Basic details
1. When is Channel 4 News on?
Channel 4 News is on Monday to Friday at 7pm till 7:55pm.
2. When was the programme first broadcast?
Channel 4 News was first broadcast on 2nd of November 1982
3. What awards has the programme won?
Channel 4 News has won the News Coverage from British Academy Television Award in 2004 and the International Emmy for best news programmes produced. Jon Snow won the British Academy Television award in 2005 for contribution to the current affairs and world news.
4. What is the media institution that produces Channel 4 News?
The media institution that produces Channel 4 News is owned by ITV, general trust, Reuters and united business media
Presenters
1. Who are the presenters?
The presenters of Channel 4 News are Jon Snow, Krishnan GuruMurthy, Cathy Newman.
2. What are the presenters wearing? What does this communicate to the audience?
The presenters are wearing smart clothes. This communicates to the audience that they are serious, even though channel 4 news is aimed at a younger audience and Jon Snows tie is in different colours which tells the audience it is not that serious.
3. Why might a TV News programme use a variety of presenters? A TV News may use a variety or presenters because if one of the presenters are sick the other person could cover for them.
4. How are other reporters or presenters used in the TV News programme?
The reporters and the presenters are used in the Channel 4 news as the coming live from an area and telling the side of the story that they have heard so far.
5. Is there a balance between male and female presenters? What about race/ethnicity? What effect might these aspects have on an audience?
There are two male presenters and a female presenter. One of the male presenters is an asian male presenter. A larger amount of audience would watch Channel 4 news.
Opening sequence
1. What is the very first shot?
The very first shot is the Channel 4 logo that is in purple.
2. How does the opening sequence use graphics or images to grab the attention of the audience?
The graphics in the opening sequence is always moving which may grab the audiences attention.
3. How is the music used in the opening sequence?
The music that is used in the opening sequence is intense and serious.
4. How are news stories introduced in the opening two minutes? Is there just one story or are the audience told what will be coming up later?
They show the news stories and then have the opening sequence after the news stories.
Studio mise-en-scene
1. What aspects of the studio can be seen by the audience?
The whole of the studio, so you can see the lights and the background.
2. Are the presenters standing or behind desks? Why do you think this is?
The presenters are standing up and they have a desk that is in the background.
3. Are journalists or technology visible? What might these things suggest to the audience?
There are journalists and technology available. This suggests to the audience that Channel 4 news travel around the world to get the news story that is going on and also make interviews if possible.
4. How does the studio use colour?
Channel 4 News studio use the colour purple for it to look futuristic.
How news stories are presented
1. How does the news programme typically present a story?
Channel 4 News show both sides of the stories. For example if a person was stabbed to death then they would have the victims side of story and the person who committed the crimes side of story.
2. What difference techniques does the programme use to present the news? (E.g. presenter to camera, reporter on location, interviews, graphics, images, video etc.)
Channel 4 News always have their camera moving when it is being presented. They also have images and videos that is by the public which is called citizen journalism.
3. What types of news does the TV news programme typically cover? Give five examples (e.g. politics, international, sport etc.)
Channel 4 news covers political, international, UK, celebrity news and the weather.
4. Give two real examples of how news stories presented to keep the interest of the audience.
Channel 4 news present their news stories by showing pictures or videos from the news story. This will keep them interested in the news and when the shots are moving it may also keep the audiences interested.
Running order
1. What is the top story? The top story is the Nepal earthquake that happened on Saturday 25th of April
2. How long does the top story last for?
It was shown for the whole 13 minutes.
3. What are the other stories the programme does or will cover? List them in the order they are presented in ( the 'running order').
The other stories that Channel 4 news was not shown for the whole 15 minutes because of the Nepal earthquake incident.
4. How long is each story shown for? 5 minutes
5. Why do you think each story was shown for the time it was?
Each story is shown for the time it has because when the channel are broadcasting the news they have to have fair points for both sides in the story. For example if a person got stabbed then the news channel have to say something fair about the victim and something fair about the person you had stabbed the victim but if it was a story about something that effected the whole country then a news channel would most likely show it for more than 15 minutes with interviews pictures and videos of the incident.
Audience
1. What is the target audience for this TV News programme? Research online - you should be able to find plenty of suggestions to the target audience if not the official target audience of the programme.
The target audience for Channel 4 news is aimed at a younger audience because of Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow, as he stands up for young people.
2. Why might someone choose to watch this TV News programme over others?
Someone might choose Channel 4 news programme because they may want to watch international news which other Channels do not show much.
3. Is there an opportunity for the audience to get involved in the programme or comment?
Audiences can comment if they want to but it would not be heard by the programme. There is also social media tags and links that the audience can visit.
4. What audience pleasures (Uses and Gratifications theory - Blumler and Katz) does the programme offer?
Channel 4 News is used for surveillance and could also be used for personal identity.
Institution
1. Who owns, runs or produces this TV News programme?
Half of it is owned by ITV.
2. Does the institution own, run or produce any other TV News programmes, channels or newspapers? Channel 4 have other other channels such as E4 and E4+1 and more 4.
3. How does the programme fit the TV channel it is on?
It does not really have any thing that specifically fits Channel 4.
4. What role does OFCOM have in making sure TV News is fair and accurate?
OFCOM make sure that T.V channels do not have air anything that is violent or sexual after 9 and if any of this does happen then the T.V channel will get a fine or they even take away the T.V channels T.V licenses.
TV News and New/Digital Media
1. Does the TV News programme have a dedicated website? Channel 4 News have a separate website.
2. What does the website offer viewers?
Channel 4 news offers viewers an update of news stories and tweets from presenters of channel 4 news and they also have an option of if they want to see any other news stories that are happening around the world, political news, weather and technology.
3. Does the TV News programme have a Twitter feed?
Channel 4 news do have a twitter feed and it is also shown on the Channel 4 website.
4. How does the Twitter feed promote the programme?
It gives updates of the world news and other types of news and also say that you could extras on YouTube and they also have the presenters of Channel 4 news tweeting about what interview they are having.
5. Is there an opportunity for the audience to get involved in the programme or submit news stories? Channel 4 news do not have anything on their website for their audiences to get involved.
