What was evident in this news article was that the most recent pieces of news and information was presented first: as it was more relevant, the gradually the older the story the farther back it was pushed. A good example is the story on the missing 14-year-old Alice Gross: she was last seen on August 28th which, at the time, was a relevant and recent story. Now almost an entire month later the news broadcasters have moved information on the story deeper into the show as time went on.
Something else that was evident was the constant use of 'experts'. In the Tesco segment an expert was questioned briefly live in the studio; during the Ed Balls segment a different expert was, again, questioned briefly live in the studio and the same happened for yet another segment. What this tells me is that BBC likes to get opinions from credible sources to beef up the story and get a second voice on the subjects at hand.
Graphics were used in almost every segment too; another method in which to present potentially 'boring' or 'uninteresting' statistics if simply spoken to us. By showing graphs and images and graphics on the screen or overlaying a moving image the audience can get a clearer understanding of the information being presented to them.
Going back to the order of the stories: another reason they might order them in a particular order is due to its appeal: for an example let's use a murder case, the producers might move this deeper into the broadcast due to it's graphic nature, to not put the audience off straight away. However if it's a 6pm news broadcast then it would be better to spare the details for the 10pm broadcast where older audiences are more likely to be the only ones watching. Plus 6pm is usual regarded as dinner-time and content such as a murder case wouldn't be the most suitable viewing during dinner.
Something that interested me was the news piece on Ed Ball's Labour Conference speech: at one particular moment the correspondent/presenter for that segment gave a brief piece of dialogue whilst on a moving tram. I have come to learn that this is referred to as a 'stunt': most likely premeditated. This is certainly something I would like to at least attempt for our project as I feel it's a unique and non-conventional way of presenting an otherwise 'motionless' story (A politician standing at a podium and talking).
Methods of presenting the story I would consider using/attempting:
- Have the presenter in motion (A walkie Talkie) or in a moving vehicle (such as the tram).
- Use graphics to present statistics or information that would clog up the dialogue if spoken in too much detail.
- Questioning an expert to get a second opinion/voice.
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