Detailed analysis of radio news bulletins and what makes something news.

By Matthew Sheard

Introduction

In this presentation I will be writing about and analysing 5 different news bulletins, Isle Of Wight radio, BBC radio 1 newsbeat, Wave 105, SKY News and Heart fm.

I will be including the different conventions and the different analysing skills including threshold, predictability and more.

Isle Of Wight Radio Conventions and news values. What can you hear? Content Additional Notes News values

Jingle, Newsreader, Voice over. Long, intense jingle, voice over Northern accent continuity, threshold, ambiguity, elite person's, negativity

1st story Historic Child abuse. cue and voicer The voice clip was from sky. Threshold, negativity, frequency, profitunity, predictability.

2nd story Welfare cuts O.B, Cue and Voice, cue and clip An interview is taken from Mr osborne

unambiguility, elite nation, elite person,

Story 3: Improvements from northwood primary school.

Cue and Wrap, Cue and Voxpop A small piece of audio telling you the story of the school, and a reporter who is on the scene.

frequency, proximity. continuity.

Story 4: Firefighters and wildfires. Cue and clip. Cue A short story, a small audio clip. proximity, frequency.

Story: 5 School music Copy story, Cue and clip This is only about 25- 30 seconds long.

Frequency, proximity, unexpectedness, composition.

Story 6: IOW Radio award. Copy story, S.O.C Very short story at the end, a out cue is used to end the report

Unexpectedly, proximity, elite people.

BBC radio 1 Newsbeat Conventions and news values. What can you hear Content Additional notes News values

Intro: Jingle, Voice over Stab Upbeat music, very short Only a few seconds

Story 1: Better Doctors tests bed the presenter uses it to introduce the story, and then a piece of music is quickly played called a stab. Cue and clip a audio clip is shown.

The presenter says what the headline is and then a quick piece of music is played before the full story.

elite nation, negativity, threshold

Story 2: Uk soldier death A Stab, Bed, cue Very short piece of news that is played, and that music is still played in the background.

negativity, elite nation.

Story 3: Tia Rick found Stab,cue, copy story. The story is only a few seconds long as it has come to a happy ending, and that there has been closure.

continuity, composition,

story 4 : facebook message from general election

Stab, copy Short story tells us about the general election, encourages us to log on to facebook.

threshold, predictability.

story 5: illegal download Stab, copy Encouraging people to stop illegally downloading different forms of media.

negativity, elte person, threshold

story 6: wayne rooney injured Stab, copy,S.O.C Only sports story in the bulletin and is at the end. An outcue at the end.

negativity, elete person, frequency

SKY News conventions and news values. What we can hear content additional notes news values

Intro Jingle, Bed, Presenter voice The JIngle and the bed last for 7 seconds and then there is silence for a couple of seconds this could be used dramatic effect.

Story 1 : Bullet sent to Anton ferdinand

Cue and clip, The audio clip that is shown is the voice of the QPR boss to give us more information about the story.

elite persons, frequency, predictability.

Story 2: Murder Trial cue. The story is only a few seconds long.

Negativity, unexpectedness, continuity.,

Story 3 : Farmer in court animals found dead.

Cue. The story is only a few seconds as it does not affect a lot of people.

Negativity, unexpectedness, frequency.

Story 4: Stalker has been given 2 years

Cue and clip This story goes on for about 20 seconds and the audio clip goes on for a few seconds.

Negativity,

Story 5: 4th round of the FA cup(Sports story)

Sports story, cue. The story is very short as it is a sport story and will not affect alot of people.

Elite persons.

Story 6: Olympics games theme Cue, S.O.C The story goes on for a few seconds and the presenter then repeats his name and is a standard out cue.

elite nation, continuity,

Heart fm Radio news conventions and Values. What we can hear Content Additional notes. News Values

Intro Jingle, Bed presenters voice. A few seconds of music the is quite faced paced and the presenter introduces himself.

Story 1: Colson hall Cue and clip, Stab . The clip is used to explain to the public what the hall is and to make it easier to understand.

Frequency, unambiguity, composition.

Story 2:Life size cardboard cutouts are to be put up in the uk.

Cue and clip, Stab. The presenter explains the story for a few seconds and a clip is then shown.

elite nation, continuity, personalisation, threshold.

Story 3: BRI putting barcodes on patients.

Cue and clip, Stab. A audio clip is shown of who the stroy involves, the head of the company.

Elite nation, unexpectedness, ,

Story 4: P.E students watching sports player on iphones.

Stab, Cue and Clip. Quick story suggesting that it won't affect a lot of people day to day life.

frequency, composition,

Story 5: Weather Stab, Weather. Only a quick update on the weather at the end as all the important stories are out the way.

Elite nation, Frequency.

BBC Radio 5 Live news convention and values.What can you hear? Content Additional notes News Values

Intro: Jingle, voice over. The jingle goes on for a few seconds.

Story 1: Child abuse Copy story The story is reported on for a few seconds.

Frequency, elite persons, negative

Story 2:Jeremy corbin air strikes. Copy story, A short news story, based on Elite nation, proximity.

Story 3:Presents alon terrorism will fail

copy story Detailed story based on the seriousness of the story.

Elite nation, proximity.

story 4: investigation gun shots copy story Very detailed story. Elite persons, frequency, negative

story 5: Billion pounds spent on black friday.

copy story Only a short story based on the importance of the story.;

Frequency, continuity.personilation.

Story 6: sports Cue and Clip, sports story. The only news story on the bulletin. Elite people

Comparison.

All of the radio bulletins have good and detailed information, the one that stands out is BBC radio as it has much detailed stories and has the even amount of negative and positive stories. The worst one was BBC radio 5 which lacked information and was very short also it was to detailed to understand for a younger audience, also there was no music only until the end and at the beginning, so it was difficult to understand when a new story ended. All of the other radio station were good and well at giving you a story that intrigued you and didn't bore you.