TV NEWSISSUES & DEBATES

REGULATION & ETHICS24 HOUR NEWSCITIZEN JOURNALISMNEWS AS ENTERTAINMENT

NEWS: REGULATION & ETHICS

Libel law (Slander) Super Injunctions (Gagging order) Copyright National Security Issues Ethics and Representation (Bias) Sponsorship, presenters & adverts OFCOM, BBC etc Newswatch BBC NEWSWATCH

NEWS: 24 HOUR NEWS

24 Hour News Stations Digital Age Rolling News BREAKING NEWS News feeds to PDA Web News Channels and Feeds Multi cross-media platforms Portable satellite technology. On the

spot broadcasts as news happens

NEWS: NEWS AS ENTERTAINMENT

Attractive “young” presenters/reporters. Ageism, “trout or talent”? Serious money

Micro News: 90 sec on BBC3 Dumbing down of serious news News as Soap. Regularity, characters,

familiar, settings, ongoing stories & issues returned to

Current affairs dumbed down Presenters as news and making the news

Pro’s and Cons of the above!

NEWS: CITIZEN JOURNALISM

News stories otherwise not available? Can be from bias sources/activists? General public perspective on stories? Untrained to interpret the news? News Programmes inviting audience

stories footage etc. Convergence.

Pro’s and Cons Debate + EXAMPLES