Monday, 25 November 2013

Kiss FM News Bulletin at 7:30am


Here is the running order for the news bulletin from the Kiss FM Breakfast Show:

1) Back to back defeats at Wembley for the first time in 36 years

Facts in the story:
  • England where beaten 1-0 by Germany and then they also lost 2-0 to Chile
  • They where booed by their own fans at the end of the games
News values:
Familiarity- This story is about the England football team and therefore it is geographically close to us
Surprise- This clearly doesn't happen often as this hasn't happened in 36 years
Continuity- This story is in the news because England has lost many games in row. The news of England's previous loses must have already been on the news
Conflict- There is conflict involved in this story because of England battling to win the matches, and conflict between the team, the fans and the press
Elite people- The England football team are very well known
Negativity- This is bad news for England as they are the team representing us and they lost on our turf
Scandal- This story is likely to provoke moral outrage from all the football fans listening

2) Half built shopping centre collapsed in South Africa

Facts in the story:
  •  3 people have been killed and 30 have been hurt
  •  The mall was near Durban
  •  Officials had recently taken legal action to try and stop the development because of safety fears
News values:
Amplitude- The event has killed 3 people and injured 30 people. In addition, the fact that the mall collapsed will affect everyone in the area
Surprise- Its not often that a half built building collapses
Conflict- There is conflict involved in this story because officials had tried to stop the development
Negativity- This is bad news because people were injured and people died


3) The Disaster's Emergency Committee said that the UK has raised £44 million for the Philippines' typhoon appeal

Facts in the story:
  • It's about what England have done to help, not what the circumstances are in the Philippines
  • The money has already helped over half a million people with things like clean water and shelter
News values:
Amplitude- The money raised has helped a lot of people
Predictability- When a disasters hits somewhere around the world the UK do try and  raise money to help the people affected back on their feet
Continuity- Many stories about the typhoon have been in the news before
Balance- This is good news as the money raised has managed to help many people

4) Talks about Towie star Sam Faires joining her ex-fiance Joey Essex in the I'm a Celebrity jungle

Facts in the story:
  •  Producers reason it will add sparks to the show
  • Joey has already been flirting with Amy Willerton
News values:
Amplitude- Sam Faires joining the jungle could make the programme more enjoyable for the millions of viewers that watch the television programme
Conflict- There is conflict involved in this story because there are talks about her joining the show which implies they don't know whether she should or not
Elite people- This story is about a TV programme called 'Im a Celebrity Get me Out of Here' and therefore the people on it are well known
Balance- Although some people might not want her to join the show, its not a bad news story and therefore it balances out the negative stories

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