The document provides guidance on key aspects of creating accurate and impartial documentaries and news reports. It stresses the importance of accuracy by ensuring information is fact-checked and balanced by considering multiple perspectives. Documentaries should be impartial and avoid personal biases by objectively considering all evidence before drawing conclusions. They should also avoid misrepresenting information or opinions in a way that could mislead audiences. Gaining proper access and permission is also important for documenting certain locations or groups.
1. Documentary/News Report
NASA Documentary
Accuracy:Whenmakingadocumentaryaccuracy isan importantpartof whatwill make the
documentaryworthwatching,the informationprovidedhastobe correct especiallyif you’re
touchingona trickysubject.The NASA documentariesfeaturesasubstantial amountof information
and theory’sthatwere latereitherprovedtobe accurate or inaccurate.Whendealingwiththistype
of documentaryyouhave totake intoconsideration thatall informationgatheredisbasedon
theory,sometimesthe theorycanbe accurate guesstill provenfacts.Alsowhendealingwithsubject
like thistheyhave toconsiderall points,makingsure thatthe informationprovided isn’tmisleading
the public.
Balance: There’salwaystwosidestoeverystory,ithelpsthe audience getabetterunderstanding
aboutthe situationwhichwould thenhelptoforma conclusions.Balance iskeybecause it’snot
favouringone side.It’swhathelpsensurethatthe audience see the prosandconswithinthe
situationtodetermine the outcomeof the topic.With JourneytoJupitarthe mainmissionissending
man to Jupitarbutthat comeswithitsown problems,andthe documentarygatheredenough
informationtomake a formative decisionaboutwhethersendingmantoJupiter ispossible.Innews
people canbe misinformedbecause notall sidesof the situationare takenintoconsideration
especiallywhenaddressingaserioustopicorissue.That’swhyit’simportanttoshow both sidesof
the spectrumespeciallywheninterviewingsomeone onaparticulartopic,have two people soyou
have bothsidesof the story to make a formative decision.
Impartially and objectivity:Whenitcomesto dealingwithdocumentariesyouwanttomake sure
your personal viewsdoesn’taffectthe waypeoplewillviewdocumentary. JourneytoJupiterwas
impartial asit tookinto considerationall pointsmade forthe situationitwasdealingwith.Although
thisdocumentarydealswithadifferentmattercomparedtootherdocumentariesitstillhastobe
considerate tothe audience asyoudon’twantto be biaswiththe informationbeingpresentedto
the audience ormissleadthe public.Presentingfactual informationisimportantespeciallywhen
dealingwithscience andspace.Newshasatendencyto be objective when dealingwithcertain
topics.As a newsstationyouwantto make sure that youare givingthe views100% true
information.Objectivityisjudgingsomethingwithoutbeingprejudice orlettingemotionaffectyour
viewonsomething. The documentarylooksateveryaspectof gettingtoJupiter’sandit’sfinding,
theywouldhave tolookat it objectivelysothata properdecisionismade basedof the factsgiven.
Subjectivity
Whendealingwithasubjectof thismagnitude youhave totake everysingle detailinto
considerationespeciallywhen dealingwiththe factthatyour puttinga humanlife atrisk,the
documentaryinthatsense isnot subjective,asitknowsit’sdealingwithaseriousmatterinthe
sense where isitpossibletogoto Jupiterandthe complication’sitposes.Whereasnewscan
sometimesbe subjective becausetheymaylookatone side of the argumentand notthe other.
Opinion
As thisdocumentarylooksintothe possibilityof goingtoJupiter,opinion’swill be formedbut
wouldn’thave some type of effectonthe outcome of that situation,withthatbeingsaidthe
2. documentarywill be facedwithmanyopinionsfromthe audience onwhatthe documentaryaddress
dependingonthe informationgivenonbothsidesof the spectrum. Anopinionshouldn’thave an
effectonthe situation.
Bias
Includingbiasinyourdocumentarywouldmake forthe documentarybeingunfairasitwouldn’tasit
wouldn’ttake thingsintoconsiderationandwouldgobasedof one side of the piece.The NASA
documentarydoeswell not toinclude anybiastowards it’squestionittriestoanswer.Itsetsup
bothsidesof the spectrumwithinformationfactsandevidence,whichthenleaveswiththe
audience tomake decisionbasedonwhattheyhave seenandthe informationgiventothem. In
newsit’sespeciallyimportantnottobe bias itwouldresultinlesspeopletrustingthe newsastheir
source.You needtogainthe publicstrustwithpropersolidfactsandevidence,alsolookingatboth
sidesof the argumentsothe publiccanmake a decisionbasedonthe informationpresented.
Representation
How yourepresentsomethingishow you’ll have people believewhateveryouare presentingto
them,soit’simportantto not misrepresentsomethingthatwouldhave people believingwhenit’s
not true.Withinthe NASA documentarytheyhave tobe fairwhenrepresentingsomethingthat
mightnot be factual enoughor have conclusive evidence.Theywouldalsoneedtobe careful about
howsomethingis portrayed.Withnewspeople always tendtobelieve what’sbeingpresentedto
them. You have to insure thatwhenthe informationbeingpresentedisnotrepresentedinaway
that couldbe biasor unfair.
