology

I analysed a Local Disaster news article from the BBC Sport website to establish what news values were present.


Below is the link to the full article:

The 5 W's
Who - Researchers at Harper Adams University
What - Attempting to sow, look after and then harvest field of barely using only robots
Where - Shropshire
When - June 2017
Why - To test if its possible to use robots in harvesting

News Values
Surprise - Unusual event

Tuesday, 14 November 2017

Local News Analysis - Science

I analysed an article about a school being refurbished

Below is a link to the full article:

The 5 W's
Who - Highcrest Academy
What - Set to undergo a multi-million pound refurbishment
Where - Hatters Lane, High Wycombe
When - September 2018
Why - To modernise the school

News Values
Familiarity - Geographically relevant to those living in High Wycombe

Local News Analysis - Sport

I analysed a Local Sport news article from the BBC Sport website to establish what news values were present.



Below is a link to the full article:


The 5 W's
Who - Donal McDermott
What - Out for 4-6 weeks
Where - Swindon
When - 8 November
Why - Ankle ligament injury

News Values
Elite people - Story involves football player
Personalisation - Will interest people who watch football
Negativity - Player not being able to play is bad news for team and fans

Monday, 13 November 2017

Local News Analysis - Politics

I analysed a Local Politics news article from the BBC website to establish what news values were present.



Below is a link to the full article:


The 5 W's
Who - Government
What - Criticised for delays in financial support
Where - Manchester
When - November
Why - Rising pressures

News Values
Familiarity- The story is relevant to those living in Manchester especially those effected by Manchester bombing
Continuity - Part of an on-going story
Elite people - The governement
Conflict - Government under criticism from public
Negativity - Governement not giving money to those who need it

Sunday, 12 November 2017

Local News Analysis - Health

I analysed a Local Health news article from the BBC website to establish what news values were present.






Below is a link to the full article:

The 5 W's
Who - The elderly 
What - Receiving poor care
Where - Stoke-on-Trent
When - November
Why - Health & social care system is not working effectively


News Values
Familiarity - The article is geographically relevant to people living in Stoke-on-Trent
Personalisation - People may have elderly family or be worried about the care their own family would receive if they needed it and also feel sorry for the elderly
Negativity - The story is negative as it tell us that old people are receiving inadequate care

Saturday, 11 November 2017

Introduction to Local News Analysis

Having analysed at 10 national news stories I am going to do the same with local news stories in order to establish if there are similar news values and whether or not they contain the 5W's within the stories.





As I am going to create a local radio station it is important to see whether local news stories share the same conventions as national news stories and if they are constructed similarly. I will do this by using the Local News section on BBC news website.


Friday, 10 November 2017

National News Analysis - Crime

I analysed an article from BBC News about a gang being jailed after they committed crime spree resulting in 100 victims.




Below is a link to the full article:


The 5 W's
Who - Moped robbery gang
What - Members of gang have been jailed
Where - Southwark Crown Court
When
Why - Because they robbed innocent members of public

News Values
Familiarity - London so it is local
Amplitude - Directly involves at least 100 victims 
Impact - People may fear that there are people who do this on the streets
Continuity - News stories before they were jailed
Elite People - George Osbourne was one of the victims
Balance - Positive outcome of them being jailed balances the negative of what they did

National News Analysis - Technology

I analysed a BBC News article about Twitter expanding 140-character tweets to 280-character tweets

Below is a link to the full article;


The 5 W's
Who - Twitter
What - Expanding 140 character tweet limit to 280
Where - Worldwide
When
Why - Criticisms that is was not easy enough to tweet

News Values
Amplitude - Many people use twitter so will be affected







Thursday, 9 November 2017

National News Analysis - Sports

I analysed an article from BBC Sport News about an England cricket player who injured their ankle in warm-up match against Australia.


Below is a link to the full article:


The 5 W's
Who - Jake Ball
What - Injured ankle
Where - Australia
When - When playing against Australia in warm-up match
Why - He fell

News Values
Familiarity
Elite Person - Jake Ball is a famous England cricket player
Negativity - This adds to England team injury problems
Personalisation - Many people follow England cricket team sport

Wednesday, 8 November 2017

National News Analysis - Science

I analysed an article from BBC News about 2017 temperatures reaching withing the warmest top three record breaking.


