1. North West tonight
They include strap lines
Dramatic serious music- and also repetitive
The presenters were stud up – they weren’t sat and sofas
Shot on location- “realise makes it feel like you are there”
Content for example;Earthquakes! How can they assure it is safe,
Weather reports, regional events and a light hearted note at the end of the
news.
Different sounds(to emphasize different images)
They introduce themselves.
Lots of debate
The put a variety of opinions on the broadcast
Well lit studio
National news
Studio bigger(bigger budget)
All-round the world
One host
Same style of reporting but more formal
International country’s
Contents; More information on political and global economy issues than
local news
24 hour news
Continually runs the headline in a graphic format ( this is called the crawler)
They look into the headlines in more detail
Repeated hourly
Two presenters one male and one female
They have the clock on constant display
They speak in a more formal way.
The dress smartly
Shorter headlines
2. SKY News
Ftse money
Split screen
Dramatic music
Same format as the national news
They use different colour branding and logo
Channel 4 news
Same format as the national news
They use different colour branding and logo
Channel 5 news
At the start of the news they show one headline then they roll on to the
titles before showing the rest of the news
They focus on making there news channel suit both adults and teenagers
Less formal