Programs that report on recent news stories follow a similar structure, however some aspects may vary. A Current Affair and The Project both qualify as a current affair programs as they focus on recent events. Both programs air at different time periods and have similar formats at times. A Current Affair produces more detail in a shorter time period, while using a formal tone. While The Project produces more stories with less detail for some of the stories, while it transitions between formal and informal tones. Though the two programs are categorised in the same way, they are vaguely different and follow dissimilar patterns.
The two programs, a Current Affair (airing at 7PM on April 20th) and The Project (airing at 6:30PM on April 20th) both
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on ‘free to air’ channels, the two are categorised as Current Affair programs; however they are full of similarities and differences.
A Current Affair is on five days a week, for half an hour, while the Project also goes on air for an hour each weeknight. While the Project has a longer running time, the program shows more stories with less details then the shorter program of a Current Affair. The Project relies on humour between the hosts and the quick-witted jokes made at the expense of the story and/or those involved. However, a Current Affair produced one main story through the entire episode, with one host (Tracey Grimshaw) and one presenter (Dan Nolan). Targeted the audience’s sense of remorse and sympathy, for the story of young women who was assaulted on a trip to Bali. The programs evoke these emotions and feelings through a number of ways, particularly by giving as much details and facts as possible. Similarly, they both have a quick transition between the tones the hosts and presenters use and how they address the story and topics they are presenting. A Current Affair quickly transitions from the use of rhetorical questions (forcing the audience to question their beliefs, concerns or ideas) to stating the facts, therefore answering any questions they have created for the …show more content…
audience. However, the Projects use of humour and informal language, depending on the presenter, which is used to attract the attention of the audience, is smoothly transitioned at the start and end of each new segment. The two current affair programs are largely different in terms of how they present their stories; however they use similar techniques, in transitioning between formats (the use of formal tone when discussing topics which are effecting Australia and the world, to an informal tone when addressing topics which do not have a long lasting effect) to attract the attention of the audience and produce an emotional response. The use of formal and informal language during the programs plays a significant role in creating the mood of the programs main stories. A current Affair targets a mostly older audience and those who are interested in the current events, which effect Australia and individuals. The host (Tracey Grimshaw) and presenter (Dan Nolan) of a Current Affair use a formal tone throughout the program, distancing themselves from the victim and events, whilst still creating a sense of empathy and injustice for the audience to comprehend. Through a use of interactive maps and recreating the night the victim was taken advantage of, providing the audience with accurate and well thought out information regarding the attack. However the Project uses both formal and informal language through the course of different stories, unlike A Current Affair. While the presenters (Steve Price and Waleed Aly) provide the audience with information regarding the particular event, a formal tone is mostly used. Although during the segment immediately following the conclusion of the story, the hosts use a mixture of casual and reserved language in order to express personal opinions and ideas that were not considered during the story. During the transition of formality the hosts and presenters manage to present the stories using different tones, which match the mood and topic of the stories (i.e.; a formal tone is used when discussing the topic of asylum seekers, while an informal tone is used when examining a robot which mimics peoples expressions). The Project and A Current Affair both have largely different stories, despite both being defined as current affair programs.
The Project focuses on the stories, which have affected Australia, or been in the headlines within the last two weeks. However, A Current Affair’s main story began several months ago and continues into the present day. The different time period that the stories follow have an effect on how the reports are presented and the amount of information that is given and the techniques used. Whereas the Project is forced to repeat questions in order to get an answer that has been dogged by those who leave ‘a lot of unanswered questions’ and the miscommunication caused by the time lapse in live, video interviews. Problems such as these are not experienced by a Current Affair due to the different techniques used in investigating stories, which causes advantages and disadvantages for both the programs. The use of live information and miscommunication caused through them can leave information gaps – a problem, which does not affect a Current Affair to the same degree. Using prepared packages allow the editors to arrange the information in a way, which will force the audience to be affected by it in some way, without the use of
humour. A current affair programs, follow similar techniques and styles that are displayed in programs such as the Project and A Current Affairs as they present stories of recent events or continuous events that have happened over a series of months. Through the use of formal and informal languages the presenters use in order to appeal to the targeted audience and appeal to emotions, such as empathy and humour. The visceral techniques and the transactions the style spoken contributes to how the audience perceives and reacts to the stories being presented to them in each individual segment despite the programs running for different time periods.
“The O’Reilly Factor” which is aired on the Fox News Channel where he talks about political
In “Reporting the News” by George C. Edwards III, Martin P. Wattenberg, and Robert L. Lineberry, the main idea is how the media determines what to air, where to get said stories that will air, how the media presents the news, and the medias effect on the general public. “Reporting The News” is a very strong and detailed article. The authors’ purpose is to inform the readers of what goes on in the news media. This can be inferred by the authors’ tone. The authors’ overall tone is critical of the topics that are covered. The tone can be determined by the authors’ strong use of transitions, specific examples, and phrases or words that indicate analysis. To summarize, first, the authors’ indicate that the media chooses its stories that will air
The momentous Anzac Day in 2015 remembered 100 years since the landing in Gallipoli and Australia’s population made it an important anniversary, with it being promoted and commercialised on a larger scale compared to previous years. The media had a big impact in the scale of the celebration by releasing a TV mini-series about Anzacs and their experience in World War 1 such as the highly rated television programs ‘Gallipoli’ and ‘Anzac Girls’ . The aforementioned shows were a hit with the public despite being broadcasted in conflict with popular reality shows such as ‘The Block’ and ‘The X Factor’ thus showing the interest in the event . ‘Gallipoli’ received 1.1 million views for the first episode whilst ‘Anzac Girls’ gained 800,000 views for the first episode and both were able to maintain their audience for the duration of the series, a major feat for any such television history
In the documentary film, Page One: Inside The New York Times, the inner world of journalism is revealed through journalists David Carr and Brian Stelter as the newspaper company The New York Times, struggles to keep alive within a new wave of news journalism. The film is dedicated to reveal the true inner mechanics of what modern day new journalists face on a daily basis and leaves the audience almost in a state of shock. It broadcasts news journalism as yes, an old school method of news generation, but it also highlights an important component that reveals the importance behind this “old school” methodology. We often think that progression always correlates with positive products, but the documentary insists that within the case of modern journalism, the new wave method is actually a detriment that can reap negative consequences.
