1) Whose perspective have Sky News used to present the story? (Clue: it’s in the opening line)
they have used the police officers perspective.
2) How are the police represented in this coverage?
the police are presented as hero's trying to save an area that is filled with young rioters.3) How are young people represented in this coverage?
young people are presented as villains that are attacking specifically the police and shops as they claim that a man has been shot by a member of the police force.
4) What images and videos are selected by Sky News to accompany the story?
Sky News have used actual footage of the burning buildings,cars and businesses. they also use citizen journalism.
5) What choice of words is used to present this news event?
6) What aspect of the story is chosen as the most important detail and included at the very beginning of the report?
that 8 police officers are in hospital with many others injured.
7) How is narrative used to engage the audience with this news story?
primarily, they talk about the injured police man so it intrigues the audience to keep watching to find out who has injured them and for what reasons. additionally, the audience is told about why these police officers where injured and who by as the videos of young teenagers rioting in an area of Tottenham but this also emphasises that there will be more questions asked about what caused the young people to be rioting. lastly, the audience is told about the claiming of a police officer who has shot a young man. 8) How can we apply Todorov’s equilibrium theory to this coverage?
9) What examples of Propp’s character types can we find in this coverage? Are there heroes and villains?
the police officers are seen to be the heroes who are protecting the area against the villains who are seen to be the young teenagers.
10) How might citizen journalism have been used to provide a different angle on this story?
citizen journalism may have been used incorrectly as Sky News could cut the bits where it shows that the police are the only innocent ones and this could effect the audiences views towards young people but Sky News show the official citizen journalism which balances the angle of both sides
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