““News Readings, News Readings, News ReadersNews Readers””

By: J.FiskeBy: J.Fiske

Presented By:Presented By:

Johanna, Jenessa, AdnanJohanna, Jenessa, Adnan

Make Notes on these 3 Make Notes on these 3 Points:Points:

1: (Jenessa) News Paradox1: (Jenessa) News Paradox

2: (Johanna) News is delivered 2: (Johanna) News is delivered through many voices allowing through many voices allowing for multiple truths to be told for multiple truths to be told about reality.about reality.

3: (Adnan) News Framing3: (Adnan) News Framing

You Make The News!You Make The News!

What story What story would you would you frame around frame around this news this news footage? footage? Why?Why?

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Her Her Soap Operas…Soap Operas…HisHis NewsNews

National News as National News as MasculineMasculine

Softer stories at Softer stories at the end meant to the end meant to draw in female draw in female viewers for ‘Prime viewers for ‘Prime Time.’Time.’

Fact or Fiction?Fact or Fiction?

News Professionals andNews Professionals and

Broadcasters looking for Broadcasters looking for ‘Real’ news, NOT Fiction.‘Real’ news, NOT Fiction.

Program Structure Program Structure PredeterminedPredetermined

ex: Belgian Congo.ex: Belgian Congo.

News is…News is… Recent (recency)Recent (recency) Familiar people – Elite, or Familiar people – Elite, or

through their social positionthrough their social position Public spherePublic sphere NegativeNegative Politics, Economy, Foreign Politics, Economy, Foreign

Affairs, Domesic, Occasional Affairs, Domesic, Occasional Stories, Sports.Stories, Sports.

DiscussionDiscussion 1: What do you feel has 1: What do you feel has

influenced the change in news influenced the change in news to be directed towards both to be directed towards both men and women?men and women?

2: What do you see as the 2: What do you see as the benefits or downfalls of having benefits or downfalls of having a predetermined structure? a predetermined structure?

Incorporating ‘brutal’ TruthIncorporating ‘brutal’ Truth News:News:

A ‘Raw Reality’A ‘Raw Reality’ Clawback:Clawback:

Can be considered ‘Objective’Can be considered ‘Objective’

Potentially ‘disruptive’ events Potentially ‘disruptive’ events mediated to give explain mediated to give explain reality and guarantee ‘truth.’reality and guarantee ‘truth.’

Truth and the News ReadersTruth and the News Readers

IndividualIndividual++Insitutional VoiceInsitutional Voice =Reporter =Reporter!!

Exnomination + InoculationExnomination + Inoculation ExnominationExnomination= Management = Management

(no voice) (no voice) Only voice of News Reader= Only voice of News Reader=

Reporter!Reporter!

InoculationInoculation= controlled radical = controlled radical voicesvoices

Ex: Osama Bin LadenEx: Osama Bin Laden

MetaphorsMetaphors…fun, fun, fun!…fun, fun, fun! Helps to convey ‘reality’.Helps to convey ‘reality’.http://www.leaonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1207/S15327868MS15http://www.leaonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1207/S15327868MS15

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Ex: Ex: WarWar most popular metaphor most popular metaphor in describing:in describing:

3- Drama3- Drama 2- Sports2- Sports 1- POLITICS!!!1- POLITICS!!!

DiscussionDiscussion

What is your opinion on having What is your opinion on having different ‘news readers’ different ‘news readers’ opinions? Does it: opinions? Does it:

A- Lead to further disputes A- Lead to further disputes about whose is the correct about whose is the correct view?view?

B- Give everyone a story to B- Give everyone a story to connect to or understand?connect to or understand?

Reality vs. NewsReality vs. News

News conventions portray News conventions portray reality proportionately and reality proportionately and accurately? accurately?

Eg. Sound bytes, NewsprintEg. Sound bytes, Newsprint

Framing problems?Framing problems?

The Hermeneutic CodeThe Hermeneutic Code

Who really Who really narrates? narrates?

Is there a Is there a conspiracy? conspiracy?

Ronald Barthes explains

Critical ThoughtCritical Thought

What can we learn from this What can we learn from this article in terms of article in terms of

NEWS PRODUCTION NEWS PRODUCTION

and and

CONTENT ANALYSIS CONTENT ANALYSIS

DiscussionDiscussion

3 Point Review3 Point Review