Ofcom

What is Ofcom?

Ofcom stands for office of communications. Ofcom regulates TV and Radio Programmes in the UK; they have legal duties to follow and intend to protect viewers and listeners especially children under the age of 18. Ofcom have a broadcasting Code, where strict rules and standards that must be followed by a fellow broadcaster.

How Ofcom works?

A viewer/listener must put forward a complaint. When they believe that rules and regulations of Ofcom have been broken. Ofcom then asses the complaints against the Broadcasting Code to see if any further action is needed. These investigations can take up to weeks or even months depending on the issue.

     

 

Source:http://www.ofcom.org.uk/about/what-is-ofcom/

 

Preliminary Task

 

Audio- Prelimenary Task.

 

 

 

 

  Veiw of our Prelimenary Task.

Our Preliminary
Task was based around the concept of discussion, my self and Sonia were the co host

we satrted off talking about new technology that has emerged. Overall, the atmosphere was very relaxed. What we need to improve was our presentation skills, there was a lot of

hesitations and more practice was clearly needed.

Trio FM Preliminary Script

Sonia: Hi guys you are now tuning in with TRIO FM with Shima

Shima: and Sonia… Okay let me just get to the point who has heard of the iPhone 5?

Sonia: don’t even talk about it I hate it

Shima: What! What are you on about it’s the best thing ever

Sonia: Trust me it’s not

Shima: okay, anyway let’s just talk to our local fan who has come in kindly, she has been sending in so many fan mails and is a long term fan, further ado lets introduce Beatrice

Applause sound Effect

Hanna: Hi guys, I have an iPhone 5 I actually hate it I hate the entire empire because it looks like the iPhone 4 and rolled it so it looks like a chapatti

Shima: really?

Hanna: yes!

Sonia: Thanks Beatrice I thought you were a fan! Anyway lets go to the news headlines

Sound Effect.

Omnidirectional & Unidirectional Microphones

Source: http://www.wisegeek.org/what-are-omnidirectional-microphones.htm#
http://www.learningaboutelectronics.com/Articles/What-are-unidirectional-microphones

Microphone Techniques

 

 

key information and tips when using a microphone.

·         Keep the microphone close to your mouth but at a certain distance

·         Pop Filter is good to use as it stops certain sounds from recording

·         A Quiet place to record is essential

·         Using a mike stand, instead of holding it

·         When Reading a script  it should be a maximum of one page

·         Using a music stand so the paper can be placed upon it

·         To watch your breathing when recording

·         To take time when reading script

·         Ensure that what is being recorded is natural

Defamation Case

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/19822662

The Legal and Ethical Contexts of Local Radio Journalism

In order of Importance…

1. Produce no material likely to lead to hatred or discrimination on the grounds of a person’s age, gender, race, colour, creed, legal status, disability, material status or sexual orientation.

2. Do nothing to intrude into anybody’s private life, grief or distress unless justified by overriding consideration of the public interest.

3. Take no unfair personal advantage of information gained in the course of her/his duties before the information is public knowledge.

4. Strive to ensure information is disseminated is honestly conveyed, accurate and fair.

5. Obtain Material by honest, straightforward and open means, with the exception of investigations that are both overwhelmingly in the public interest and which involve evidence that cannot be obtained by straightforward means.

6. Protect the identity of sources who supply information in confidence and material gathered in the course of his/her work.

7. At all times uphold and defend the principle of media freedom, the right of freedom of expression and the right of the public to be informed.

8. Resist threats or any inducements to influence, distort or suppress information.

9. Differentiate between a fact and an opinion.

10. Not by way of statement, voice or appearance endorse by advertisement any commercial product or service save for the promotion of his/her own work or of the medium by which he/she is employed.

11. Avoid Plagiarism

12. Do his/her utmost to correct harmful inaccuracies.
 

I decided to put ‘Produce no material likely to lead to hatred or discrimination on the grounds of a person’s age, gender, race, colour, creed, legal status, disability, material status or sexual orientation’ as the most important. Producing a story that will discriminate people will not only drive an audience away, it will also be classed as racism. Stories that will affect the audience in an negative way highlights that the journalist is to blame for breaking the legal rules and displaying horrific material, this also  tarnishes the organisation that the journalist is working for, hence I think it is the most important as it leads to a domino effect.

 

 

 Source: OCR Media Studies for AS Third Edition, Julian McDougall
 

 

 

 

 

 

Radio Analysis - Buzz Asia 963 London

Over the course of my AS level Study of Media, I will frequently listen to a Radio station and comment, how I find it intriguing. I will also listen how the Radio DJ presents themselves and what conventions commonly occurred. I will also check look out for the types of sound codes they used.

 

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News Values Leaflet

A Brief Leaflet on what News Values are and the 12 rules of News Values.

