United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

By Carly Willis

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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

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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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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?