Access
Whendocumentingyouwouldneedtogainaccessin to certainplacestofilm, withoutthe
permissionyouwouldn’tbe able tofilm the documentary.It’sessentialthatyougainpermission
whentryingtofilmcertainplacesassome companieswouldn’tfeelcomfortable unlesswithgood
reasoning.Gainingaccessmeanswhendocumentingyouhave tobe careful of what yourecord and
howyou putit out,as companiesdonot wantbad publicitywhichiswhygainingaccessisvery
important.If yourecord withoutpermissionoraccessa certainplace where youare not allowed
couldresultwithbeingintrouble withthe law.
Newsarticle: JeremyCorbyn
Accuracy:
Newsarticlesare knowntohave biasopinionsandinaccurate informationdependingwhatthe topic
of discussionis.Inthiscase thisarticle focusesonwhetherJeremyCorbyn’spolicyforfree university
iscrazy as itsounds,witha topiclike thisyouhave toinclude factsand figureswhichif notfeasible,
thenmakesforan emptyarticle withno substantial evidence tobackupwhat it’stryingto say.In
thisarticle whenit’slookingatthe questionof whetherfree universitysoundscrazyitlooksat both
sidesof the argumentincludingfactsandfiguresandalsohavingasecondopinionfromaprofessor.
“Mr Corbynhas saidhe will increase income tax forpeople earningmore than£80,000 ($A134,000),
bringthe thresholdforthe 45 per centrate of income tax downfrom£150,000 to £80,000 and
introduce anew50 per centtax on those earningmore than£123,000.” Thisgivesthe article more
depthas readerscan understandingreaterdetail withstatsandfigurestobackit up.
3. Balance: like Ipreviouslystatedbefore there’salwaystwosidestoeverystory,toproduce anarticle
that readerswill notonlyenjoybutwill gainmeanstherehastobe a balance.Withthisarticle in
particularbecause of the subjectmatteritdealswithithas to lookat bothsidesof the spectrumto
come to a conclusion,the providedinformationshowswhatresearchhasbeenconductedtoget
those statsand figures.While more researchwasconductedtocounterthose statsandfigures
whichbringsthe balance in the article,itdoesn’tfavouranyone.“ButthinktankInstitute forFiscal
Studieshaschallengedthis,sayingthere couldbe a£9 billionshortfallbecause Labour’scalculation
included“factual mistakes”and“optimisticassumptions”. Thishelpsthe readertoformtheirown
opinionaboutthe topic.
Impartially and objectivity
Newsarticle these dayshave atendencytobe biasand some putforth theirownopinionwhich
couldeffectthe waypeople viewthe article.Nottosayall articlesdobut a number of themwhen
dealingsituationwillchoose sides. Thisnewsarticle inparticularisimpartial asitdealswithboth
side of the argumentand leavesitforthe readerto forman opinionbasedonwhatwaspresented.
Whendealingwithpolitics,objectivityisoftenhardtocome across because of the differentviews
and opinionsthatisformed especially when there’smediacoverage,althoughwiththisarticleitwas
writtenwell andwasobjectiveaboutthe article.
Subjectivity
The article is notsubjective, it’sfiledwithinformationthatwouldn’thurtthe situationorwouldn’t
make the readerviewitdifferently,itprovidesfacts,staticsandquotesfrompeople whoare well
informedaboutthe topic.Bothsidesof the argumentare lookedatas it answersa questionthatis
askedinthe article.Whichis sometimesmisconstruedinotherarticles.
Opinion
Since dealingwithaserioustopicthe article couldincludesome opinionsthataddtothe article.
Withthistype of topicyour guaranteedopinions,butforanarticle opinioncouldgoeitherone or
twoways,it can lookat one side of the argumentandignore the other,or itcouldlookat both so
that itcan balance eachotherout. “Even that wouldbe inthe future,notnow.It wouldnotcost
billionstogetridof tuitionfees,” Anopinionlikethisfavoursbothside of the argumentbecause he
explainsthatit’spossible togetridof tuitionfee butwouldcostbillions,readerswouldbe able to
forman opinionbasedonthat line alone.
Bias
Some newspaperarticlesare bias;theyfocusthere’sstoryonone side excludingthe otherwhich
makesforan unfairarticle.Thisarticle inparticularisnot bias,italwaysmakessure that there’sa
substantial amountof evidence andfactsonboth sidesof the argument.If an newspaperisfiled
withbiasinformation,the readerwouldlesslikelyreadthe article asitwouldn’tholdanycredibility
and wouldmake the newssource unreliable.
Representation
Representationiskeytohowpeople will receive the article,withthisarticle itrepresentsitself well
because of the incredible amountof detail itcontains andhow itanswersthe questioninanon bias
way.Althoughdealingwithpoliticsthe newsarticle carriesitselfwellbyprovidingthe readerthe
necessaryinformationneeded.Thisalone isagreatrepresentationof how anarticle shouldbe when