Source: Class Notes/ OCR Media Studies For AS, Third Edition, Julian Mcdougall

Useful Interview Tips

Don’t rush your radio interview

• You will trip up over your words
• You will um and err
• You will ramble on and on………….

Tips for sounding clear in your radio interview

• Speak in short sentences – one thought per sentence.
• Take time over the first three words of the sentence – so that you don’t rush into the sentence.
• Don’t rush any syllables – make sure each syllable in the word is pronounced.

Listen to the radio interviewer – don’t panic!

• Use the time to focus on what the presenter is saying before he/she gets to your interview. 
• You may pick up on some useful information or background context to the interview topic.
• this will help you responsed to the answers given to you.

Contolling nerves in your radio interview

• Don’t butt in to the question – wait for the presenter to finish asking the question before you respond
• Focus on understanding the question, rather than rehearsing your response in your head

Keep your radio interviews interesting to your audience!

• Telling a story – if you imagine each of your responses are a short story – this will automatically inject more energy and expression into your voice
• Emphasise important words – these are the key words that make up the essence of your sentences and will help you to sound more convincing
• Smile – when you smile your voice smiles and it comes across more appealing and personable to the listeners.

         http://www.skillstudio.co.uk

History of Radio

History of radio  By shimabegum

Tecniques when Interviewing

 

Interviewing a person whether it is on television or on the radio, the same rules apply. This video explains that there are a few pointers or tips needed when interviewing. There are a few factors that make a good interview such as, doing your research, asking relevant questions to the interviewee , to ask open questions e.g. What? Why? How? When?  and have a good relationship with the interviewee, to make them feel at ease and Listen to what is being said.

 

Source: BBC Blast ( YouTube)



Radio Analysis- Capital FM

Over the course of my AS level Study of Media, I will frequently listen to a Radio station and comment, how I find it intriguing. I will also listen how the Radio DJ presents themselves and what conventions commonly occurred. I will also check look out for the types of sound codes they used.

 

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Survey Analysis

Target Demographic 16-20 year-old

Trio FM conducted a survey on Survey Monkey which 25 of our target demographic kindly completed

1. The two most popular answers were“rarely” and “never”. This highlights that radio was not as popular as it was approx.50 years ago. There are many factors that contribute towards this such as the development of technology. In today's society, many people prefer to watch than listen. The rise of television and the Internet highlights that radio ceases to exist, as the internet allows you to not only search the internet for research or entertainment purposes but you can also watch TV. The internet even allows you to listen to the radio through a website or an App. Although radio is not as popular as other forms of technology however, technology has enabled people to listen to radio as technology has become portable allowing the listener to listen virtually anywhere hence, radio is not at all forgotten or lost.

2. We asked our target audience what radio station they preferred. Three specific radio stations, “Kiss 100” ”Capital FM” and ”BBCRadio 1” were frequently found. Although these are popular radio stations, why our audience found them interesting was due to their huge emphasis on music.All these radio stations tend to play the same genres of music, hence lots of people listen to them.

3. We asked our audience what topics interested them. Our target demographic said that “music”, “weather”, “celebrity gossip” and “local current affairs” interested them the most. These are conventions found in a typical radio newscast. Most people are interested in finding out about the weather, if there were hazardous weather condition, the listeners would be aware of it. Another topic, which was popular, was “local current affair" such as the London Olympics, Young Mayor...etc.

4. Our survey showed that the majority of our audience members liked to listen to the radio in the morning, after school/work and on journeys. On journeys the radio accompanies the driver. Many people listen to the radio because it is a form of relaxation and it helps to relieve stress from work and school. It also fulfils a person's boredom.

5. We asked our audience if they were interested in local job opportunities. Overall, our audience were moderately or very interested in local job opportunities, therefore if we add this topic to our radio station, it will intrigue and benefit listeners, as they will be able to take from what is being broadcasted.

6. Genres of music that interested our audience the most were, “RnB”, “Hip Hop” and “Pop.” These genres are quite popular and current, it also highlights what our target audience currently like to listen to, and what interests them the most.

7. We asked our target demographic if they were interested in celebrity gossip. Many people were not interested in“Celebrity Gossip”, however, if we were more specific as to whom we would interview or talk about, like Olympians or celebrities who benefit society, the outcome would have defiantly be different.

8. We asked our target demographic if they think having an agony aunt on the radio is a good idea. Exactly half of our audience agreed to having an agony aunt on the radio, the other half disagreed,which could be due to the fact that it was not a common convention found in radio. Hence, many people were confused and unsure about whether an agony aunt would be suitable or not.

9. Our audience preferred a “funny and entertaining”or “laid back” host because this interests listeners and keeps them entertained. A serious news host would bore our target demographic. a serious tone can only be used for hard news and not throughout the whole radio broadcast.

10. We asked our audience if they preferred Local or national news. Local news was generally more popular because people are interested in knowing what happens around their local area, as it involves them and evokes more emotion.This is known as Proximity as it is news within an area code.