Radio: BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat

 1) What news stories were featured in the bulletin you listened to?

Heart attacks in sport , Belfast Stabbing 

2) How does Newsbeat appeal to a youth audience?

Not including as many details that an adult news story would , Fun intro , Shorter form 

3) How might Newsbeat help fulfil the BBC's responsibilities as a public service broadcaster? 

Informs and educates the younger generation on current stories , entertain with some soft news and the intro  

4) How is the history and launch of Radio 1 summarised in the factsheet?

emulate the new ‘DJ style’ of radio, heard only on the pirate radio stations. The first words spoken by him were, “Welcome to the exciting new sound of Radio One.”

5) Look at page 3 of the factsheet. How is Radio 1 attempting to appeal to its 15-29 age demographic? 

wide range of new music styles and support emerging artists, in particular those from the UK;

with at least 60 hours a week dedicated to specialist music programming. News, documentaries and other speech content focuses on areas of relevance to young adults in the UK today and aims to help them make sense of the world around them.

6) What did young people used to get from radio? Focus on audience pleasures / Uses & Gratifications here (see top of second column on page 3).

To connect themselves to popular culture products (identity)

To gain an insight into the world beyond their own experience:

relationships, romance, politics (information and surveillance).

To build para-social relationships with media personalities

(both musicians and DJs) – create fandoms.

For pure entertainment.

7) How has Radio 1 and Newsbeat in particular diversified its content for the digital age?

social media platforms are where young people go to access content and this, along with the pull of Spotify and other music platforms,

 

8) How is Newsbeat constructed to appeal to audiences? 

its remit to provide news tailored for a specifically younger audience. There is an expectation that the news it provides for young people will be a reliable source of accurate reporting in the context of rising concerns about fake-news.

9) What are the three key ideas from David Hesmondhalgh and which apply to Radio 1 Newsbeat?

Content production is made by ‘symbol creators’ - The diverse output of Radio 1 and Newsbeat is huge. Creators are governed by professional guidelines but they are also free to be creative to make products to excite youth audiences.

10) Now look at Curran and Seaton. What are their key ideas and can they be applied to Radio 1 Newsbeat? 

Culture is controlled by social elites - The BBC has its remit written into The Royal Charter, which states that it must remain independent and that the mission of the BBC is to act in the public interest, serving all audiences

11) What key idea for Livingstone and Lunt is on the factsheet and how does it link to the CSP?

Media can have a citizen based approach to regulation. - Citizen-orientated regulation is concerned with content-based issues. 

Citizen-based regulation is a positive form if regulation that directs media content so that it can

improve the lives of citizens and contribute the wider well-being of society.

12) How can we apply Stuart Hall's Reception theory to Radio 1 Newsbeat?

Media producers encode media products in a way that they think will appeal to them. This is not always successful. - The BBC tries to appeal to young people with its content, but it faces competition from other platforms that appear to be catering for them in a better, more appealing way.

13) Choose one other audience theory on the factsheet and explain how it links to Radio 1 Newsbeat.

Fandoms – Henry Jenkins 

Participatory culture uses social media tactics drive audience engagement. - Radio 1 and Newsbeat creates immediacy of content through their social media. Radio content

is also visual and offers a behind-the-scenes visual as well as listening experience. This brings

together the producer and the audience and can promote personal engagement with content

and the BBC as a institution.

14) Pick out three key points in the 'Summary' section.

• The BBC is the UK’s most widely-used media organisation, providing programming on television and radio and content online. The public has exceptionally high expectations of the BBC, shaped by its role as a publicly-funded broadcaster with a remit to inform, educate and entertain the public, and to support the creative economy across the UK

• To meet these expectations, the BBC must deliver the mission and public purposes set out in its new Royal Charter (the Charter). For the first time, the BBC will be robustly held to account for doing so by an independent, external regulator. Alongside responsibilities for programme standards and protecting fair and effective competition in the areas in which the BBC operates, the Charter gives Ofcom the job of setting the BBC’s operating licence

• We have carefully considered more than 100 responses from members of the public and industry. We have taken account of the BBC’s interim annual plan for 2017/18, published on 3 July 2017. We have also carried out bespoke research into audience opinions and expectations of the BBC. 

15) Now read what the license framework will seek to do (letters a-h). Which of these points could we relate to BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat?

Require the BBC to reflect the full diversity of the UK population - news from all 4 countries of Britain

Support a wide range of valued genres - news on sport music and other topics 

Strengthen news and current affairs rules. - bring news to young audiences about current important news  

16) Which do you think are the three most important aspects in the a-h list? Why?

Support a wide range of valued genres - so there is a topic and a news story for everyone to enjoy 

Strengthen news and current affairs  - inform the general public around important news 

Support regional and national audiences - more diverse audiences 

17) Read point 1.9: What do Ofcom plan to review in terms of diversity and audience? 

All audiences should feel that the BBC offers something for them, however, our research shows that several groups feel that it does not adequately represent their interests or lives. This is our first ad hoc review of the BBC. As part of our analysis we plan to examine the on-screen diversity of the BBC’s programming, including in its popular peak time shows. The review will ask what audiences expect from the BBC to understand whether it reflects and portrays the lives of all people across the whole of the UK, ranging from younger and older audiences to diverse communities

18) Based on your reading and research, do you think BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat offers licence fee payers good value for money?

No as it is too short and people may as well watch the proper news