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Comparison Of Newsround And BBC 6 O Clock News

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Comparing Newsround and BBC 6 o'clock News The purpose and audience of ‘Newsround’ and the ‘BBC 6 o’clock News’ are both different, and therefore the format, content and language will differ as a consequence. The purpose of ‘Newsround’ is to make news interesting and accessible for its target audience, of younger teenagers and children. On the other hand the ‘BBC 6 o’clock News’ has a more general audience, consisting mainly of adults and older people, and its purpose is to present a round up of the days events in a more formal manner, yet still on a level that is universally understood. The format of ‘Newsround’ has to appeal to its target audience of younger teenagers and children. As a result: …show more content…

Finally, there are no desks and the presenters sit on sofas so it seems more relaxed and contemporary, both of which make the news appear more exciting and help it to get rid of its boring, adults only image. On the other hand, the format of the ‘BBC 6 o’clock News’, especially the mode of address, differs greatly to suit its target audience. Firstly the male presenters wear a much more formal and mature shirt and tie in place of the more casual jeans and T-shirt. Also they sit behind a desk, which makes the set closed and less relaxed, making the news seem more serious for more mature adults. However, there are some similarities, for example the sets of both programmes are modern but ‘Newsround’ use more playful primary colours as opposed to the ‘BBC 6 o’clock News’ uniform red; red having connotations of danger or urgency and being therefore more serious . Likewise there is a male and female presenter, mirroring the set up of the ‘Newsround’ format however, the ‘BBC 6 o’clock News’ presenters take it in turns to announce the headlines whereas the ‘Newsround’ female presenter does them all herself. The title sequences also differ on the surface, but are similar in many ways. For example they both feature the world, representing worldwide news, and they both use pacey music to suggest the news is urgent. In comparison, for the ‘BBC 6 o’clock News’ the ‘BBC’ logo

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