Broadcasting
Broad- to a mass audience
Narrow- to a smaller audience/niche audience
Key elements of quality broadcasting:
Sound
Lighting
Camera
Storyline
Acting quality
Does it intrigue the audience?
Editing
Character
Props
Emotional conection
hidden message
BBC charter: a royal charter setting out the arrangements for the governance of the British Broadcasting Corporation. It sets out the BBC’s Object, Mission and Public Purposes. Also outlines the Corporation’s governance and regulatory arrangements, including the role and composition of the BBC Board.
The ethos of the BBC is to inform, entertain and educate.
Populism: No limits. what they want. Refers to a range of political stances that emphasize the idea of “the people” and often juxtapose this group against “the elite“. It is frequently associated with anti-establishment and anti-political sentiment.
Paternalism: Against what they want. an action that limits a person’s or group’s liberty and is intended to promote their own good. Paternalism can also imply that the behaviour is against or regardless of the will of a person, or also that the behaviour expresses an attitude of superiority.
- Habermas – Transformation of the Public Sphere
- Jean Seaton – The concept of Public Service Broadcasting
- James Curran – Power and Responsibility
- Sonia Livingston – regulation of media organisations
- Noam Chomsky – manufacturing consent
Lord Reith- His founding principles is still the framework and ethos for the bbc.
The BBC is like social cement that connected us all together. We’re now less connected and more fragmented.
1922- First BBC radio station launched
1933- First woman announcer- Sheila Borrett
1944- D-day- Landings are broadcast on June 6th
The Frankfurt School– They said that we should use our leisure time productively. The task of the Frankfurt School was sociological analysis and interpretation of the areas of social-relation that Marx did not discuss in the 19th century – especially the base and superstructure aspects of a capitalist society. Theodor Adorno- rejected a classical interpretation of Marxism as an economic determinist theory.The transformation of the public sphere
Media transforms the public sphere:
new technologies
The BBC is like a ‘social element’ without having to communicate back.
the BBC allows audience to listen from their home, transforming their space
transforms time and space
links between individuals and famous people/news/upcoming events
connections towards major events like wars/football/royalty weddings, coronations, funerals
Seaton and the BBC
Broadcasting and the theory of public service
“We consider such a potential power over public opinion and the life of the nation ought to remain with the state“
“the collapse if the principle of psb has been the deterioration in the relationship between the state and broadcasting institutions”
“Broadcasting needs to find a new relationship to the state and a new form of commitment to public service, and indeed a new definition of public service that will work in the conditions of increased populations”
“The significance of broadcasting independence is also disputed.”- one side suggests that independence is functional and the other argues that this independence poses a serious threat to political institutions.
Possible questions:
- How is the BBC regulated/controlled?
- How does new technologies affect the radio station?
What to include in the essay:
- Haesmondhalgh- risky business
- Newsbeat is broadcasted in central London
- Newsbeat was created by Telefís Éireann
- Newsbeat was launched on 10 September 1973
- Smaller details: Target audience= 15-29 year olds. Broadcasting time= 12:45 and 17:45 in 15 minute stints
- Funded through TV licence fee.
I understand…
I want to argue that newsbeat reflects popularity from the other BBC channels.