I watched the 1:30pm London News on the 19th of June 2019. The first story broadcasted was the rising number of people sleeping rough in the last year. Knife crime was the next story that came up - referring to the recent stabbings in London. Next the presenter introduced us to the confrontation that Boris Johnson has received over whether he would allow another run way to be built at Heath row airport. After this she mentioned the current strikes on the train line and the current problems that train riders are facing due to this. Quickly she moves on to the struggles of highsteets in which an influence is paid to shop and advertise the positive around certain shops own brands - in this footage she shops in M&S. Lastly she refers the broadcast to another presenter who then explains the high weather warnings and rain fall. In the starting sequence the bright red colors and beeping sound effects represent the emergency that the news they are about to tell us it. It intrigues us to know what is going on because of how important it sounds. 
The opening story focuses on the rising numbers of homelessness in the last year. As the presenter begins the story she seems genuinely upset and extremely serious about the issue making us truly feel for these people. as she continues we move on to footage from a local soup kitchen followed by an interview with a volunteer chef. this moves on to a full screen image where the statistics are presented largely. Next a reporter takes their time to sit with two homeless people as they eat to hear their side of the story. We then close on another member of the church soup kitchen that wants to help and more shots of the kitchen. The two homeless people are presented as victims of quick judgment from the public. It gives us a chance to hear the backstory and find out how hard it actually is to keep yourself going without somewhere to live and someone to turn to. It portrays them as genuine people. The way they are represented in this footage makes us feel sorry for the homeless. Many people are quick to judge them and feel disgusted by them however the reporter and presenter both show genuine concern for the rising number and show support for the soup kitchen and those sleeping rough. The story is narrativised throughout to help us understand what is going on and to piece together the fast paced cut through and edited footage. The reporter in my chosen documentry was a middle aged women that displayed clear interested and feeling towards the stories that she introduced. She wore formal clothing which is typical for a news report especially around the London area probably because they want to look smart and confident when addressing their large audiences. By using a single woman for this short news reading it makes me feel like this quick update is not as important as a long broadcast in the evening which typically features both a man and a woman. perhaps this is to show that the lunchtime report is typically just an update.
News readers or presenters as they are more commonly called are the first people we see when the news is broadcasted. they are given the roll of explaining the story and piecing together what is going on, ready to report to those at home. They describe the job as a swan. When you see them in the studio they seem calm and in control - allowing information to pass through calmly and clearly but behind the scenes they can hear many people giving instructions through ear pieces much like how a swan seems calm but under the water its legs are working really hard to keep it afloat. As a presenter you must be able to think quickly when under pressure. The broadcast must keep to a strict time frame so the presenter must do their best to quickly and smoothly deliver the information to the audience. Many people are involved in the production of the story. firstly, the news editor will find the story and send out a crew including a field reporter and camera operator out to shoot the footage. From there the reporter will explain the story on site and gather the primary information that they need to feedback to the news room to be broadcasted. The camera operator must carefully collect a series of footage and images that can be easily pieced together. Finally after the footage has been edited it can be introduced during a live broadcast by the presenter who must explain the when, where and why of the footage to the audience. Other key job rolls in the news industry include:
Director: this person is in charge of instructing the presenter before and during a live broadcast; instructs when pre-recorded clips and sounds are to be played; and is in general control of the technicians and personnel in the studio.
Craft editor: the craft editor is in charge of piecing together the pre-recorded footage taken by the reporter; they must create a professional and clear finished report; and must add in any complex or graphical additions to the footage such as text and objects which will make the documentary more accurate, clear and informative.
Programme producer: this person is in charge of the schedule that the broadcast must keep to so they do not run over or jump ahead; they help to draw up the prospects list the night before; and they order the stories in terms of length, impact, subject and audience.
The term 'news ordering' is given to the process of ordering which of the news articles that will be broadcasting considering the importance, length and appeal of the story. For example, they usually begin with a subject that will affect a wide audience to draw in more viewers. This story could either be targeted at money issues or a heart wrenching story. The list of stories that will likely appear in the broadcast are more professionally called a 'prospects list. This list includes a mix of stories targeting different subject areas and acts as a sort of schedule. It suggests which order they will run in and which stories will be aired, however it is subject to change due to issues such us availability of the story and other more important breaking news. The ability to think and act quickly is extremely important to the news throughout many job rolls because stories and interviews can come and go. A reporter may be on site and see someone important to the story so they would have to quickly stop them or a story may not be ready to be broadcasted or filmed so another story may have to be found at short notice. A slow news day is when there are very little or no stories going on so they tend to broadcast trivial stories to fill the gap. 'And Finally' is the name given to the often light hearted and friendly story at the end of a news report that leaves the viewer much happier after some of the stories that they have heard earlier. Also it creates a nice conclusion and ending for the report so it does not end abruptly. 'News Values' is a term given to the importance of a particular story by a media outlet. Galtung and Ruge came up with seven news values to make news content much more accurate and worthwhile. For example, one of these news values is currency. These stories have been in the public eye for a whole, this could be something like a reoccurring crime investigation that keeps the audience updated. Another is 'simplicity' which refers to stories that are easy to read and understand without any confusing debates or conflicts like there would be in a political report. A third news value could be 'exclusivity'. This refers to which broadcaster got to the story first and whether they are the only broadcaster to report the incident or the agenda. Actuality footage shows real places, events and people so the viewer becomes more engaged with the story whereas stock footage could consist of archived images and footage that have been or can be used in other productions to piece together and give the audience a better understanding of the story.
- Add visual examples throughout – particularly for the title sequence analysis but also for the new story analysis
- Who was the presenter in your broadcast and why was she used?
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