TV News Case Study 1: Channel 4 News

Channel 4 News

Basic details:

1. Monday-Friday 7pm - 7.55pm
2. Channel 4 began scheduled transmissions on 2 November 1982.
3. From BAFTAs to BIFAs, from Cannes to Creative Circle, from Rose D'or to RTS. From 2004 to 2012.
4. it is owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation

Presenters:

1. The presenters of Channel 4 News are Jon Snow, Cathy Newman, Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Matt Frei.
2. The presenter Jon Snow wears a smart suit to indicate to the audience that he is serious about his work and the words that are coming out of his mouth matter to the audience.
3. A TV News programme would use a variety of presenters for the audience to hear from many tones of voices as if it was only one presenter they would be tired of hearing the same person over and over again.
4. Other reporters are used 
5. There is a mixture in genders as there are 3 male presenters and 1 female presenter. There is also an Asian presenter meaning that the presenters are different races.

Opening sequence:

1. The very first shot is of the logo.
2. the opening sequence uses a range of graphics to keep the audience intrigued. An example is when the slides are moving across the screen and giving us a brief of all the upcoming topics.
3. Music is used effectively as it is quite dramatic until it stops suddenly.
4. the audience are being told about the stories that are coming up but very briefly as there is a range of stories therefore need to be shortened until they present them into depth later on.

Studio mise-en-scene:

1. there are many aspects that can be seen by the audience. some of these are: cameras,desks,lights and the office behind the studio.
2. the presenters of Channel 4 are standing when presenting as they want to show the audience that they really care about the things they are saying and almost do it for respect towards their job. 
3. the journalists are visible and they are at the location where the main stories have occurred. this may convey that Channel 4 News is showing that they are sending journalists to find the most amount of information for the audience to be told about.
4. Channel 4 News's studio has bright colours of purple,white and grey. this is done as they have a young target audience and they want to catch their eyes by these bright colours.

How news stories are presented:

1 and 2. the news programme typically present a story as firstly the presenter speaks briefly about it then the journalist is live at the scene and describes the consequences and matters that have effected the story. Lastly, it goes back to the presenter then they end the story. Additionally, they use images and graphics as well as their voices under the picture.
3. politics, international, sport,local and crime.
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Running order:

1) Immigration control.
2) 5 minutes.
3) The running order is most important to least important.
4) 2-3 minutes.
5) It depends on its importance.

Audience:

1) The target audience is mainly 16-24 year olds in the UK.
2) The average amount of viewers is 2.5 million people.
3) Someone might choose to watch this TV news programme over others as it has humour in it and presents their stories in a way that intrigues their audience and does not bore them.
4) There is an option for the audience to get involved with the news programme as they can send their views in on Facebook or twitter.
5) It doesn't offer anything.

Institution:

1) It is owned by Channel 4 News Corporation.
2) Ofcom has to make sure that the TV news is fair and accurate by letting people send in their views and opinions on what they have watched. They have set a Broadcasting Code which is a set of rules that TV news programmes have to abide by.

TV News and New/Digital Media:

1) Channel 4 has a dedicated website for their news that updates their broadcasts regularly.
2) The website shows the viewers news.
3) Channel 4 news has a twitter feed which you can also contact Jon Snow on.
4) The twitter feed promotes the programme by telling you when it is going to be airing and what is going to be on.
5) You can submit stories on the twitter account or watch their YouTube channels as it gives you a chance to engage with the news.