The news opening that I have chosen is 7pm News opening title for samaa TV, and it shows nearly all the iconography starting sequences. It has a lot of transparency through out it saying that your looking at the world through their eyes. The opening looks a lot like a clock that is moving like the hands on a clock in a clockwise direction saying that everything is up to the minute; there are many different landmarks from cities all of the world but mostly for America which tells us who there main focus will be on. In these Landmarks are a lot of phallic symbols, representing power. There is no male voiceover but that might be because it appears after the opening sequences to introduce the presenters. There is fast paced music with a beat including a brass instrument giving you the idea that it's a enouncement. The opening is full of fast moving graphics and camera movements giving you a sense of urgency. You don't actually see technology but the fact that they are using graphics tells you that they have technology. The opening at the start also looks like an eye with its circular shape. It has a lot of globe shots (CG) which look as if its the world from space which tells you that that they are covering the world. There are no satellites in this but in a lot of news opening there are because it shows you that they are using technology to bring you the latest news. I then watched the opening to ITV news at ten to analyse the opening with the presenter. It shows you bits of the studio including the lights and even one camera, which is supposed to give a sense of reality, like their trying to say to you, "we're not hiding anything from you, what you see is completely true and isn't being manipulated in any way. Also the set has been slight adjusted with CG to make it look more transparent so it's as if we're seeing the news from their eyes. The presenter is usually a male presenter who is slightly older so show that he is wise, while the female presenters are always younger which is trying to give a certain sex appeal to the viewers; this of coarse is sexists.
NEWS VALUES
One big story at the moment is the churches condemning of the welfare cuts. This piece was joined by pictures of lower class members of the public wearing hoodies and with little children which is trying to shock people. Their were interviews from members of the church and the public giving their opinions of the cuts but gave equal views on them. Their were also the news's own reporters outside a church giving the audience all the information that the video clips could not. The report only lasted only just over three minutes, The report also told about people who will be effected by them and will loose a lot of privileges due to it. "No news like bad news". There is a conflict between people who agree with the cuts and those who do not and for the people who are going to be effected by the cuts and are going to suffer hardships. There is nothing unusual about this story and there no scandal in it and the story is being covered by other stations so it's not individual but six out of the nine values have been covered.
NEWS SOURCES
Brian Whitaker compiled a list of 19 most used sources relied on by journalists. I have collected different stories from the news and using the 19 sources plus the one that I has been added, to try and identify where the stories got their information from.
Story 1
An individual had been arrested for cyber hacking into secure government files. This story could have come from either the police because he was arrested or maybe government departments because it is to do
with government information.
Story 2
Margret Thatcher, Britain's first female prime minister died. This story more than likely came form parliament or a political party or a government department because she was a former prime minister and worked in parliament before and after becoming prime minister for many years and is a known figure in Britain.
Story 3
There has been a song released that more or less celebrates the death of Margret Thatcher and has come under serious criticism but so has the BBC which allowed some of the song to air. This information probably came from members of the public because of the complaints, other news media because the BBC has a very wide range of media associations and possibly even a non-commercial organisations.
Story 4
An American diplomat went to North Korea to try and calm the situation down and discuss with the North Korean government a peaceful resolution. This story came from government departments and other news media.
Story 5
A bomb went off in Boston Massachusetts during the Boston marathon. This already had coverage because it was a diary event. A lot of the information came from the police and other emergency services.
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