MEDIA P1 CSP - Newsbeat Flashcards
Which company runs Newsbeat?
The BBC runs newsbeat
How is the BBC funded?
The bbc is funded by the TV license fee audiences must pay (hypothecated tax)
What is the BBCs remit?
The BBCs remit is to inform, educate, entertain
What channels is newsbeat broadcasted on?
Newsbeat is broadcasted on BBC radio 1 and 1Xtra, and BBC asian network
What is the simultaneous transmission of newsbeat known as?
the simultaneous transmission is known as a simulcast
What is newsbeats target audience?
Newsbeats target audience is 15-30 year olds who enjoy chart based music
Why is it significant that newsbeat is broadcasted on BBC asian network?
It is significant that newsbeat is also broadcast on BBC asian network since it reflects BBC’s remit to provide content for more diverse audiences
What times of the day is newsbeat broadcasted at and why?
Newsbeat is broadcasted at 12:45pm and 5:45pm, since these are times where people have lunch breaks, and where school and work finishes, in order to attract their relatively young target audience
What are some ways newsbeat aims to target their young audience?
- The broadcast times
- the use of social media
- having young hosts to present the information in easy to understand ways
- focusing on issues affecting young people
- focusing on topics young people are conventionally interested in
- having short bulletins to meet the short attention spans
How is newsbeat regulated?
Newsbeat is regulated by OFCOM, who ensures that the way newsbeat cover their stories is suitable for their younger audiences
How does newsbeat engage their younger audiences with the presenters??
Newsbeat engages their young audiences by having young hosts to present the news in easy-to-understand ways, focusing on celebrities, focusing on issues that affect young people such as results day, including short bulletins of 2-3 minutes to engage with short attention spans
How do newsbeat encourage interactivity?
Newsbeat encourages participation by inviting audiences to submit their own ideas for content and encourage people to share, setting up polls
What is the average age of newsbeats staff?
The staff at newsbeat are usually in their 20s to 30s, which helps create content that will engage young people
What does BBC sounds offer to audiences?
BBC sounds offers listeners the chance to catch up with missed newsbeat episodes, reflecting growing popularity of online tech and an audience desire for flexible scheduling
How can barthes theory be applied to Newsbeat?
The signifier of the upbeat, fast paced music that accompanies the introduction and transitions of the program has the connotation that the news is fresh, relevant, and dynamic for the youth culture, and it reflects an attempt to keep the news exciting and engaging for younger listeners.
The denotation of this is that it signals a news program, establishing an atmosphere of energy and movement
How can Neales theory be applied to Newsbeat?
Newsbeat operates within the news genre and therefore follows many conventions typical of news programs which help define it as a news show. THis includes updates on current events such as breaking news, politics, celebrity gossip, sport news, social issues.
The program uses a structured format of a brief introduction, multiple news stories, and a clear ending.
This repetition of familiar conventions allows newsbeat to maintain its credibility as a news program
How can Strauss’ theory be applied to Newsbeat?
Newsbeat creates binary opposition between old media and new media. This is because newsbeat bridges the gap between more traditional news formats (radio broadcasts), and the rapid dynamic media consumption habits of younger generations who are used to digital media, social media, and online platforms.
How can Baudrillards theory be applied to Newsbeat?
Newsbeat doesn’t simply present facts, instead it creates a version of reality that fits the sensationalized or entertaining framework that its younger audience expects. Stories are packaged with catchy headlines, dramatic music, and emotional tones, creating a heightened reality of the real story.
This can be seen when newsbeat covered billie eilish’s environmental activism since the coverage was designed to appeal to its younger audience by emphasising her role as a youth icon and adding emotional music to heighten the sense of urgency around climate change as a topic.
How can Todorovs theory be applied to Newsbeat?
Newsbeat typically begins by presenting the normal state of affairs in a news story where everything is relatively stable – equilibrium
the disruption in a newsbeat story occurs when something unexpected or significant happens
newsbeat typically wraps up the story showing how the situation is restored creating a new equilibrium
How can Halls representation theory be applied to Newsbeat?
newsbeat may unintentionally stereotype by reducing complex issues to simplified narratives due to time constraints.
Short bulletins on youth crime may unintentionally reinforce negative views if not balanced with context, reinforcing dominant ideologies which may not actually be intended.
How can Gauntletts theory be applied to Newsbeat?
Newsbeat often builds colllective identites such as ‘young people’ by highlighting shared experiences across multiple voices, it encourages listeners to view these groups as cohesive communties with common struggles, values, or goals.
Newsbeat also constructs identity through careful editorial choices such as who is interviewed, what background music is used. In a story on young mens mental health, emotional background music was used
How can Butlers theory be applied to Newsbeat?
Newsbeat often presents stories where gender identity is expressed through personal experience, clothing, speech, and behaviour, suggesting that gender is not fixed but performed.
In a newsbeat feature on non-binary and trans youth, individuals descrive using certain pronouns, and expressing themselves differently. These actions show gender as a performance
How can Mulveys theory be applied to Newsbeat?
Newsbeat doesn’t sexualise women through imagery and rarely objectifies them through sound, instead it focuses on giving women a voice which challenges the core mechanism of the male gaze.
In stories about womens mental health, female speakers are framed as empowered individuals who are not passive
How can Van zoonens theory be applied to Newsbeat?
Newsbeat frequently positions women in active positions as leaders, activists, which directly challenges patriarchal norms, therefore supporting van zoonens argument that feminist media can challenge dominant representations by repositioning women as active.
In coverage of womens safety and sexual harrasment, newsbeat interviews campaigners regarding their political action and not just their feelings.
