Testing what you've learned...

1) What is the angle of a news story? Give an example to explain your answer.an angle of a news story is how a story is reported.

2) What is the difference between tabloid and broadsheet news coverage? tabloid is less serious content mainly focusing on celebrities news and sports. broadsheet is mainly news that is more serious like international news.

3) What would be an example of a tabloid-style TV news programme? maybe something related to sports or celebrities. 

4) What would be an example of a broadsheet-style TV news programme? maybe something on politics.

5) What is the difference between international, national, regional and local news coverage? international is news that effects the whole world, national news is news that is based on UK news,regional news is news that only affect a part of an area so eg news that may effect London, local news may be news that only effect some people so may not be broadcasted on international news.

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? i think it is national news as it effects the entire country as it a national vote its not just a local story it effects everyone in England.

2) What angle does the report take on the story? that they should vote for a party but not to vote for the other one as it wouldn't be wright so each party is trying to get there own votes.

3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage? i think its a broadsheet as it is a serious story.

4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why? i think the more older audience would watch this as it affect them mainly not the younger audience. also more older audience watch BBC so it wouldn't attract younger audience. 


Sky News election story not available online - use your notes

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?this is a national story as it effect the entire country.

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

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

4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why? i think a more younger audience would watch this as most young people watch sky news.


STV (Scottish) coverage of the election story

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell? i think this is more a regional story as it based on Scotland and it may not effect London.

2) What angle does the report take on the story? vote for Scottish labour.

3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage? broadsheet as it is a more serious story

4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why? i would think more Scottish people as the news story mainly effect them as people in London wouldn't be that effected.


Channel 4 News coverage of the election story.

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?i tbink it is national as it is effects the entire country

2) What angle does the report take on the story?not to vote for labour

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?