UNIT 17: NEWS PRODUCTION. UNDERSTAND NEWS PRODUCTION
There is three different types of news, Local news, which regard a region i.e Merseyside, National news that are of a country i.e Spain and International news which is the whole world.There is various different types of ways of receive news, we are going to look at them and discuss which source is the best and the quickest to report news.
We will also be looking into the three different types of news: Local, National and International, alongisde the legal and ethical side of news.
There is three different types of news which cover all the world, there is local news which report a region of a country. For example the Liverpool Echo, which is the main print supplier of news for Merseyside.
The Liverpool Echo is a tabloid newspaper that has been existing since 1879. The Liverpool Echo reports a large number of stories, from sports, to crime that happens in the city.
One of the usual features of the Liverpool Echo frontpage is two news pieces, one of Liverpool FC and one of Everton FC, the two Premier League football teams of the city.
Radio news you can get them in Radio City 96.7 or BBC Radio Merseyside. They are normally aired in bulletins, 10-15 minute shows where a presenter goes through them. Radio news shows normally are between radio programmes and they will use the national broadcast as it is cheaper and quicker. Radio news will also broadcast the international bulletin included in the national slot.
TV news programmes in the UK average 30 minutes duration, with a presenter that gives the introduction to the different news pieces. They are presented in a very formal and traditional way, and as the newspapers it has its local and national/international programmes. The local news will focus on a region, for example Granada Reports will cover the North West of the UK, while Sky News will report the whole UK and the rest of the world.
The other way of gathering news is the internet, which is the most popular and recent way of receiving news as it is the easiest to access, from social media, websites and apps. It is also, in the social media case the least reliable source of information as it is very easy to post a "fake news" on social media networks.
Internet provides a large range of sites to gather different news, you can find any news in the whole world in the internet within seconds, which is one of the reasons it is gaining the popularity it is gaining. You can gather news in various different devices like computer, mobile phone or tablet.
Aswell as looking at forms of news, news types and news practice you also need to understand the legal and ethical issues when it comes to produce news.
The IPSO Code Of Practice is a set of 16 clauses that newspapers and magazines members have agreed to accept. They deal with complaints about the editorial content of newspapers and magazines to ensure that all magazines and newspapers who belong to IPSO will act ethically.
Anonymity:
Certain groups of people are given anonymity in court if they are victims or a witness.
These are:
Juveniles (Under 18s- it stops on their 18th birthday) and victims of sexual offence.
Children and young persons - act 1933 section 49
You must not publish: name, school, workplace, still or moving image.
If a juvenile is accused of a very serious crime then they go to crown court and there is no automatic ban on identifying them, but a judge can impose anonymity under youth justice and criminal experience, Act 1999 - Section 45.
Sexual Offences:
All victims of sexual oddence are given automatic lifelong anonymity, Sexual Offences Act 1992.
This means: no name, address, school, workplace, still or moving images or anything leading to identification.
Copyright:
Copyright designs and patents act, 1988
No copyright in news - copyright exists in the form in which it is expressed, fair dealing defence - it is ok to use some quotes if they are correctly attributed but not ok to lift chunks. This applies to video footage as well - a small amount can be used with proper acknowledgmen, but there is no fair dealing with photos. Must know who owns the copyright - usually the person who took the photo. Otherwise you could get a huge bill.
