Eden Tivon Unit 7 and 8 prep

what makes the news: two media theorists (Gatlung and Ruge) developed a system for classifying how 'newsworthy' an event is. news values: frequency: negativity unexpectedness personalisation meaningfulness reference to elite nations reference to elite persons: conflict  consonance continuity composition competition predictability time constraints more: proximity- local or global event timeliness- how quickly must you report the story prominence- how significant is the event that must be reported human interest story- how important is this for people to relate to novelty/ oddity- is the story weird IPSO and news regulation IPSO independent press standards organisation : regulates newspapers and magazines within the UK hold newspapers accountable for their actions protect individual rights uphold high standards of journalism help to maintain freedom of expression for the press IPSO have an editors code they'll investigate complaints they'll make newspapers/ magazines publ...

Sensationalism-  the portrayal of stories in a way that is intended to provoke public interest or excitement, at the expense of accuracy. Sensationalism + content = audiences = sales Purpose : getting an audience to subscribe How : using images, colours, and text Why : tricking audiences for sales, political bias/ ideology 

bad article :   https://bleacherreport.com/articles/379613-dana-whites-big-mistake-brought-fedor-emelianenko-out-of-ufc not correct punctuation no correct punctuation in the title the structure has no flow and paragraphs are used incorrectly badly edited, meaning not clear because of missing words bad use of verbs and tenses e.g. ' I will investigate' rather than 'I investigated'  reader will assume that the info is wrong, not a credible source due to the poor style and language 5 W's (and 1 H) for journalism Who : who is the story about  What : what has happened in the story Where : where did this take place When : when did this happen Why : why is the story significant, why are you writing about it How : how did this event occur Elaborated code - is the language used by well-educated people, more formal and technical words. Restricted code - is the language used by friends and family, informal, basic, and sometimes slang.

Serious reportage The Ukraine war has been going on for a year Jehovah's witness is killed Rishi Sunak about migrants Increase in living costs General interest  Storm Larisa batters UK snow-stalling with snow stalling M62 Mode of address: how a media text communicates with or addresses the audience. It is expressed in three words: EITHER direct or indirect EITHER formal or informal Another word that describes the 'tone' of the text and how it 'talks' to the audience. Mode of address is the way in which relations between the publishers and the audience are constructed. Broken down into ; Images, Videos, Layout, Language used, and Headlines/words used Task : pick 2 stories (one digital, one traditional) and analyse the mode of address. Hampshire shark: Appeal for head to be returned (BBC NEWS- TRADITIONAL AND DIGITAL) images: 4 images throughout the story page to illustrate the significance of the story and help audiences understand the story through visuals. One pr...

citizen journalism : when the general public who don't work as journalists contribute to media reports on current events by sharing personal experiences relating to the news. digital news distribution:   BBC news app.  headline with images, small thumbnails with smaller headlines what social media is used for news: Snapchat Instagram Facebook Twitter Gmail Yahoo what social media is trusted for news: Twitter Gmail Yahoo have you ever posted, commented, or shared a news story on any platform- what was it? Yes, I have shared news stories on social media with friends via private messages and stories. For example pop culture moments as well as remembrance days. We media is a way to begin to understand how ordinary citizens, empowered by digital technologies that connect knowledge around the globe, are contributing to and participating in their own truths, their own kind of news. A major example of this is citizen journalism. Gatekeepers differ from citizen journalism because they...