lord wreath- bbc to have an ethos (belief )

entertain inform and education- bbc ethos

BBC charter- to oversee them.

populism- giving the people what they want

• bbc allows for shared opinions and beliefes from he spread of knowledge and news..
• habermans (transformation of the public shpere)- allows people to transform space and time, by interacting with people hundres of miles away at the same time.

quote from seaton–

” i am free to say anything i want, except the one thing i do want to say then i am not free.. in broadcasting a single prohibition emposed on a nation broadcasting authority or within it tends to corode the whole output. – meaning that broadcasters are ‘free’ to say what they want, through their rights but additionally if they speak their opinion that the government or people don’t agree with, then they will be heavily critised.

-choice- ‘real choices offered to consumers by a more effective market”.

james curren quotes

” the radical press with spread their agenda to effect political press”

” profit driven motives take precvidence”

”twin forces of creativity and business”’

BBC- paternalism approach- the policy or practice on the part of people in authority of restricting the freedom and responsibilities of those subordinate to or otherwise dependent on them in their supposed interest. ( restricting people with good intentions nut can have negative consequences.)

– grace winden goldie- noting the most significant thing about broadcasting changes the ideology of time and space. life was lived in the present but with new technology allows us to listen and watch a moment in time whenever you want even the moment its happening

the way in which the bbc became social cement everyone and British culture was centred around the bbc.

broadcasting- to a broad amount of people- mass media, large audience.

narrow casting- niche group.

Press:

convincing acting-

character development-

writing quality-

sound prodcution-

camera quality-

set-

lighting quality-

editing-

What makes quality television?

• Understandable script/story
• Good acting
• Interesting plot
• Good cinematography
• Good editing
• Good lighting
• Interesting characters/character development
• Educates the audience
• Sense of escapism

Broadcasting – communicating with a variety of people

Narrowcasting – small / niche audience

THE BBC

• Founded in 1992
• Started with radio [tv came later]
• Lord Reith was the first director of the BBC
• His ethos [belief/mission statement] for the BBC had 3 main principles
  • Inform, educate and entertain
• To oversee due diligence and regulation, the UK government reviews a charter: to ensure the BBC stay inline

The Royal Charter

The Royal Charter is the constitutional basis for the BBC. It sets out the BBC’s Object, Mission and Public Purposes. The Charter also outlines the Corporation’s governance and regulatory arrangements, including the role and composition of the BBC Board.

The current Charter began on 1 January 2017 and ends on 31 December 2027.

The Government will carry out a mid-term review of the Charter, focussing on governance and regulatory arrangements. This review is not a full Charter Review and so will not look at the BBC’s mission, purpose or the method by which it is funded.

Habermas – Transformation of the public sphere – the transformation of time and space, the central place that the BBC plays in our everyday lives

The control mechanism of mass media and sharing information was creating a restricted public sphere. 

Ethos

The public service ethos of the BBC is to inform, entertain and educate

Populism is a political approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups.

Paternalism is the policy or practice on the part of people in authority of restricting the freedom and responsibilities of those subordinate to or otherwise dependent on them in their supposed interest.

https://hautlieucreative.co.uk/media23al/wp-content/uploads/sites/58/2022/11/Seaton-PSB-1.pdf

“But broadcasting organisations have to back their field, and put their money on the leading horses which line up at the starting game”

“The concept of broadcasting has always been of a service, comprehensive in character, with the duty of a public cooperation of bringing to public awareness the whole range of activity and expression developed in society “

“The only information about viewers that seriously affects producers is knowledge of the size of the audience”

“The pursuit of profit rather than excellence is more likely to dominate”

“The media industry is driven, Curran and Seaton tells us, by the twin forces of creativity and business”

“Those we call the media’s business managers are responsible for ensuring the profitability and commercial viability of products”

“Commercial broadcasting is based not on the sale of programmes to the audience, but on the sale of audiences to advertisers”

“The success of horizontal and vertical integration means that most commercial print, film and TV based in America and the UK is now controlled by just 6 global players: CBS, Comcast, Disney, News Corporation, Time Warner and Viacom”

1. good acting
2. good characters
3. an interesting plot
4. well-written screenplay
5. consistent themes

Broadcasting and Narrowcasting

Broadcasting – communicating with a large audience
Narrowcasting – communicating with a niche audience

The Ethos of the BBC

“to inform, entertain and educate“

Populism and Paternalism

Populism – giving people what they enjoy, even if it is harmful
Paternalism – advising people what is best, even if it is distasteful

Transformation of the Public Sphere

The transformation of time and space allows a connection between people and places worldwide

Jean Seaton

“public service regulation has secured the survival of a successful broadcasting industry, one which has become more significant economically and which has become an important exporter of programmes while continuing to discuss and mould national issues” – p341

“broadcasting in Britain – monopoly or duopoly – always depended on an assumption of commitment to an undivided public good” – p342

“successive reports developed the idea of broadcasting as a public service – catering for all sections of the community, reaching all parts of the country regardless of cost, seeking to educate, inform and improve, and prepared to lead public opinion rather than follow it.” – p343

“The media landscape has fallen under the control of a handful of global media conglomerates.” – p125

“profit driven motives take precedence.”

Broadcasting is the dissemination of information across a more global audience whereas narrowcasting is across a more narrow/smaller audience

Is Press Quality Television?
1.Well acted
2.Coherent Story
3.Well edited to keep the shows mood and tempo/flow/pace
4.Good cinematography
5.Good lighting
6.Well structured

Populism is creating/shaping something around what people want whereas Paternalism is creating/shaping something around what people should have

The BBC ethos is to Inform, Educate and Entertain
The BBC charter is how they follow this ethos
They go against populism and have a more paternalistic approach to what they create.

People were concerned about the new technologies and what they would do.

Grace Wyndham Goldie – Television “transforms time and space”
Habermas – Transforms the public sphere

People feared and mistrusted this new technology

BBC acted like a “social cement”

Press Quality television?
– Well acted.
– Well written.
– Professional editing that fits the genre.
– Good Cinematography
– Good Storyline
– Good lighting

Broadcasting:
Communicating with lots of people.

Narrowcasting:
Communicating with niche audiences.

Populism is creating something from what people want, whereas paternalism is creating something from what people should have.

BBC charter how they follow the ethos
BBC ethos – inform and educate
They don’t do what the people want, but inform them on what they should do with regulation, on phones there is no regulation.

The people were concerned with new technologies.
lord Reith didn’t even know what a broadcast was.
Radio and television would be the most influential tool ever used.
its the transformation of the public sphere>

Reith had a fear of the new technology television.

1. Quality of acting
2. Escapism
3. Good script
4. Good plot twists
5. Interesting characters
6. Good representation of media
7. Suspenseful
8. Explores real life issues
9. Inflectional
10. Cinematography

Broadcasting – Presenting something to a wider larger audience with common intrestst

Narrowcasting – Presenting something is a lesser audience with a more specific intrest

what is the ethos of the BBC – The public service ethos of the BBC to inform, entertain and educate

what’s the distinction between populism and paternalism

BBC ethos – to inform, entertain and educate

Populism – what the audience want – freedom

Paternalism – what the government want – regulation

bbc charter – signed each year

Grace whyndham goldie,

lord reith

notes from seaton :

in 1982 the hunt report on the introduction of cable television could begin to modify the principles of balance and quality even further

broadcasting in Britan in the past has a considerable degree of autonomy from other institutions, it has not in any simple sense been biased.