Basic Details
When is Channel 4 on?
Channel is on Monday to Friday every day from 7:00pm –
7:55pm.
When Channel 4 was first broadcasted?
Channel 4 was first ever
broadcasted on the 2nd November 1982.
Channel 4 awards:
Channel 4 has won
International Emmy Awards for News.
In 2004, 2013, 2014
Channel 4 has won the British Academy Television award for the Best News
Coverage.
In 1993, 1994, 1996, 2004,
2012 they have won the Affair Journalism award.
What is the Media Institution that produces
Channel 4?
The media
institution that produces Channel 4 is Channel 4 Television Corporation.
Presenters
Who are the presenters?
John Snow
Krishnan Guru-Murthy
Cathy Newman
What the presenters wearing? What does this
communicate?
The presenters are wearing formal clothing
such as a suit/dress. This communicates that they are professional and high
earing wages.
Why might a TV News Programme use a variety
of presenters?
TV news might use a
variety of TV presenters because it prevents the channel from looking the same
every day and every other presenter has different stories to tell than the
others.
How are other reporters or presenters used
in the TV news programme?
Other reporters in
the programme are used to be journalists and live interviews.
Is there a balance between male and female
presenters? What about race/ethnicity? What effect might these aspects have on
an audience?
In Channel 4 there
are 2 male presenters and 1 female. John Snow & Cathy Newman are white
people and Krishnan Guru-Murthy is Asian. An effect on the audience would be
that because there is mostly male than female in this programme, females won’t
really watch it as there will barley be any feminine news. Black people are not
used as a presenter in this programme; this would be a main factor of black
people not watching the programme.
Analysing the opening 2 minutes:
Opening Sequence
What is the very first shot?
The very first shot
of the opening 2 minutes is the website of the channel.
How does the opening sequence use graphics
or images to grab the attention of the audience?
The opening
sequence uses graphics such as bright colours and moving images to attract the
attention of the audience, so the opening sequence is not one blank screen.
How is music used in the opening sequence?
Music is used as a
harmony tune to keep the audience intrigued as the sound is relaxing and calm.
How is news stories introduced in the
opening two minutes? Is there just one story or are the audience told what will
be coming up later?
The
audience is told briefly what type of news is coming up and what would be
briefly told on what happens.
Studio Mise-en-scene
What aspects of the studio can be seen by
the audience? (Desk, cameras etc.)
The aspects which
are visible to the audience mainly are desks and computer screens. The computer
screens in the background are most likely always going to be blurred out to
keep the main focus on the presenter and the actual studio.
Are the presenters standing or behind desks?
Why do you think this is?
The
presenters are mostly likely standing up so he can engage himself towards the
audience more clearly. He can express the emotions/feelings towards the
audience and he can get his message out clearer.
Are journalists or technology visible? What
might these things suggest to the audience?
The journalist is
clearly shown 51 seconds into the opening of the programme. He is shown telling
the news towards the camera. This suggests that Channel 4 will capture live
news from the scene. This tells the audience that Channel 4 care about their
work and that they are a professional TV news programme.
How does the studio use colour?
The studio uses
bright colours to make their studio/programme appeal to a wide range audience.
It also makes their programme look better than the other news programme which
would have boring colours which makes their programme look dull.
How news stories are presented
How does the news programme typically
present a story?
They would give little
tastes of what will be told in the actual story before it comes on, such as
telling the main bit with not much information. E.G. Bombers strike Pakistan
schools. This would make the audience want to continue watching to find out
what happens. Also if the news were to be in another country, they would have
presenters/journalists there to catch the news live.
What difference techniques does the
programme use to present the news? (E.g. presenter to camera, reporter on
location, interviews, graphics, images, video etc.)
News programmes use
different types of techniques to present their news such as live interviews to
show the peoples point of views, they use presenter to camera so the presenter
can introduce the news they are about to show live. It will make the story more
understandable. They also use reporter on location to show the live footages
and show the audience what is happening on that scene. They use images to show
basic screenshots of conversations between two people or a group of people to the
audience, etc.
What types of news does the TV News
programme typically cover? Give five examples (e.g. politics, international,
sport etc.)
TV news programme
covers national news most of the time. Such as:
International News
Investigation News
Investigation News
Give two real examples of how news stories
presented to keep the interest of the audience.
One real example of
a news story that would keep the audience entertained is the Israel and Gaza war.
This news was all over the world, this is because two country’s go to war. The
way they presented it was dramatic. The way they presented it was the way they
would describe how families are dying and buildings being blown up. These types
of news would keep the audience entertained and interested.
Another real
example of news that would keep the audience entertained is the Pakistan
Peshawar school attack. This was all over the news as kids, teenagers; young
adults were blown up to bits. They would have presented this type of news in a
way that is serious and dramatic. Dreams & families gone within minutes.
This would have caught the attention of people all over the world as this is a
serious type of news. It will keep the audience interested and entertained for
a long period of time.
Running order
Watch the first 15 minutes of the programme – as
recent as you can find.
What is the top story?
Top Story: 700 feared dead as migrant boat sinks off
Libya.
How long does the top story last for?
2 Minutes & 33
Seconds.
What are the other stories the programme
does or will cover? List them in the order they are presented in (the ‘running
order’).
The
programme covered:
700
migrant’s feared dead as boat sinks in Libya
Police
Hunt: Missing family who may be headed to Syria
Holocaust survivor shares nightmares of concentration camp
How long is each story shown for?
Each news programme
story is shown for 2 minutes to 4 minutes
Why do you think each story was shown for
the time it was?
I think it was
shown for the time it was because it would supply the audience with enough
information they need or if it’s the amount of news the programme has to offer
before they get some more news.
Institution
Who owns, runs or produces this TV News programme?
Channel 4 is owned
by Channel Four Television Corporation and it is run by Lord Burns, David
Abraham
Does the institution own, run or produce any
other TV News programmes, channels or newspapers?
Yes, Channel Four
Television Corporation owns, Channel 4, 4Seven, Film4, E4, More4, 4Music, Time
shifted Channels and Box Television.
How does the programme fit the TV channel it
is on?
It would fit it
perfectly as the other channels the corporation owns, has the letter `4` in its
name to shown it is run by the same company and would fit it the name `Channel
Four Corporation` perfectly.
What role does OFCOM have in making sure TV
News is fair and accurate?
OFCOM has to ensure
that the news is fair, and good enough for the audience as the audience is
paying. They also ensure that the news is not inappropriate for their audience.
TV News and New/Digital Media
Does the TV News programme have a dedicated
website?
What does the website offer viewers?
The website offers
the audience, pictures, live footage, live news, social media links, news
topics catch up tv etc.
Does the TV News programme have a Twitter
feed?
Yes, this can be
used for any comments, suggestions, improvements the audience can send it if
they have any. https://twitter.com/channel4
How does the Twitter feed promote the
programme?
Twitter feeds would
help promote the programme by gathering in a bigger audience, and would have
main headlines on the page leading to the website to watch it, which would
catch the audience’s attention.
Is there an opportunity for the audience to
get involved in the programme or submit news stories?
No. Because peoples
news may not be true or biased.
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