BBC News at 6 case study

Basic details

1. British Broadcasting Corporation 
2. BBC is funded by tax payers money
3. Inform, educate and entertain
4. There remit is to be BBC's most popular mixed-genre TV service 
5. They present a variety of stories from around the world

Presenters

1. It's presented by Fiona Bruce, Sophie Raworth, George Algiah.
2. The presenters are dressed formally and this implies that the news is serious
3. They do this to engage other ethnicitys to watch the news rather than white British males/females.
4. The news is presented in a formal way to the audience.
5. There is a balance between the presenters and ethnicity of them. This communicates to that audience that all ethnicity's are expected and can watch the news.

Opening sequence
Analyse the opening 2 minutes of the programme.

1. The very first shot is the presenter
2. The graphics, videos, pictures ect are used to grab the audiences attention so they see the news stories presented in a unique and more appealing way
3. Dramatic music is played during the opening sequence.
4. The stories cover sports and serious topics. They present a small clip of each story before its shown.

Studio mise-en-scene

1. The audience can see the establishing shot of the studio and where the presenters sit
2. The presenters are standing up and this is to present the stories in a formal way
3. The technology is viewed by the audience.
4. BBC News used the colour red in the studio.

How news stories are presented

1. The BBC News presents stories in a serious way. They don't have personal opinions so they aren't bias
2. The programme uses presenter to camera, reporter on location, interviews, graphics and videos.
3. BBC cover news about sports stories such as football and tennis, politics with the upcoming election and stories from around the world are about isis. 
4. The use of graphics and the use of reporters on the actual location.

Running order

1. Watch the first 15 minutes of the programme – as recent as you can find.
2. The top story is Nepal Earthquake.
3. 8 minutes 
4. A male nurse sentenced to 18 years in prison for filming himself abusing and spying conscious  unconscious female patients, enquiry  2 children died in Yorkshire from carbon monoxide poisoning (8years ago), legal HIV self test on sale, labour stamp duty pledge for first time buyers, election 2015.
5. less than 5 minutes
6. to understand each point and view offered about the story.

Audience

1. 16-35 white British people
2. 4 million average
3. Is not as bias as news channels such as sky and fox and is presented in a more formal way.
4. through twitter and the website

Institution

1. BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, BBC4, CBBC, Cbeebies, BBC News Channel, BBC Parliament, BBC ALBA, BBC World News
2. Ofcom regulates the content of the news to make sure that the stories are not from one point of view and that there aren't any personal opinions or comments.

TV News and New/Digital Media

1. YES 
2. stories they've missed out on and a chance for them to share their ideas.
3. yes
4. The audience can interact with the live programme and also give their own opinions and comments about the stories.
5. through the website and twitter.