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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
By Carly Willis
Map
Photo courtesy of: simpleworldmaps.com
Country Profile
• Population: 62.4 million• Capital: London• Chief of State: Queen Elizabeth• Head of Government: Prime Minister David
Cameron• 3rd largest economy in Europe
• Largest broadcasting company in the world– 23,000 staff– Funded by British government and license fee– World’s 1st National Broadcasting Organization– Completely shut down TV services during WWII
• Royal Wedding News Clip – 04/29/2011– http://youtu.be/GoiiIaAcuzY
Television
Comparison
http://youtu.be/P7bnHWN-LiE http://youtu.be/Z5TFrTf0nlw
Radio• Over 250 radio stations in the U.K.
BBC Radio
Regional Radio
Community Radio
Radio
• “empire within the British empire”
• Almost every major news outlet in the world now subscribes to Reuter’s
• Journalistic Objectivity
Internet
“Private Eye”
• Britain’s best-selling current affairs magazine
• Gossip, scandal, satire• Large number of libel
lawsuits against it• Reoccurring in-jokes– Drunk = “tired and emotional”
• Amateur quality
Magazines
Broadsheets and Tabloids
Newspapers
France
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Photo courtesy of: simpleworldmaps.com
Country Profile
• Population: 62.6 million• Capital: Paris• President: Nicolas Sarkozy• Prime minister: Francois Fillon
TV News• global news channel• owned by public broadcaster and TF1• FRANCE 24: REVUE DE PRESSE INTERNATIONALE
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WSjOeN3hhM&feature=fvsr
Television
French Radio
• Radio France• Radio France
Internationale (RFI)• Europe 1• RTL• NRJ
Radio
Culturally-Rich Magazines
Magazines
Newspapers
Newspapers
Questions?