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Jack MacBean. News and Factual programmes. The Galtung and Ruge News Values Impact and Recency Amplitude and unambiguous Proximity Hard News before Soft http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyouN94WYfk&feature=related. News worthy.
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Jack MacBean News and Factual programmes
The Galtung and Ruge News Values Impact and Recency Amplitude and unambiguous Proximity Hard News before Soft http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyouN94WYfk&feature=related News worthy
The news presenters addresses the audience directly by looking straight at the camera. The camera always returns to a medium close up of one or two of the presenters Professionalism The news is constructed to appear formal and professional which gives the sense of reliability. Mode of Address
Most news programmes claim to act as unbiased reporters of information. However it is often acceptable for the news to support what is considered the universal view. For example the BBC may not be criticised for say suicide bombing was a “nasty” event because this is considered the universal view. Unbiased
If a story is of great importance it will continue over a number of shows or reappear in the same show. Consistency
Documentary Professionalism Documentaries often use the convention of professionalism, people who are interviewed address the camera directly and are often filmed in professional environments. The narrator in the documentary appear as a kind of voice of god character who comes across as trustworthy.
Documentary modes are a way of categorising documentary's according to various characteristics. Expository Observational Participatory Reflexive Performative Modes
Expository Observational Modes • Voice of God • Images used to illustrate voice over • Continuity editing The Union The Take Taking Liberties Hearts and Minds Steam of Life