An introduction to the news.

An introduction to the news.

What is meant by the term news ordering? This is meant by the order of which news is showed or told it shows what order the new will be showed/told.

What is the term given to the list of stories that will likely appear on the broadcast? This would be called the running order. The editor will make the final decision on this.

Which story is likely to be shown first and how / why is it selected? The stories that are likely to be shown first are the ones that are the most important to people like a massive flood or massive road accidents.

How do the other stories appear? The other stories are shown but not told about the can be found on the new website or maybe mentioned in newspapers.

Why is the ability to think and act quickly important in news? They need to be able to think quickly because they may be told some breaking news updates as they are speaking and have to re-act quickly. This may be different to what is on auto-cue or script. Also, if sending news from a war zone or disaster scene such as a flood, they may have to move quickly to be in a safe place.

What is meant by the term 'slow news day'? The term slow news day means that there is a day with very little news to report or no news at all to be reported.

What is the final story often called and what is its function? It is called an “and finally” story and its function is to round up the programme with some light-hearted news story to cheer you up.

What is meant by the term 'news values' and which G & R wrote about them? News values, sometimes called news criteria, determine how much prominence a news story is given by a media outlet, and the attention it is given by the audience. It was Galtung and Ruge's

Find a topical example for each of G & R's news values.

Currently the Grenville fire in the London flats is the main story on the news due to the great damage caused and loss of life caused by the fire and the follow-up enquiry. The audience are interested because it was shocking how quickly the cladding burnt and the concern for other people living in similar flats. People have opinions about it and so are still talking about it and this keeps it predominant in the news.