General Election

Testing what you've learned...

1) What is the angle of a news story? Give an example to explain your answer. This is the way it is perceived due to  the perspective it is shown from e.g. protester violence could be triggered by police rioters violating the protesters but on a news show it could be shown the other way around that the protesters start the violence due to the government demanding them to do such a thing.

2) What is the difference between tabloid and broadsheet news coverage? the difference is that broadsheet is serious and is more about politics whereas tabloids are more celebrity gossip and the new things to wear and buy. Also the layout for tabloids are more big headline with colour whereas broadsheet have more simple an sophisticated layouts with sand serif headings.

3) What would be an example of a tabloid-style TV news programme? A tabloid style programme could be news round because it has flashy animations which is a form of dummying down which also shows that it is a tabloid news programme.

4) What would be an example of a broadsheet-style TV news programme? An example of a broadsheet TV news programme would be BBC news at 10.

5) What is the difference between international, national, regional and local news coverage? The difference between these 4 types of news coverage is international is world wide, national is country news, regional is city news and local news is town news.

Answer the questions on the election coverage clips...

BBC News election story - via YouTube

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?this is national news because BBC stand for British Broadcasting Corporation therefore its British news which is national also the election effects the united kingdom therefore its a national news added to the previous fact that it is being broadcast by a national tv news programme.


2) What angle does the report take on the story?They take a wide UK angle. They look at different locations in the UK and state what the parties have to offer.

3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?I would say its fifty fifty because the manor that they discuss the election in is really posh and intelligent and respectful so they don't speak out of line and give others a chance to talk rather then going at one another but as well as that you may have  noticed there are quite a few forms of dumming down like the animations shown that contain data of the number of votes and seats in the house of parliament for each party which is fits into tabloid.

4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why? i would expect a  more mature and elder group to watch this tv news programme because the news is presented in a rather upright formal way as elders would be perceived to talk and act like.


Sky News election story not available online - use your notes

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell? National as this story affects the whole nation.

2) What angle does the report take on the story?t was far more right-winged than any other news programme as they offered far more coverage to political parties and only a few seconds to left-winged parties such as Labour.

3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?I would say sky is a bit of both because it has a fair amount of animations to declare it b being tabloid and a fair amount of formal news telling to suggest its broadsheet.

4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?Right-winged people who have very traditional views on society as the coverage of political parties such as the Conservatives are greater represented.

STV (Scottish) coverage of the election story

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?I would say it is national because iot presents Scottish news stories as well as England news story's like the general election.

2) What angle does the report take on the story?The views of people living in Scotland.

3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?I would say its more broadsheet

4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?I think most of the Scottish population would watch this as their country is a part of the story.

Channel 4 News coverage of the election story.

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?This is national news because only people in the UK will be interested as this election will determine the prime minister of the UK.

2) What angle does the report take on the story?Channel 4 has an angle on all parties.

3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?i would say its more broadsheet

4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? WhyChannel 4 is most likely going to be viewed by 16-32 adults or ABC1 adults.