channel 4

When is Channel 4 News on?

The channel 4 news is on at 7:00pm-7:55 pm

When was the programme first broadcast?

Channel 4 began broadcasting 2 November 1982 in the afternoon.

What awards has the programme won?

Channel 4 news has won International Emmy Award for News

2014 2013, 2004 Also British Academy Television Award for Best News Coverage

2012, 2004, 1996 Affairs Journalism 1994, 1993

What is the media institution that produces Channel 4 News?

Who are the presenters?

The presenters are Jon Snow Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Cathy Newman            

What are the presenters wearing? What does this communicate to the audience?

The presenters are wearing smart cloths this tells the audience that this is and new program and shows that there are professional.

Opening Sequence

The shot was about a serious topic on immigration.

The opening scene uses graphics and images to attract the audience by making the opening news more modern and more appealing for the viewer.

At the start of the news there was typical dramatic music that was used.

In the start of the news they should the news stories that were going come up in the show for the following hour.

Studio mise-en-scene

In the news programme you can see the desk and the TV screen.

The presenters at the start of the programme are standing up and then after the presenter are sitting down on a chair.

The technology is visible in the show to give a impression that they have modern technology.

The colour that the studio used was mainly purple and the secondary colour was white.

How news stories are presented

The new programme typically give a brief statement of what the new is about and then show a short footage of the incident with a depth explanation of the situation.

The programme uses camera to record the programme, they use many reporter In the area, moreover use of graphics to give a modern effect to the studio, has many interviews.

Channel 4 news normally covers: World News, S               ports, Politics, 

News stories on the election at the moment keep people interested by having interviews with many political leaders. Another new story was on migrants trying to get into the EU and the news programme shows live footage to keep the watcher entertained.   

Running Order

The top story was about the election.

The top story was on for about for about ¼ of the shows timing.

Each story is spilt into equal intervals and one story is about 5 minutes

This was because so that the audience don’t get bored on one story only.

 Audience

The main target audience is young adults aged between18-30 years old.

People are mainly likely to watch this is because of the characters which are shown on the channel. The uses of the presenters attracts the audience and the way is presented to the audience.

The audience have the ability to go on the website of Channel 4 news and there they can comment on the news that they have watched or comment on YouTube.

The audience pleasures from escapism and surveillance.