In reference to the media’s role, they have been highlighted for playing a part in maintaining these views by portraying victims in a certain way according to the newsworthiness of each story and their selectiveness (Greer, 2007). Furthermore, there has been an increase in both fictional crime programmes and crime documentaries, with Crimewatch particularly becoming a regular part of British viewing. In the modern context, crime has continued to represent a large proportion of news reporting and with the aid of social networking sites and self-publicity via the internet, journalists are now more able to dig even deeper into the lives of people on whom they wish to report. Newspapers continue to keep the public informed with the latest headlines and the internet has also provided opportunities for members of the public to have their input in blogs.
However each character has their own personal influence on the genre adding their own alternatives to their personality. Popular shows recently such as Curb your Enthusiasm and Scrubs are all distinctively based off of the Addams Family concept where the protagonists are presented as the misfit. This allows the audience to have a following affect on the character that creates ample opportunities for the misfit to have comedic scenarios and heartfelt moments which develop attachment. A replicate of this type of character is beginning to develop in news broadcasts for comedic and entertainment purposes. Karl Stefanovic is the co-host for the Today Show on Australia’s Channel 9 networks breakfast show.
60 Minutes keeps its viewers up to date on current events with the same tough reporting methods. Most recently, 60 Minutes covered the tragic Oklahoma City bombing and featured an interview with President Clinton. Following the bombing report, a story about the Michigan Militia (who are believed to have played a part in this terrorist act) was aired. Coverage of these right-wing extremists brought much insight into who these militia groups are and what they are all about. 60 Minutes is a valuable resource for understanding what is happening in the United States and globally.
In the beginning of the 1960’s, talk shows were usually devoted to either light entertainment containing comedy, celebrity guests, and music or more serious discussions of the news and politics. They were created based on “controlled spontaneity.” Talk shows covered a variety of topics from the news to gossip, sports to religion, and hobbies to advice (Gregg, McDonogh, Wong). Hosts like Geraldo Rivera pursued formats that were similar to this; however, when Oprah was brought into the picture, she set herself apart from other talk shows of that time and changed daytime talk shows from being gossipy to intimate (News discovery).
...0). Traditional newscasts are not only dumbing down and sensationalizing the news to bring more interest into their programming, but this can be detrimental to the political process. The Daily Show is uses comedy to show the ridiculousness of the political world and news media for his viewers to take politics seriously (Hariman, 2007). The Daily Show has been awarded with prestigious awards, such as two Peabody Awards, 18 Primetime Emmys, a Television Critics Association Award, and also a Grammy Award. (Feldman, 2007). It can be said, entertainment based shows can have the potential to not only educate, but entertaining as well. Today’s generation have grown up in a world where the distinction between of entertainment and news shows have been obscured, The Daily Show has proven the televisions shows can provide the public with entertaining political information.
News stories are covered several times and most of us do not even realize it. Although more recently many people get news in more similar mediums such as on the Internet because of the decline of newspapers. “Since 1940, the total number of daily newspapers has dropped more than 21 percent” (McIntosh and Pavlik, 119). Many times we do not realize the same story we read online was covered on our local news station and in our local newspaper, even further than that this same story is being covered in many different news stations, newspapers, and news sites all over the country and even the world. So what makes these stories different? Each time you read a news story from a different source something different happens to it. The different views and frames used by the source gives the reader a different take every time. I saw that first hand in my two stories. In my project I compared the same story of Mya Lyons, a nine year old girl who was stabbed to death.
It is important to understand the background of the person doing the reporting of events as it can influence what they think and say.
When reporting crime events the media focus only on the negative scenarios that can impact the society, these events are to be know as “newsworthy” (Hall, 1978). Newsworthy crime news is formed through the selective approach taken by the editors where only the main idea of the topic is likely to be reproduced in the media. This is due to crime is not an open event as witnesses are limited hence the selective approach allows the editor to only report the thrilling parts of the crime. (Stuart Hall, 1978: p.53) quoted “‘News’ is the end-product of a complex proves which begins with a systematic sorting and selecting of events and topics according to a socially constructed set of categories”. As a result, this approach has formed bias opinions towards crime reporting as it’s presented in the editor’s point of view (Hall, 1978). The media hence only targets crime with events that is unexpected and events that’s viewed as out of the norm compared to the majority of the society. Alternatively, this changes the view of audiences as they view the society as a ‘problematic reality’ (Hall, 1978). The majority of world is therefore mislead by the fictional reporting of crime as many consumers
Comparing two newspaper articles, one from a tabloid and one from a broadsheet will convey the different techniques that tabloids and broadsheets use to present stories. Media in general, aim to inform and interest the audience which consist of many different types. Diverse emotions and ideas are created by the media; foremost tabloids. Tabloids are papers like ‘The Sun’, ‘The Mirror’, ‘The Daily Mail’, ‘The Express’ and ‘The Star’. In contrast to these are broadsheets like ‘The Times’, ‘The Guardian’ and ‘The Daily Telegraph’. Broadsheets are often known as the ‘quality press’ being more informing and formal in the manner they convey information and news stories.
Scott, Gini, Graham. (1996) Can we Talk? The Power and Influence of Talk Shows. New