Nasima Begum 12A2 (Exam No: 6259)

Ruma Begum 12A3 (Exam No: 6161)

Central Foundation Girls Sixth Form

Use of conventions

Interview like: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00hzgsb

Contact for more information

Vox pop

Interactive vote - http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/52SL3W8

Jingles

Introductions (My name is Ruma / Over to Nasima)

Music specific to target audience

Headlines

Challenging conventions -

- Weather report in middle of broadcast

- Mix of Entertainment AND News

- Interactive vote – as a pose to calling viewers

- Only 2 reporters – other groups had up to four people

Development of conventions -

- Music playing in background

EMA - affects target

audience – they receive

EMA

GCSE RESULTS –

Affects teenagers

YOUNG MAYOR –

regards audience –

young mayor fits into

target audience

CHOICE FM

Choice FM - London's Choice

Biggest radio company

Urban music

broadcasted through DAB digital radio, Sky etc

History of Choice FM

March 1990 – started out independent

It was Britain’s first 24 hour black music radio station with a licence

Choice is fully funded by advertisers although regarding the riots the mayor of London gave a fund of £500,000 to alert all teenagers…

rajar.co.uk shows that choice FM reaches over 543,000

Choice FM & Talk FM similarities Choice FM & Talk FM differences

-Both has music -Target audience

- Age

- Gender

-Semi-formal language

- Viewers can interact

AUDIENCE FEEDBACK IMPROVEMENT

-In our radio newscast, our

EMA Vox Pop recording was

over 30 seconds.

We cut the clip and

reduced 30 seconds to

roughly 16 seconds.

Who?

- Teenagers (15-21)

- Male & Female

- Topic of stories

- Variety of news & entertainment

- Serious & Fun

Why?

- Choice of stories – Relates to target audience e.g. EMA

- Presenters fit into target audience group

- Language - Semi Formal

- Use of music – appeals to audience!

- Dramatic Start

- Variety of story types - e.g. Vox pop, sound codes, music, speech, sound,

sound effects, weather reports

- Interactive voting – Entertainment / news?

Analogue

Advantages

- Equipment - less complicated than digital radio

- Radio can still be used to communicate as

there will be a received signal.

- Cheaper - saves money

Disadvantages

- Only one conversation occurs in each analogue

channel

- Less functions

-Interference – unclear voice

Todays news is ….?

The ??? 2012

…weather????

What is digitisation?

- It is the process of converting information into a digital format.

Advantages

- Quick process – saves time

- More production (Proliferation)

- Small, portable, easy to carry around

- Many uses – mobile phones, mp3’s etc.

- Good signal – modern

Disadvantages

High cost

Constant need to charge

Combination of modern technologies

Production of devices – which have many uses.

Advantages

Only need to carry one device

Easy to use

Various entertainment

Availability of internet, games etc.

Improvements made

in technology –

better quality of

broadcasts

Convergence –

Radio on the go

Encourages

consumption of radio

What is news?

- Information fed to the public regarding recent events and happenings

Why do people take in news?

- Because they NEED and/or WANT to know

What journalists ARENT allowed to do...

Swear in articles

Make up information/ Lie

Use information they found out for articles and misuse it, e.g. put inappropriate images online

Breach confidentiality

Give out personal details

News manipulation

Stereotyping

Intrude private life

Cause grief or stress to individuals unless the public is affected.

What is our target audience?

What will this group enjoy?

What will keep a radio broadcast interesting?

What ways can you keep a broadcast interesting?

What software’s are used in making a broadcast?

What equipment is used in making a broadcast?

Visit our blogs for more information...

http://msnbegum.blogspot.co.uk/

http://msrbegum.blogspot.co.uk/

GROUP WORK

In our group we only had two people, in comparison to other groups where they had at least four people. However this was an advantage in a way that we did not have to chase after one another and just separated tasks between both of us.

Music being too LOUD

Use of different technology