This document discusses different types of news reporting and how they impact audiences. Studio newsreaders report from the studio but have little audience impact. Field reporters have more impact by reporting on location, as this makes the news seem more truthful. Using links to other locations, interviews, experts, and actual footage further involves audiences and makes the news more believable. The structure and formality of reporting can also influence how exciting or engaging the news is for viewers.

2. Studio newsreaders report the news from the studio.
These are the many news reporters and will inform
you with most of the news. News reporters don’t have
a big impact on the audience.
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3. Field Reporters, report the news on location and
then report straight back to the studio. This helps
the audience believe what there being told is the
truth and that because they are on scene they
have first hand reports on what's going on.
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4. Links to the studio are when an on location
reporter reports back to the studio or to a
different location which can give another view to
the story and it also adds effect and captures the
audience's attention.

5. Mode of address to viewer is how formal and
informal they are shown to the audience. BBC
are formal and Channel 5 are informal.

6. Interviewing is when an on location reporter gives a
live interview. This also helps the viewer understand
what's going on and believe and trust the news.

7. Experts and witnesses are interviewees who give
a different opinion on the story and this gives the
audience a different point of opinion. This is also
makes it more believable.
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8. Report Structure is the structure and layout of how they
present the news. Channel 5 are informal and relaxed
which and makes the news not quite as exciting as BBC
who are formal and the music used adds a lot of tension
and excitement. This also causes the audience to pay
more attention.

9. Actuality footage is achieve footage and this gives the viewer
proof and an idea of what it’s like in the location they are
reporting on. This has a massive impact on the audience as it
helps put the news across to them and involves them more.
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10. Expository - emphasizes verbal commentary and argumentative logic often using a
narrator. Any nature Documentaries are an example of Expository Documentaries.
Observational - The filmmaker remains hidden behind the camera and ignored by the
surrounding environment. Since nothing is staged for the camera, the camera rushes
about to keep up with the action.
Interactive – This is when either the producer, audience or public are used during the
documentary. This can be a Documentary to open the public’s eyes on a specific topic or
the viewers a closer look at a certain story in the headlines for example the War in
Afghanistan.
Reflexive – The producer aims to contradict the audiences opinion on a story by being
mainly one sided on a story. What they say is not necessarily the truth.
Per formative - emphasizes the subjective nature of the documentarian as well as
acknowledging the subjective reading of the audience.
Realism – This is when they make it as real as possible by giving them all the information
they have on make the story as balanced as possible.