Digital News- Research (Structure)

While looking at digital news we decided to look into the different news programming and how it is structured. I decided to record the BBC at 6 on the Wednesday 24th September 2014, I decided to watch the structure to look at the way the BBC told the stories and in which order they classes stories, to be compared with the ITV recored at 6 on the Thursday 25th September 2014. For this project there is an necessity to look at the news and how it is produced. It can be produced in a number a different structures, the news can be formatted to show the more "important" stories in the beginning and the less towards the end before the normal slot of sports. The important stories are determined by the editor of the news production as they can decide if a news story is more in the interest of their target audience or not. As the editor of the BBC can lean more towards domestic and serious stories as to keep the public interested.

• Start with a summary of the stories 
• In teaser can be displayed the likely order of the storied to come 
• At the end of summary they show the local news and what will be presented 
• Title sequence 
• Top story- Is the likelihood of war (international politics), studios to foreign correspondents report.  The report includes archived images and interviews that may not have been acquired by the BBC them selves. Some images provided by military, parliament images from archive is used throughout. The interviews are with people who are considered experts. The report includes images of the reporter standing outside talking to the camera. Back to the studio with the presenter talking to the north American reporter. This story is passed to different reporters but is built in the same structure of using interviews and archived footage. Ending in a reporter outside of west minister live talking about the political view. (10 mins on main story)
• Secondary story- politics, studio starts with talking about the issues before, political correspondent, images of public and exclusive interview for the BBC, archived footage is featured with the working of a personal story used by Labour for support. The setting for the interview used by the BBC is in a hospital looking room as the main point of the Labour campaign is pointing out that they will support the NHS. (4 mins on secondary story)
• 3rd Story- Daily Mirror (Business), phone hacking scandal having new evidence with different papers. Studios to the graphs report, archive footage of celebrities used, interviewing with a former Daily Mirror reporter. The reporter of the story is made to stand in front of buildings of the place of work where the publications are produced to add a more personal touch, then archive footage of the trials is used. Interview of a spokesman is used exclusive to the BBC as in studios. (3rd story 3 mins)
• At 17- 18mins the main presenter goes over the tops stories with still to come stories. And has the upcoming stories for local. 
• 4th- Political news to do with deportation of a terrorist, story begins in studios but transferred to home affairs corespondent, archived footage captured by many cameras. A translation of the footage is required and the outrage at verdict is also provided with back ground. The reporter is on location, a BBC interview is made with the home secretary. (3 mins)
• 5th- Update on missing girl story,(crime), archived footage with voice over, images are shown of suspect, the reporter is on location in Latvia to show the location and make it more 'real'. BBC exclusive interview with Latvian Police. Interview with brother to help with both sides of the story to make it a fair story. (2 mins)
• 6th- Politics about Scotland and the referendum, (1 min or less)
• 7th- Historical and in remembrance, Duchess of Devonshire, archive photos, with the history of the family. Archive footage of previous interviews, and family videos, history of the women with  trying to make the story relatable and personal to the passing. (2 mins)
• 8th- Weather- weather in London in the studio. (2 mins)
• Reminder of the main story, then a link to the local news. 

ITV news Thursday 25th September news to be compared to the BBC news from above. 

• Start with the opening sequence including iconic images of london such as images of 'taxi' and of street names. 
• Setting outside instead of studio for the top story, live from Hanwell, to make the 4 week anniversary since she went missing  
• Tonights program synopsis 
• 1st story of missing girl "Alice", army of volunteers, reconstruction from the police. The main reporter recapping the story. Moving to another reporter and archive footage, 4 week anniversary. Interview with parents asking for their daughter to come home. Reconstruction footage is used as well as CCTV footage, the footage from the locations is used. Secondary reporter that was not the voice of the VO is used, set next to the canal. More reconstruction and interview is used. Photos of the daughter is put throughout as well as footage of the police actively looking. With the highlighting of yellow ribbons to show throughout. Back to the main reporter in the live location where they also use images from archive. Another reporter is used talking about the same story but from a different angle aimed at the suspect. More archive footage is used as well as an interview. They interview a the mother in-law of the suspect having a human interest involved more as they use crying footage over the death of the suspects wife. More graphics is used with photos that are from the case. An interview with an expert is used, to talk about the suspect who was an immigrant. The story follows by changing to look at the police aspect, another reporter is brought in with an interview with the police to talk about how they are trying to find out more about the missing girl. It is a 2 shot interview. Back to Hanwell with an interview with another expert but live, the former MET detective is talking about the police and their involvement and how they could be to late.They then move on to the 'army of volunteers' of a community united looking for the young missing girl. Interviews and archive footage is used with a VO. Actuality footage is used of the volunteers tying ribbons. We return to the original reporter to talk about the charities used and advice to parents about children and how to keep them safe.  Although this is one story there have been 5 aspects with different views seen. (20 mins)
• 2nd story, live in the studio moving onto terrorism and arrests made recently, a package of VO and archive footage is used. Footage of the homes searched and of the reporter in the street where the suspect use to live, an interview is carried out with an neighbour to bring more of an idea of the road. All archive footage that is used are of rallys and some graphics of twitter is used. An interview with an expert is used. (2 mins)
• 3rd story, terrorism is another focal point but is only summarised (30 sec)
• 4th story, police corruption? a story of how a man died in custody. (30 sec)
• 5th, police officer that stole from people in Heathrow, and expert is interviewed. (30 sec)
• 6th back to Hanwell, with a recap of the first story. The reporter leads to another that is a senior correspondent talking about the investigation and where it is going from today onwards. They are going from the location that the girl went missing. (1 min)
• 7th politics to be shown at 6:30 after the news that is currently being shown. 
• They return back to Hanwell to talk about the main story with a plea for people to come forward. More on the story with graphics and following the view from twitter to show how social media affects. An expert in the area is interviewed from a website. Not only are their websites they highlight where people can find information. Finishing time (29 mins) 

The difference between the two structure is not very different as they both use the use of packages and going back to the studio/anchor. But the difference in the two shows is that the ITV have made their Thursday night program based on the need to find the girl and then making the other stories smaller and less relevant. The BBC focused on politics but then have a human interest story towards the end. From watching the two programs I would say that ITV are more interested in the human interest aspect of the news and BBC focus on the international and political news.