Channel 4 News.

Basic details

1. When is Channel 4 News on? It's on Monday - Friday, 7pm -7.55pm
2. When was the programme first broadcast? November 2nd 1982
3. What awards has the programme won? It's won 8 awards ( Including awards Jon Snow has won for his presenting )
4. What is the media institution that produces Channel 4 News? Independant Television News (ITN) 

Presenters

1. Who are the presenters? Jon Snow, Krishnan Guru-Murphy, Cathy Newman and Matt Frei.
2. What are the presenters wearing? What does this communicate to the audience? They wear formal clothing like most TV News Anchors. However, Jon Snow is known to take an alternative spin and wear quirky ties. 
3. Why might a TV News programme use a variety of presenters? To keep us interested in the way different presenters present the story in different ways.  
4. How are other reporters or presenters used in the TV News programme? There are different segments where they change the presenter after a certain story has finished. This can be used as a relief for the presenter and maybe a new introduction to the broadcast for the audience.
5. Is there a balance between male and female presenters? What about race/ethnicity? What effect might these aspects have on an audience? The programme not biased by just having mainly white male presenters. This is could be said that the programme is not discriminative but instead balanced by having two white male presenters, one female presenter and one male of colour presenter. 

Opening sequence

Analyse the opening 2 minutes of the programme.

1. What is the very first shot? The first show are graphics of the channel's logo.
2. How does the opening sequence use graphics or images to grab the attention of the audience? It grabs attention of the audience because it gives the audience mini previews of what's going to come up on the programme. 
3. How is music used in the opening sequence? There is a crescendo in the first second in the music. There are a lot of brass instruments used in order to create a serious vibe which the show presents. 
4. How are news stories introduced in the opening two minutes? Is there just one story or are the audience told what will be coming up later? The show gives off mini clips of the stories to come as Jon Snow voiceovers. This is before the opening sequence begins. 

Studio mise-en-scene

1. What aspects of the studio can be seen by the audience? (Desk, cameras etc.) They can see the seating area where interviews can be held, the studio behind the tinted class and also a huge screen they can use in order to communicate with those who are reporting from a certain location/ shows stills from the story that they're reporting.
2. Are the presenters standing or behind desks? Why do you think this is? The show has the presenters standing up. This fits the remit of Channel 4 News to be different from other traditional news.
3. Are journalists or technology visible? What might these things suggest to the audience? The large screen is visible but there is no other technology visible.
4. How does the studio use colour? The studio uses only two colours in the show: Purple and White. Which is creates synergy with their Channel's brand logo. 

How news stories are presented

1. How does the news programme typically present a story? When channel 4 present the stories they talk about it for a little while before showing a short clip which is usually what most news shows do in general.
2. What difference techniques does the programme use to present the news? (E.g. presenter to camera, reporter on location, interviews, graphics, images, video etc.) The difference with channel 4 is that the presenters behaviour is much different and the way he acts but also the reporters too. The camera is usually facing up at the presenters making them seem bigger or more powerful in any case.
3. What types of news does the TV News programme typically cover? Give five examples (e.g. politics, international, sport etc.) Some news stories that channel 4 covers is to do with British journalism or ever interviewing film directors. Some news stories are also talking about violence and even though channel 4 do not go too much into depth with politics it does have the opinion of others on it.
4. Give two real examples of how news stories presented to keep the interest of the audience. One example is the story about Habbo Hotel which is about a game which has pedophiles playing despite the fact it's for kids but no one actually seems to notice. This would interest the audience as they would be indulged and quite shocked so they would want to know more instantly. Another example is a story about a young man on youtube named Sam Pepper who does pranks but is being accused of sexual offences. This would interest the audience because they would most likely be on social media and hearing about famous people on youtube or Facebook would grab their attention.

Audience

1. What is the target audience for this TV News programme? The target audience for channel 4 are young adults around 18-30 and this is mainly because Channel 4 have been obsessed with young people watching their tv news.
2. Why might someone choose to watch this TV News programme over others? Channel 4 do everything quite differently. Their presenters talk differently and act different much more relaxed. Their stories are engaging but also interesting to the younger ages especially when it involves social media. Additionally, it involves talking about shows such as 'friends' or 'big brother' which would interest a young audience.
3. Is there an opportunity for the audience to get involved in the programme or comment? If their show is on social media audience may leave a comment but other than that I don't think there are any sort of quiz for them to engage in.
4. What audience pleasures (Uses and Gratifications theory – Blumler and Katz) does the programme offer? The programme offers controversial views on a certain story which other TV News programes wouldn't dare to do. 

Institution

1. Who owns, runs or produces this TV News programme? ITN.
2. Does the institution own, run or produce any other TV News programmes, channels or newspapers? No they don't.
3. How does the programme fit the TV channel it is on? Because it's controversial, it breaks barriers of traditional TV.
4. What role does OFCOM have in making sure TV News is fair and accurate? They make sure Channel 4 News report both sides of the story.

TV News and New/Digital Media

1. Does the TV News programme have a dedicated website? Yes it does.
2. What does the website offer viewers? It sections out several stories by topic so the viewers can find news that fits with their interests. 
3. Does the TV News programme have a Twitter feed? Yes it does.
4. How does the Twitter feed promote the programme? Yes it does.
5. Is there an opportunity for the audience to get involved in the programme or submit news stories? Yes it does as Channel 4 is known for investigative news stories.