Case Study 3: news stories covering start of General Election campaign 2015

1) What is the angle of a news story? Give an example to explain your answer.
     The perspective that the provider/journalist takes.
2) What is the difference between tabloid and broadsheet news coverage?
    Tabloid has less serious content,  focusing instead on Celebrities, Sports and crime stories.
3) What would be an example of a tabloid-style TV news programme?
     STV
4) What would be an example of a broadsheet-style TV news programme?
    Channel 4 News
5) What is the difference between international, national, regional and local news coverage?
     International = World News
     National = UK- Wide News
     Regional = London/Yorkshire/Scotland
     Local= West London/Leeds/ Edinburgh



BBC News election story - via YouTube

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?

2) What angle does the report take on the story?

3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?
    It has characteristics of both tabloid and broadsheet-style coverage.

4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?


Sky News election story not available online - use your notes

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?
    Regional

2) What angle does the report take on the story?
   It favours the conservatives possibly because Sky News will make more profit if the conservatives are in power.

3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?
    Broadsheet

4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?


STV (Scottish) coverage of the election story

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?
National but predominantly regional due to

2) What angle does the report take on the story?

3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?
    Tabloid
4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?


Channel 4 News coverage of the election story.

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?
    Regional, it is about and only includes views of UK citizens.

2) What angle does the report take on the story?

3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?
    Broadsheet

4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?
    A young audience, 16-35 Because all footage has been cut so there is only necessary information        and so the attention of the audience is retained.