Joshua Grace BTEC Media 1

TV news certainly claims to be an unbiased window to the whole world. They use a certain styles of iconography which helps to connote these ideas of urgency, impartial objective news and importance: here's how.  They are also required by law to be impartial as well. Ofcom state that ' All news in any part of the service should be presented with due accuracy and impartiality.' Therefore, news channels are required by law to have this trait. This is practically  impossible as choices have to be made for the news to arrive on our screen, whether this is choosing which cities and areas to monitor or the choice of the camera's position. The are all subjective choices. In my essay I will explain in greater depth why impartiality is impossible to be represented by the news:  First of all, who makes the news? Well, the majority of them are demographically white, middle aged, hetrosexual males who have lived in the south of England and been educated in private schools and st...

Types/methods of research: Primary research is where you gather new data and information first hand. This can be time consuming but allows you to control variables and know how reliable the data is (whether extraneous variables affected the data or there were biases, such as gender or occupation). You can do this by either conducting questionnaire, an interview, experiments or surveys. You can also use other self generated content such as photographs, video and audio which you have used to document an event. For my documentary project, I conducted primary research with interviews from 2 CFS suffers, a Student Mentor who has had exposure from students with the condition and an Occupation Therapist who specialises in CFS and ME. I also suffer from the condition myself, so I really have had first hand experience when it comes to some of the symptoms and experiences this brings a suffere. Furthermore, I produced a Survey on SurveyMonkey  to a film and media class with questions about...

TV news starting sequences from all around the world often contain all of these elements. Firstly we often see rushing graphics or camera movements in the news which often connotes a sense of urgency and importance. We also see transparent objects, such as a globe, or eyes which symbolises an unbiased and unchanged view of the news which they are reporting from a neutral perspective. Another common feature of TV news sequences is a view of the world from space. This connotes that they cover all four corners of the globe when it comes to finding stories, information and important news. This is then further enhanced by images or videos from different, well known landmarks from a multitude of cities around the world. This amplifies the idea of covering news from every region around the world. Clocks are used to give a sense of urgency, importance and that it's fresh in from the field. This is often shown with either graphics of clock faces or clockwise wipes. T...

1) Secondary research CFS is also known as ME, which stands for myalgic encephalomyelitis.  CFS is a serious condition that can cause long-term illness and disability, but many people – particularly children and young people – improve over time.  It's estimated around 250,000 people in the UK have CFS. Anyone can get the condition, although it's more common in women than men. It usually develops when people are in their early 20s to mid-40s. Children can also be affected, usually between the ages of 13 and 15. It's not known exactly what causes CFS. Various theories have been suggested, including: a viral or bacterial infection problems with the immune system an imbalance of hormones psychiatric problems, such as stress and emotional trauma Some people are thought to be more susceptible to the condition because of their genes, as the condition is more common in some families. More research is needed to confirm exactly what causes the cond...