News Convention

Conventions of a news studio- Studio News Readers or Anchors:

This video presents the conventions used in news studio and how the news reader and anchor are presented.  The convention involve costume, framing, choice of presenter and body language. Costume is the clothing of the anchor. At 0.06 Prinul was wearing casual clothing when he should have been wearing formal clothing. This was mentioned in the video at 1.47. The clothing would make the news more believable and reliable as the presenter will look educated and the audience will be able to believe what is presented to them. The costume has an affect on the audience, as what the presenter is wearing determines weather they are educated or not. The clothes creates a judgement for the audience and allows them to believe what the presenter has to say. The framing of the camera should typically be in a close mid shot allowing the anchor to engage with the audience. Being in a close mid shot creates a much more formal and close relationship for the audiences. At 0.17 we see and hear how the framing should be. This indicates how the audience will find the news more reliable if the atmosphere also matches the way in which the presenter is talking. Also if its in a close mid shot the audience will not be distracted by the atmosphere or anything in the shot other than the presenter. If the place looks formal it is more likely that the news presented is also reliable and accurate. The body language was presented at 0.36 and how the news reporter Prinul should be presenting the news. Body language is a main aspect which has an affect on the viewers, as they are able to see how the news presenter is reacting to the situation. This is also a way in which the presenter  has an influence on the audience. The way they react to the news is the way in which the audience will react to the news. 

Conventions of a news studio-Mode of Address to Viewer:



This video presents the conventions used in news studio for mode of address to viewer. The conventions involve tone of voice, accent, language and eye contact. The tone of voice is the way in which the anchor speaks. Their tone also determines whether the situation is formal or informal. In this video we hears Anthony at 0.12 who is the news anchor and how he is not clear while speaking, and how a news anchor is usually a lot more clearer and professional. This clearly indicates that the news reporter has not rehearsed before meaning that they are unprofessional and unable to do their role as a news reporter.  In order for the audience to believe the story it is necessary that the news reporter is delivering the news in a formal and educated manner allowing the audience to believe what is said to them. Accent is the way in which someone sounds, the way they pronounce words. This also has an affect on the audience because, if the audience are unable to understand the audience then the news will not appeal to them. For example at 0.46 we see Prabhjyot who puts on a different accent. This seems unclear to us as audience as we are unable to understand what he is saying. Language in this video was mostly English however, Russian was used. Russian language was used at the end at 1.33. Some audience may be aware of different languages however, as an audience I was not aware that it was Russian as I do not know Russian.  In order for the audience to believe what the news reporter is saying in another language it is necessary to have subtitles as everyone is not aware of different languages being used in the news report. In professional news reports when there is a different language used the news reporter will make sure there is subtitles at the bottom. At 1.17 there was a beep which was used as the news anchor Anthony used bad language. Having the beep makes it professional however in an actual news report they would not have beeping as they would make sure they create a formal and presentable atmosphere for the audience. Bad language is unprofessional so they would make sure they have no scenes with bad language used. Eye contact is when the news anchor presents while looking at the camera. Anthony was looking around at 0.15 and did not look at the camera. This is extremely unprofessional as the new report looks disturbed and creates a boring atmosphere for the audience as they are not engaging with the news reporter. The news reporter is more engaging and reliable when they focus on the audience as they create a formal relationship with the audience. Eye contact also makes the news which is presented more accurate and trustworthy.

Conventions of a news studio- Interviewing Experts and Witnesses:




This video presents the conventions used in news studio for interviewing experts and witnesses. The conventions involve technique, location, status of interviewee, graphics and questioning techniques. Camera technique was shown in the video as they used different shots. For example at 0.05 we see Thajeethan in a close mid shot. This indicates how news reports use different camera techniques in different situations. The news reporter is more engaging to the audience at this position as they form a bond with the audience. It is also more personal when the news reporter is in a close mid shoot. The locations also varied as they started in a classroom at 0.01 and at 0.16 the location was the park. The status of the interviewee was showing how news reports have random interviewees for example at 0.16. We have Thajeethan as a random public speaking. This is an example of vox pop and how some new reporters go an interview people in the public. Graphics was used as they had everything on the screen. Graphics also ensure that the news presenter is reliable as the graphics help back what the presenter has to say. Graphics is used to also create a more professional atmosphere acting as evidence. This news report had the news story, live, location, time etc. We see this at 0.06. This video did  not have any questions asked to the interviewees. However if they were asking questions in a news show it will also make it more personal and reliable as it allows the audience to see how the guest is reacting to what is said.

Conventions of a news studio-Report Structure:



This video presents the conventions used in news studio for the report structure. The conventions include order of start of show, graphics, music, images and link to location reports. In this video we see Taylor speaking about how the music is suppose to match the mood of the news report. This is true as new reports usually have serious music at the opening which creates a serious atmosphere. We see this at 0,12 when Taylor explains how they use serious music to create an impact on the audience. Having background music also has an effect on the audience as it allows them to see how serious the situation is. The music also allows the audience to make a judgement and decide how serious the matter is. They can also see how the news report is going to affect them, whether the news is a serious matter. At 0.43 Taylor explains how, when the news anchor does an interview with someone in another country how they interact. This allows the audience to see how in certain news reports they speak to people aboard. News reporters are more likely to be accurate and reliable to the audience if they have subtitles allowing the audience to also understand what is said to them. This also creates a trustworthy relationship between the audience and presenter. Taylor also made it more humorous by saying they don't understand whats happening. At 0.51 Taylor mentions how some news reporters may blame technical difficulties when they no longer want the interview to carry on. This may be true to some extent however we are unaware of this. Usually news report which do have technical problems will make sure it is visible to the audience as they are likely to believe what is actually presented to them. Audience believe the new report when they present facts with evidence. There is no graphics used in this video. If graphics are used in news it would make the news more reliable and accurate as the news presenter has evidence and the audience are able to see what the news reporter is saying is actually true.