Below is a link to the full article:

2017 temperatures likely to be in the warmest top three record

5 W's
Who - Temparatures
What - 2017 likely to be in top 3 warmest years on record
Where  - Globally
When - January - September 2017
Why - increase in CO2 emissions in atmosphere


News Values
Amplitude - Involves everyone in the world
Familiarity - Increase in temperatures around world including UK 
Impact - Global warming affects our world negatively so may leave people worried about whats to come
Continuity - Global warming is an on-going issue which is always being reported in the news
Negativity - Increase in greenhouse gases has negative impact on Earth

Tuesday, 7 November 2017

National News Analysis - Education

I analysed an article about how girls are lack confidence in P.E.

Below is a link to the full article:


The 5 W's
Who - Girls (Article is specifically about a girl called Gracie Rowe)
What - Fear of participating in P.E.
Where - UK (The John Warner School in Hertfordshire)
When -
Why - Lack of confidence/consciousness

News Values 
Familiarity - About girls/schools in UK
Personalisation - Parents may be concerned and also other girls will be able to relate and sympathise
Negativity - Girls are'nt feeling confident to do PE

Monday, 6 November 2017

National News Analysis - Disaster

I analysed an article from BBC News about a recent earthquake in Mexico that stopped on-going rescue operations from a previous earthquake.



Below is a link to the full article:


The 5 W's
Who - Citizens of Mexico
What  - Earthquake stops search for survivors of previous earthquake
Where - Mexico
When - Saturday
Why - Because it was too dangerous to keep searching

News Values
Immediacy - Same week as earthquake occurred
Amplitude - effects thousands of citizens of Mexico
Surprise - unexpected especially as they already just had an earthquake
Negativity - negatively affect those who's family/friends are missing
Personalisation - Natural disasters affect a lot of countries so people can relate also the fear of losing family may make readers sympathise 
Continuity - Tuesdays earthquake prior to this one is mentioned in the article and there are other articles about it

Sunday, 5 November 2017

National News Analysis - Health

I analysed an article from BBC news about a child's life being saved as a result of being treated with genetically modified skin.



Below is the link to the full article:




The 5W's
Who - Hassan
What - He was given a new life-saving skin transplant
Where - Germany
When - 
Why - To save his life

News Values
Familiarity - Germany, is in Europe
Personalisation - People may have family going through or who had cancer so can relate and this can also bring hope for them

Saturday, 4 November 2017

National News Analysis - Business

I analysed an article from BBC News about M&S opening fewer Simply Food shops due to a drop in sales.


Below is a link to the full article:


The 5 W's
Who - Marks and Spencers
What - Opening fewer Simply Food stores
Where - UK
When
Why - Drop in food sales

News Values
Familiarity - Based in UK so is relevant and local
Amplitude - M&S is a big well-known company so affects people who shop from there

Friday, 3 November 2017

National News Analysis - Politics

I analysed an article about David Prescott being suspended to establish what news values were present.


Below is a link to the full article


The 5 W's
Who - David Prescott
What - Suspended from job
Where - UK
When - A few days ago
Why - Allegations of misconduct

News Values
Immediacy - Released when announced that he was suspended
Elite People - Labour member David Pescott
Surprise - Unexpected
Familiarity - UK Politics 

Wednesday, 1 November 2017

National News Analysis - Entertainment

I analysed an article from BBC News about US actor Kevin Spacey film being reshot without him due to sex claim allegations against him.


Below is a link to the full article:


The 5 W's
Who - Kevin Spacey
What - Film being reshot without him
Where - USA
When -
Why - Because of sexual assault claims against him

News Values
Immediacy - Recently happened and reported straight away
Familiarity - USA and UK are culturally similar and US films are extremely popular in UK
Continuity - Previous news stories about Kevin Spacey allegations
Elite People - Kevin Spacey is a famous American actor
Balance - Him being axed is a direct consequence of allegations so can be seen as a positive

Evaluation - The Journey From Prelimenary to my Finished Radio Extract

I feel that I have achieved a lot since my preliminary task especially in terms of my understanding and skills regarding technology and what...