In my news bulletin for Oldham Community Radio the language used was kept simple so that the target audience understand the story without confusion. I followed a news rule which is called ‘KISS and Tell’ which stands for keep it short, simple and tell the story. So I avoided using complex words that the

audience may be unfamiliar with. Another convention that I followed was one of the news

values that is simplicity. These are important requirements to produce a successful radio show as

straight forward news is of higher value.

In the BBC NEWS the language they used was slightly intricate and more detailed compared to the Oldham Community

Radio News. Some terms they used were ‘callous’ and ‘bleak’ which may be

unfamiliar to some people although it does make them sound more intellectual and professional. However, the audience

may be put off by the jargon and may lose interest towards the bulletin.

Language

For the Oldham Community Radio the angle I took was to find out the types of

support available for victims of crime and the crime rates against elderly people. The

interview that a member of my group took was with a community case officer

and from the interview we found out what action they would take to help those

victims.

For the BBC NEWS the angle that they have used is probably to show the audience the victims

prospective and the Polices opinions on the crime as the newspaper references to what they have said. The angles of these stories do differ as the victim

was injured in the Oldham Community Radio bulletin and not in the BBC NEWS and they are similar due to

the fact that the muggers got away with the robbery.

Angles

For the hard story in our Oldham Community Radio bulletin we decided to interview a community case officer who is a part of the organisation that takes

action to support victims of crime. We chose to interview this person due to the rearranging

of the angle and the relevance he had to the new angle.

BBC NEWS didn't have an interviewee in there bulletin, however they had the

police telling the audience exactly what happened to the victim. The police told us the story of the crime in the news and as a

result what has or will happen to the victim.

Interviewees

The stereotypes made in the Oldham Community Radio bulletin was that the victim of crime was and elderly female and this is a representation

due to the common stereotype that elderly people are more vulnerable and can easily be injured or hurt due to emotional and physical

threat. The story itself is a negative representation however due to the interview seeking support for victims of crime make it a

positive representation.

Stereotypes / Representations

The stereotypes made in the BBC NEWS bulletin was that the victim of crime was also an elderly female

and has the same representation. However stereotypically there was no hero that tried to help

her or protect her, where as in my bulletin there was the victim's husband who tried to stop the muggers from getting away.This news story was a negative representation and the villain got away with the

money and the victim is left with nothing and wont be having a good christmas or any future beyond

that.

In the Oldham Community Radio bulletin the news was factual and reliable not only

because was Local but also because the news was included in an article in the

Oldham Chronicle. However there is no statistical evidence for this apart from the police number which can be accessed and

contacted through the Article on the Oldham Chronicle website.

For the BBC NEWS the factual and statistical evidence is referenced in the article. 02:35 GMT on Sunday – time and day is mentioned, also she won

cash at a casino that can be evidence. Being able to

rely on these evidences the bulletin will look much

more professional and interesting to the audience.

This is mentioned twice in the news conventions:

The 3 C’s – clear, concise and CORRECT.

Another is FACTS FACTS FACTS! Accurate and

real stories are higher in value.

Factual / Statistical info?

Heros / Villains?

In the Oldham Community Radio bulletin there is a hero who is the victims husband; he only attempted to catch the muggers but unfortunately he failed and there are also villains who are three asian boys who

are aged between 15 and 21.

In the BBC NEWS the villain is the person who burgled the victim however they

have not identified the victim in any shape or form and the villain has got away with

the money. There was no hero in this bulletin.

Bias / Impartiality?

In my bulletin the news is finding out if it is right for elderly people to be victims of

crime also they try to find out how it can be prevented and what action is taken to

prevent it. This news weighs out the views for all the victims of crime and not just

one person.

BBC NEWS just discusses the burglary of one victim, how the incident took place

and the result of the incident. This news is more bias compared to the Oldham

Community Radio news as it focuses on just the one person and how it had

affected them.