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KS4 Media Studies: An Introduction To News

KS4 Media Studies: An Introduction To News. Ayaanle. Unzila. Yasin. Jordan. Cameron. Neil. Shahbaz. Nawaz. Samiya. Yahya. Chadwick. Samran. Kolsuma. Aleem . Rhiannon. Junaid. BAJ. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/school_report/4780167.stm. What Is News?.

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KS4 Media Studies: An Introduction To News

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  1. KS4 Media Studies: An Introduction To News

  2. Ayaanle Unzila Yasin Jordan Cameron Neil Shahbaz Nawaz Samiya Yahya Chadwick Samran Kolsuma Aleem Rhiannon Junaid BAJ

  3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/school_report/4780167.stm What Is News? • News is a Cross-Media topic. What does this mean? • This half-term you will be engaged in both theory and practical activities to improve your understanding of: • What news is and who is interested in different news formats • How the news is produced/written • Who decides the news and what effects this has

  4. Half Term 2: Introduction to News (Cross Media Topic) - Introduction to News- History of News - What is newsworthy and why? - Media Ownership and Audience- Media Privacy- Timed Essay debating the media and privacy- Textual analysis: how to compare different newspapers- TV News- Copywriting workshop (journalistic conventions/techniques)- Individual production: create and evaluate your own front page.- COURSEWORK ASSIGNMENT 1: Textual analysis - comparing two different newspapers

  5. Let’s See What You Know About Print-based News: Tabloid Broadsheet

  6. News Formats News Theatres Audio-Visual Media International News National News ICT-based Media News Print-based Media Local News

  7. Tabloid vs Broadsheet • There are two formats for national newspapers: broadsheets and tabloids. This denotes a difference in their physical size (until the new more manageable format of broadsheets known as the 'Berliner'). There are three main types of newspaper, they are listed below.1. National newspapers (tabloid and broadsheet)2. Regional papers3. Free papersThese three types relate to their geographic distribution and circulation: where it is available and the size of the print run (number of copies produced per issue). • All newspapers have a recognisable audience and have to adjust their content and layout to suit the audience they are targeting

  8. Tabloid vs Broadsheet Tabloid Broadsheet

  9. Tabloids vs Broadsheets • TabloidsA working definition:Smaller newspapers aimed at a large audience. News is reported in less depth and emphasises human interest stories. The language level is lower, paragraphs and stories shorter, with more use of images. Content often includes more celebrities, media news and gossip. Examples of tabloid newspapers:The Sun,The Mail,The Mirror,The Express.Click on the links below to find other high resolution archived front pages.The Mirror has a range of archived front pages we can access to analyse and identify the conventions of tabloid front pages • BroadsheetsA working definition:Also sometimes called ‘the quality press’. A large format newspapers that report news in depth, often with a serious tone and higher level language. News is dominated by national and international events, politics, business, with less emphasis on celebrities and gossip. Examples of broadsheet newspapers:The Independent,The Guardian,The Times,The Telegraph.Get the latest news piped direct to your email INBOX by subscribing, for free, to Reuters.co.uk

  10. Politics and Print News Left Wing Centre-Left Centre-Right Right-Wing Liberal-Democrats Green Party Old/New Labour Conservatives BNP, UKIP -Intolerant of others that are different - Conscious of celebrity culture (to an extent), patriotic - Concerned about traditional, cultural values being eroded -Tolerant of others - Environmentally conscious - Concerned about individual rights and political freedom The Guardian The Observer The Independent The Times Broadsheets The Sun The Daily Express The Daily Mail The Star The Mirror Tabloids

  11. Which Newspapers Might You Find These Stories In? How might different newspapers report the Ross/Brand scandal differently? How might different newspapers report the American Election differently?

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