Testing what you've learned...

1) What is the angle of a news story? Give an example to explain your answer.
The news angle is the perspective that the news provider takes on a certain event. Changing the angle can significantly alter the way a news story reported.

2) What is the difference between tabloid and broadsheet news coverage?
Tabloid: less serious content, focusing instead on celebrities, sports and crime stories etc
Broadsheet:a newspaper with a large format, regarded as more serious and less sensationalist than tabloids

3) What would be an example of a tabloid-style TV news programme?
An example would the ITV news, Channel 5 News and the BBC THREE 60 second news
4) What would be an example of a broadsheet-style TV news programme?
An example would be BBC NEWS AT 10
5) What is the difference between international, national, regional and local news coverage?


Answer the questions on the election coverage clips...

BBC News election story - via YouTube

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?

2) What angle does the report take on the story?

3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?

4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?


Sky News election story not available online - use your notes

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?

2) What angle does the report take on the story?

3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?

4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?


STV (Scottish) coverage of the election story

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?

2) What angle does the report take on the story?

3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?

4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?


Channel 4 News coverage of the election story.

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?

2) What angle does the report take on the story?

3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?

4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?