BBC NewsBeat

• A simulcast for BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 1 XTRA and BBC Asian network
• 15 minute news program broadcasted at 12:45 and 5:45 every week day on Radio 1, 1XTRA and BBC Asian Network
• Since 2022 Newsbeat have been based in Birmingham
• A transitional media product which reflects changes in the contemporary media landscape- it is both a traditional radio programme with a regular, scheduled broadcast time, but is also available online after broadcast for streaming and downloading.
• a 'transitional media product'
• Newsbeat is the BBC radio news programme aimed at young adults in the UK between the age of 15-35 who are interested in the news and also like to use digital media. 

  Newsbeat is an example of a transitional media product which reflects changes in the contemporary media landscape. Newsbeat is both a traditional radio broadcast programme with regular, scheduled broadcast times, but it is also available online after broadcast. 

  The broadcast itself and the use of digital platforms provides opportunities for audience interaction.
• It reaches a weekly audience of up to 9 million users and another million users on the online after the broadcast.The radio broadcast and the digital platforms such as smartphones and social media allow audience interaction with newsbeat.
• BBC Radio is able to cater for a wide range of different audiences with their stations and in their programming from the mainstream youth audience of Radio 1 to the niche ethnic minority youth audiences of Asian Network or the Urban Radio 1 Extra.
• Newsbeat is also available online eg BBC Sounds(and on the BBC Sounds App) after broadcast giving listeners more choice when they listen. 
• DIGITAL REVOLUTIONYoung people today have changed their listening habits because of new technology.  

  Radio today does not have to be listened to live at the time of broadcast like it used to be radio can now be consumed in a variety of ways for young people to use the Internet and digital smartphones and tablets.
• BBC Radio 1 Xtra- the stations ideology and content is signified by its moto 'Amplifying black music & culture''
• Radio 1 xtra streaming NewsBeat- This targets a niche young black audience into urban music who are under 35 featuring performances and interviews with urban music artists like KSI,Stormzy,Aitch and Craig David. The DJ's are well known and trendy including Reece Parkinson. They do features on black music festivals and events such as the Notting Hill Carnival as well as club events in Ibiza.
• NEWSBEAT APP CLOSED

  You could download the phone app until recently on Google play and the Apple Store but it is no longer available as you can now access Newsbeat on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds.
• News stories are chosen to appeal to their young adult target audience. 'This can be anything from entertainment to politics, knife crime, sex and body image.'
• As the BBC is publically funded, there are no adverts. This is in contrast to commercial broadcasters like KISS FM who gain most of their revenue from advertising and sponsorship. 
• Newsbeat is the flagship news programme on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra and provides news to meet the needs of the network's target audience of 15-35 year olds. It's a highly creative multi-media team, maintaining and developing an agenda that's relevant to the audience across all platforms. 
• Radio broadcasting is regulated by OFCOM .

  OFCOM regulation focuses on content including use of :-

  LANGUAGE(appropriate and inoffensive)

  IMPARTIALITY(fair and without bias)

  protection of under 18s.

  Public Service Broadcasters like the BBC have very specific regulatory rules.
• Galtung and Ruge - News values to be found in all news media are:

  • negativity – bad news

  • proximity – news from close to home (domestic: national or local)

  • currency – how well it fits with other events

  • continuity – whether there will be more to report on

  • simplicity – how easy it is to understand, used frequently in Newsbeat

  • personality – soft news, such as relating to celebrity culture, used frequently in Newsbeat

  • uniqueness – surprising or unexpected events

  • expectedness – predictable, diary events that happen on publicised dates

  • elite nations and people – the powerful in the world (often Western nations and influential people, or those seen as a threat

  to them, may be disproportionately reported on)

  • exclusivity – special access to certain people or news

  • threshold – how many people it affects.
• Regulation refers to a set of rules or directives maintained by an authority. It's about controlling or governing something, whether it's an industry, a behavior, or a process.
• The BBC Royal Charter is a foundational legal document that defines the mission, public purposes, and governance of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). It's essentially the framework within which the BBC operates: 
• Newsbeat also runs a YouTube channel in addition to its website presence and other social media accounts. This allows a broader reach than traditional radio and is essential for a transitional media product that must try to bridge both traditional media and the multi-platform, post-broadcast era of the digital age.
• Newsbeat, a scheduled news broadcast, was launched on Radio 1 in September 1973, in response to competition from commercial radio stations.
• It has also diversified into short-form news articles on the BBC website and short video content on YouTube and other social media channels, e.g. Facebook, X, and hashtags on TikTok. For this reason, Newsbeat is defined as a ‘transitional’ media product as it continues to be broadcast traditionally as well as through other digital methods.
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• BBC NewsBeat have typically younger staff in their 20s and 30s which allows for them to easily cover more relevant stories for that younger 15-30 year old target audience age bracket