Is TV news boring? 

My personal opinion is mixed, sometimes news can be boring depending on the news topics being broad cast such as stories involving politics and the government, but this is from a teenagers perspective, so those whom work up London and in the upper class, this sort of information would interest them and allow them to put their time into watching the news due to it maybe involving a story involving politics and government happenings, such as an economic change. However if the TV news involves a story on a well known celebrity or a death or war story, this is what would allow a large or deal of interest as it adds suspense and interest, making the news interesting rather than boring, as well if the news was to involve a headline involving a celebrity this would interest many of the younger generation as this is the kind of news they are interested in now days, compared to years ago where the news just focused on purely the "important" aspects such as war and death rather than stories which are shown now such as "drug use by Justin Bieber" or " Cat saved from 10 ft tree" . 

Another huge role that makes the news depend on if it is boring or not, is how it is presented, if the story just involves a news presenter discussing it this is what I would name as boring, however if the news used live footage or interviews and vox pops this would make it more watch-able and more interesting.  PersonallyI believe the type of person you are and your interests and the type of news being shown allows you to decide if TV news is boring or not. 

Key Points 

"NEWS IS ALL TRUE, BUT SHOULD WE QUESTION HOW IT IS SHOWN AS BIAS?" 


What is a Gatekeeper?
This is someone who selects the news which is going to be broadcast. 

What is Mediation?
This is where news can only present a certain version of events.

Contemporary News includes: 
- Sensationalism
- The generation of fear
-Drama and conflict
-Speculation to create interest
-Simplification to ease the audience understanding

The usual TV news uses the following; soft news, hard news, celebrity news, vox pops and personal identification, by including all those it would create a successful TV news programme. 

News Story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsAYl3ofhvE&safe=active


This story was broadcasted on channnel 4 news, and involves a teenage youtube star being accused of sexual assult, this then caused CONFLICT over the social media, allowing this story to be broadcasted globally. Also in this news story Sam Pepper the youtuber himself is accused of being the VILLAN and the young teenage girls who discussed thier experiences with the youtuber are seen as brave and HEROIC as they allow their stories to be shared globally. This is a typical news story which would attract the younger audience as it involves a celebrity that they would be interested in, and due to it being broadcasted at 5'oclock it would attract the teenage audience.

This story also did create a "SCARE FACTOR" as it allowed people to become worried about the type of people they connect with a view online, this is also shown to be soft celebrity news as it involves no form of death or war.

Websites and their uses?

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/ - Ofcom is responsible for licensing all UK commercial television services, they monitor all the footage that is shown on the television.

http://pcc.org/ - PC Community supports users of personal computers running various versions and monitors what they view.

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/the-committee-on-standards-in-public-life  - The Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL) advises the Prime Minister on ethical standards across the whole of public life in the UK. It monitors and reports on issues relating to the standards of conduct of all public office holders.

http://www.atvod.co.uk/ - ATVOD is the independent co-regulator for the editorial content of UK video on demand services that fall within the statutory definition of On-Demand Programme Services.

http://mediastandardstrust.org/ - The Media Standards Trust is an independent registered charity that fosters quality, transparency and accountability for the digital age. We develop digital tools, conduct research, organise debates and contribute to public policy.

http://churnalism.com/#legacy - Churnalism.com is an independent, non-profit website to help the public distinguish between original journalism and 'churnalism'

Definitions

Bias - inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair
 
Gate keeping - the process through which information is filtered for dissemination, whether for publication, broadcasting, the Internet, or some other ode of communication.

Agenda Setting - in “ Mass Media, Mass Culture” is the process whereby the mass media determine what we think and worry about

News values and their definitions 

Conflict - A news story involving conflict from war to relationship
Hardship and Danger to community - Refers to threats from people, nature or events
Scandal - News story on misconduct or discreditable behaviour, usually involving celebrities
Individualism - Refers to individuals and their achievements



Fact - the rise of media is said to be having an impact on the way people view the news.

Is the news an unbiased window to the world?

sources - http://www.owenspencer-thomas.com/journalism/newsvalues




What makes a story newsworthy

Information arrives in the newsroom from a wide range of sources minute by minute. 
A news editor cannot report all this material, so he must be selective and filter out information that is not newsworthy. Because he is in competition with other news outlets, he highlights only those stories he considers to be of greatest interest to his readers or audience.  Reports, which are interesting and newsworthy, are distinguished by a broadly agreed set of characteristics called ‘’news values’’. These values provide journalists with a mechanism to sort through quickly, process and select the news from that vast amount of information made available to them. In practice, when a journalist makes a judgment as to whether a story has the necessary ingredients to interest his readers, he will decide informally on the basis of his experience and intuition, rather than actually ticking off a checklist. Even so, many studies of news production show that most of these factors are consistently applied across a range of print, broadcast, and online news organisations worldwide.

 

Important definitions

Continuity- carries on with a story that is already in the news

Familiarity – to do with people or places close to home

Elite persons – to do with a famous or important person

Negativity – bad news or suffering

Conflict – to do with war or fighting or argument

Unexpectedness – a sudden or unusual event

Personalisation – a story that has a human interest angle or can be shown through how it affects a person

Example news story / headline involving all of the above - Mental riots continue to grow into mass hysteria in Ruislip as local gang leave 20 people with gun related injuries and 1 dead, after David Beckham claims Ruislip to be the worst area to live.

Key terms

Narrativisation - A news story usally with a beginning and an end, involving villans and heros.
News agenda - The basics of the news, and what it is about, describes the ability of the news to the viewers.
News- Nearly recieved information that is broadcasted through media or speech.
Gate Keeping - the process through which information is filtered for dissemination, whether for publication, broadcasting, the Internet, or some other mode of communication.
Objectivity - a lack of bias, judgment, or prejudice
Impartiality - is a principle of justice holding that decisions should be based on objective criteria, rather than on the basis of bias, prejudice, or preferring the benefit to one person over another for improper reasons
Visual Imperatives - We need images in order to get the comnplete news story, without media footage there might not be any interesting news.

I took the goverment political test and was shown to be a left Authoritan, this means that I am a favouring or enforcing strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom.