The Reporter: this person's job is to be filmed on location interviewing and also making the audience engaged in the story. The gather news about a particular event which they find out through a number of sources.
The Presenter: they are in the studio presenting the news on camera with the director talking to them in an ear piece at the same time. They are also known as anchormen/women and also do live interviews on camera in the studio.
The Director: the director works in the studio and are the control centre of the whole studio. They instruct the presenters what to say and do at which times and also tell the camera operators what angles they need and where to point the camera. The director relies on the people in the studio to understand their instructions as they are not in the studio with them and have to rely on emails to get their messages across.
The Producer: their job is to take all the elements of a news show and put it all together. For example the stories, videos and graphics. They also are in charge of making creative constructive decisions.
The Camera Operator: they either work on location or in the studio. They have to film the interviewer and interviewee on location or the presenters in the studio. They have to take instructions from the director so they know what angles of the footage they need to take.
The Editor: these people work on the images and footage they receive and try to make them appeal to the audience. Craft editors work on post-production editing to do with effects whereas Prospects focus on finding possible stories and news focuses.
News program: CBS
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I researched an episode of CBS news and I found out the following:
The opening title of this new program starts with a moving image of the globe with a voice over telling the audience what the program is. In this case it was "This is the CBS evening news..." It uses orchestral sounds to attract the attention of the audience and uses a moving image of the globe so that the audience knows the stories that are about to appeal with be global and non-fictional.
The top news stories are shown before the opening title sequence which were "deadly air bags which must be replaced in millions of American cars", "a terrorist's 'bookself' which include secret documents about his obsession", "tornadoes flatten homes in Texas" and also some celebrity news.
The additional news stories are "five of the world's biggest banks agree to plead felony", a stretch of California coast is covered in oil after a pipeline break of Santa Barbara", "a murder mystery in Washington DC in a multi-million dollar house was set on fire" and "cars flying off the track at the Indy 500".
The top stories start with the hard-hitting subjects such as the "deadly air bags", "terrorist's bookshelf" and the tornado story. They end with some stories about celebrities because the don't want to have the audience feeling that the news if full of pessimistic stories. Having the story about the celebrities as the last story ends with a positive perspective.
The presenter was male and didn't really appear on screen unless he was opening the show or interviewing someone in the studio.
Cast of the broadcast:
Scott Pelley (57 male): he is the anchor and managing editor of CBS news. He is also a correspondent for CBS news magazine 60 minutes.
Jeff Glor (39 male): he is an American journalist and presents the Sunday evening news on CBS. He is a correspondent for the weekday evening news for CBS.
News Ordering: Where the editors decide on which story goes where on the timeline of the news broadcast.
Top Stories: Are a list of stories that are likely to appear on the news broadcast.
Stories that are likely to be shown first are ones that would grab the audience's attention. It would normally be about a tragedy or a crime as it is better not to end with a depressing story. The ability to think and act quickly is important on the news because when you are a New Presenter you have to not only talk to the camera, but you have to listen to the Director and Producer in an ear piece. They give instructions to the Presenter who must act upon them, but they also must not get distracted by the continuous talking in their ear.
'Slow News Day': this is a semi-sarcastic name given for when there isn't much news to report about. The stories would be trivial and uninteresting and also completely obvious to the audience that the newscast had hardly any material to talk about.
The final story of a news broadcast is to make sure the audience do not feel low after watching about devastating stories. It's normally more light-hearted so the audience don't go away feeling depressed.
Bias through selection and omission: it is down to the editor to choose whether or not a story is put through to the news broadcast. Bias by omission is where you only see one side of the story. It can be shown by a story proving a point but it neglects to show the outline or possible testing issues so the audience basically do not receive the full story. Bias through selection is where the media leave out a point made by the opposing point of view for instance: "experts believe animals are poorly supervised" therefore blaming the workers.
Example of bias through omission and selection
Bias through placement is where it convinces the audience that the story on the front page is the most important. The media puts the stories that will get the most ratings first whilst leaving the less interesting ones for later on in the broadcast.
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Bias through headlines: the media outlet creates a title which draws the attention of the audience and is normally less exciting than the story itself. The headline can either be positive or negative and its job is to draw the reader in and make them think that the story is going to be more exciting than it really is.
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Bias through shot selection and camera angles: where the editor or other media outlet uses imagery, shots and camera angles to put the person or object in a certain light. Either making someone or something look appealing to the public or making them look bad or ridiculous. Both are to gain the audience's interest.
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Bias through names and captions: exaggerating a story or person through the media with short snappy sentences, names or just one word. For example, someone who has stolen an item from a corner shop could be called "biggest criminal in the village".
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Bias through the use of language: where the audience is influenced mainly on the language used in types of media like the newspaper or online news and influenced also on the tone of the news reader. Certain words can also be used to influence the audience which is used to persuade the audience into what the director or editor wants them to think about a certain story.
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