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TV News Case Study 2: BBC News At Six

Basic details What do the letters BBC stand for? British Broadcasting Corporation How is the BBC funded? public service broadcasting. publicly-funded What is the BBC's famous mission statement? (Clue: it's three words)inform, educate and entertain What is BBC1's programme remit? BBC One's remit is to be the BBC's most popular mixed-genre television service across the UK, offering a wide range of high quality programmes How does the BBC News at Six fit into BBC1's remit? It covers a wide range of types of news stories and are of a high quality. Presenters Who are the presenters of BBC News at Six? Fiona Bruce, Sophie Raworth and Huw Edwards What are the presenters wearing? What does this communicate to the audience? They are wearing very formal and smart suits. This shows that they are talking about subjects of vast importance and it is extremely serious.This also makes them seem more professional so the audience is more likely to give importan

TV News Case Study 1: Channel 4 News

Basic details When is Channel 4 News on? Monday to Friday at At 7pm For 55 minutes.  When was the programme first broadcast? 1989 What awards has the programme won?   British Academy Television Award for Best News Coverage International Emmy Award for News British Academy Television Award for Best News and Current Affairs Journalism What is the media institution that produces Channel 4 News? ITN  Presenters Who are the presenters? John Snow and Krisman Guru-morthy,Cathy Newman and Matt Frei What are the presenters wearing? What does this communicate to the audience? The main presenter, John Snow, usally wears fairly formal clothes but with a quirky tie which reflect how the news programe is presented in an uniqe way. Why might a TV News programme use a variety of presenters? In order to reflect the audeince. How are other reporters or presenters used in the TV News programme? They are used to present the audience with questions and then in depth, investigative, a