Archive for February, 2011

Who controls what audiences see/hear?

Ofcom is responsible for regulating the content of all television and radio programmes of channels such as; BBC, ITV, Channel  4. They make sure that all footage is suitable for all its audience. e.g. making sure that programmes that are being shown pre-watershed (before 9pm) don’t have any swearing in it.  Press Complaints Commission is [...]

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News Values

What makes a story news worthy? The readers can relate to it Can shock the audience – about something that isn’t normal or tragic http://www.slideshare.net/MrRichards/news-values-3299801 The Five News Values Continuity – Stories that are about events that have a continuing impact on readers for example, the war or the Olympics. Negativity – Readers find it more [...]

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