newsbeat

• BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat
• Analysis of the radio programme "Newsbeat"
• Broadcasting since 1973 on BBC Radio 1, Newsbeat promises its younger listeners all the news they need to know from the UK and around the world
• The BBC is the largest public service broadcaster in the UK
• Ofcom tasks PSBs with "delivering impartial and trusted news, UK-originated programmes and distinctive content"
• The BBC's mission is outlined in its charter to provide "impartial, high-quality and distinctive output and services which inform, educate and entertain"
• Newsbeat will be presented from a new centre of excellence in Birmingham
• The BBC is often accused of political bias because it seems to reinforce a more liberal ideology
• The main fifteen-minute Newsbeat programmes are transmitted live over digital audio broadcast (DAB) frequencies at 12:45 and 17:45 during most weekdays
• Newsbeat is also available online and through the BBC Sounds app
• The BBC Trust claims Radio 1 targets people aged 15-29, but the average listener is actually 30
• Radio 1 is well-known and quite popular with older groups
• Intro


  A short burst of music with a fading bassline that signals the start of the programme
• Voice ident


  The presenter mentions the name of the broadcast and the current time
• Bulletin


  A list of the main stories which will be featured in the broadcast
• Cue


  The introduction to a correspondent's report
• Actuality


  Material recorded on location
• Vox pops


  Interviews with members of the public
• Live cross


  The broadcast cuts to the reporter on the scene for more immediate information and live updates
• Two way


  The newsreader asks the correspondent questions about the story
• Wrap


  The newsreader draws the report to a conclusion
• Stinger

  A sound effect that indicates the transition into the next section of the programme
• Outro


  The presenter's sign-off
• Radio 1 reached just under 9 million listeners every week in the first quarter of 2020
• Newsbeat had to compete against traditional print media and the conventions of roll news channels
• Newsbeat producers responded by serving content on their website, YouTube channel, Twitter account and Instagram profile
• Encoding/decoding model of communication

  Producers encode meaning and values into their texts which is then decoded by the audience
• Dominant reading


  The preferred reading intended by the producers
• Negotiated reading


  The audience appreciates some aspects but rejects others
• Oppositional reading


  The audience rejects the encoded message and constructs their own meanings
• Newsbeat on Twitter has 150k followers