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Using examples, discuss the view that news and current affairs programming cannot be serious and keep an audience.
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Production: Theory & Practice News & Information II Using examples, discuss the view that news and current affairs programming cannot be serious and keep an audience. 'The First duty of the press is to obtain the earliest and most correct intelligence of the events of the time'. John Thaddeus Delane, editor, The Times 1852 News information has been manipulated for years, ever since World War two, when Hitler used newspapers to strengthen his position of dominance over the war, and the Americans manipulated the radio broadcasts by only allowing stories in their favour to be transmitted. This was a bias view of the current world events, and it worked in favour of the government in charge at the time. Today, news is not only determined by the government in charge, but also by the viewer. Many news channels are reluctant to say anything bad about the government, as they could be fined or even...
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