
BBC NEWS
Camerawork
-Establishing shot of the studio setting the scene and the anchor sitting down at the desk
-Medium close up of the anchor reporting the main headline.
-A cut from the studio room to an outside location where a reporter is there ready to present the news from the event.
Mise-en-scene
-Desk and a keyboard in the studio room, so that the anchor can switch locations for different news events.
-Screen- this is for the anchor to see the news reporter while he is reporting the event outside e.g. another country.
-Red and white background colour representing the BBC news.
-Red and white background for the title sequence, the lines in the title sequence make up the globe, this signifies that the news is reported from different parts of the world and not only England.
- Very bright lights in the studio, making everything in the background visible to the audience e.g. the glass window in the studio behind the anchor, the audience can see other workers working privately.
Editing
-Cuts are made from one location to another during different news reports, this gives the audience a view as to what is happening in that location rather than just hearing about it.
Titles
News bar (white background and black text) showing the names of people who are being interviewed
Deconstruction of the audio content
-Voice over of reporter speaking while clips are being shown.
- Voice of anchor reporting the news
Sound Effects
-Theme music, instrumental orchestra
-Beeping sound counting down the time until the news begins
Institution
Budget and finance
-Political coverage is based at the Millbank studios in 4 Millbank at Westminster with an annual budget of £350 million
-Principal means of funding the BBC is through television licence which costs £142.50 per household
-£3,368.8 million collected from households in licence fees per year
- Funds for the annual report:
-£719.6 million from the BBC Commercial Business £283.6 million from the government grants.
-42.8 million from other income, e.g. providing content to overseas broadcasters and concert ticket sales.
Time of news, channel
- The news produces 120 outputs daily
CHANNEL 4 NEWS

Camerawork
- Establishing shot, begins with the main headline of the day
- Long shot of the news anchor standing up reporting the first headline
-Establishing shot of the location where the information is about to be reported
-Medium close-up of the reporter
Mise-en-scene
Big screen where all the news is reported from
Desk
Background colour- blue and white, quiet dark colours, showing that it is an evening news because of the ark colours.
Deconstruction of the audio content
Relationship with images
- Image of a marker pen signifying that the information is about schools
- Title sequence of images from across the world, showing different news headlines.
Sound Effects
- Title sequence theme music sounds insturmental and orchestral
Institution
- Channel 4 News pays for itself, funding comes from programme sponsorships and on-air advertising
- The change in funding came from the Broadcasting Act in 1990
- Channel 4 received a grant payment from the government worth £14 million over a six year period.
Time of news, Channel anchors etc
-Jon Snow presents on air Monday to Friday at from 19:00 to 19:55
-Main presenters: Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Alex Thomson present the news when Jon Snow is absent
-Weekend news is presented by Samira Ahmed
5.1.4 Audience
5.1.4.1 Who is the target audience for this programme?
The programme is aimed at different ages from teenagers to elderly people who want to know what is happening around the world and in England.
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