- The news angle is the perspective that the news provider takes on a certain event. Changing the angle can significantly alter the way a news story is reported. An example of this would be the way the general election is being reported, if for example more positive coverage was given to a certain party, this could encourage people to vote for that particular party which can be viewed as bias.
- The difference between a tabloid and broadsheet news coverage is that Tabloid's contain less serious content focusing instead on celebrities and news stories whereas Broadsheet's contain more serious news such as politics, economics and international news.
- An example of a Tabloid-style news programme would be Sky News.
- An example of a Broadsheet-style news programme would be BBC News.
- The difference between international, national and local news coverage is that local news is news that has happened locally e.g. West London, national news is that is a bit more important then local news and that has happened and is being shown in a certain country e.g. London/Scotland and international news is news that is shown worldwide despite the country the event has taken place in, this is normally the most important type of news and also the story that gets the most coverage e.g. war, terrorism etc.
Answer the questions on the election coverage clips...
- We can tell that this is national news as the general election discussed in the news clip affects only residents in the UK, the people in America will not be affected by the British general election. Also because it is a British story being broadcasted in Britain so for us this news is 100% national.
- The angle shown is from a government angle also from a British angle and perspective.
- This is more broadsheet-style coverage.
- I would expect an older audience to watch this type of news programme because it depicts topics that involve the adult generation for example the general election probably wouldn't appeal to teenagers because they are not old enough to vote yet.
Sky news election story
- We can tell that this is national news as the general election discussed in the news clip affects only residents in the UK, the people in America will not be affected by the British general election. Also because it is a British story being broadcasted in Britain so for us this news is 100% national.
- British angle
- Mostly broadsheet a little tabloid
- I would still expect an adult audience to watch this TV news programme but the age range would be a bit younger as the programme isn't as broadsheet as BBC News.
STV (Scottish)
- STV is more regional because it is a Scottish based programme and takes the Scottish people's perspective.
- This programme takes a Scottish angle
- I would say that STV is more tabloid than broadsheet
- An Scottish adult audience
Channel 4 News coverage
- We can tell that this is national news as the general election discussed in the news clip affects only residents in the UK, the people in America will not be affected by the British general election. Also because it is a British story being broadcasted in Britain so for us this news is 100% national.
- This programme takes a British voters angle
- Channel 4 is more broadsheet but still a little tabloid
- A younger audience as they present the news in a more relaxed way that appeals to younger audiences
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