Analysing local radio show news bulletins

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BBC radio Liverpool 
25/03/18 9am 

Running order 

1) The Steve Prescott Bridge in St Helens will light up this evening in memory of four year old Violet-Grace Youens she was seriously injured when hit by a stolen speeding car 12 months ago 

Facts in the story 
-Violet-Grace Youens was waiting to cross Prescott road with her Grandmother before getting hit by a car, and passing away in her parents arms just one day later 
-The car which hit them was driving at 70mph under a 30mph zone
-The man who killed her has been jailed for nine years and four months
-His conviction was from death by dangerous driving and other offenses 
-In memory of Violet-Grace, tonight the Prescott bridge will light up Violet
-This is as a sign of solidarity with the Youens family
-Since Violet's death, there have been campaigns in order to raise awareness of the dangers of speeding 
-Her father Glen is thanking all those who remember Violet, and has called her a beautiful soul and a little angel 

News Values
Immediacy - The bridge is being lit up this evening, in memory of Grace-Violet, making the story 'breaking'.
Familiarity - The story is geographically close to listeners. 
Impact - The story contains elements that would make us feel threatened by driving over the speeding limit.
Continuity - The story states how Violet-Grace died 12 months ago, making this an on-going story. 
Negativity - Some parts of this news story are bad, as it mentions the death of a four year old girl. 
Scandal: This story is likely to provoke moral outrage from parts of the audience who believe the man who killed Violet-Grace should have received a longer sentence. 


2) Church service is going to be held this morning in the Southern French town of Trev, in remembrance of the four people who were killed and attacked by an Islamist gunman 

Facts in the story
-President Macron has decided to hold a national memorial, in honour of Arnaud Beltrame who had given his life to protect Frances citizens, as stated by the Elysees
-This national service is to be taking places within the next coming days
-The police man died after offering to trade places with a female hostage 
-The senior who had previously served as a presidential guard has now become a focus of defiance, pride and hope, in the face of this latest attack.
-Flags have been flown at half mast at former base in Calce Son and across the rest of the country
-Beltrame's face has now been the chosen icon of television, social media and newspapers 

News values 
Immediacy - The church service is going to be held this morning, making the story 'breaking'.
Amplitude - The story includes the victims whose lives were taken, families of the victims and the rest of the French citizens. 
Impact - We can identify with the story as having a profound effect on families of the victims who are still devastated over the loss of their lives.
Predictability - We did expect this to happen as memorial services are often held after the death of citizens. 
Continuity - The Islamist gunman attack has been previously reported in the news, making it an on-going story.
Conflict - This story contains drama in describing fights between Islamist gunman and his victims.
Negativity - Parts of the story is bad news as it mentions innocent citizens lives. 


3) Counselling sessions are being offered to people on the first anniversary of the explosion which devestated the area 

Facts in the story 
-Charity 'New Beginnings' is providing help for people for those affected by the blast one year ago 
-More than thirty people were injured and several buildings were destroyed 
-Land lady at the Cleveland Arms pub was forced to close for six months whilst repairs were carried out 
-Residents have argued that the area is still suffering today, for instance 'a year on and there's basically no change', 'nothing has been repaired'. 

News Values 
Familiarity - This story is geographically close to listeners
Amplitude - It is a big event which involves a large number of people, such as the 30+ people who were injured in the blast
Impact - We can identify with the story as having a profound effect on our own lives. For instance the people who are living in the area where nothing has been repaired and no change has happend. 
Surprise - This is an unusual event, as there are usually a lot more safety precautions to prevent this from happening. 
Continuity - This story has already been defined as news, as the blast was reported when it happend, which was one year ago. Thus making it an on-going story.  
Conflict - The story contains elements of disagreements and conflict whereby residents of the area argue that 'nothing has been repaired' and 'its been a year on and there is still no change'. 
Negativity: Parts of the story is bad news, such as the number of people facing injuries and how no change has been done. However, some parts of the story is good news, such as the work of the charity 'New Beginnings'. 

4) Australian sports commission Steve Smith and anyone else who was involved in ball tampering is to be stood down immediately 

Facts in the story
-Steve Smith has openly admitted into trying to change the condition of the ball during a test match in Cape Town, South Africa 

News values
Immediacy: The story states how Smith is to be stood down immediately.
Surprise: This is an unexpected event as 'ball tampering' is extremely unprofessional and uncommon. 
Elite people: This story contains well-known people, such as Steve Smith, who is an Australian sports commission. 
Scandal: This news story is likely to provoke moral outrage from parts of the audience who believe Smith should get punished for his actions. 

5) In F1 Germany's Sebastian Vettel has won the season opening of Australian Gran Prix 

Facts in the story 
-Formula 1's Sebastian Vettel, who plays for Germany, has come first in the opening season of the Australian Gran Prix
-His competitor Louis Hamilton, who is a defending world champion, came in at second place

News values 
Predictability - It is predictable that Louis Hamilton came in at second place because he is a defending world champion.
Elite people - The story concerns well-known people, such as Sebastian Vettel and Louis Hamilton, who are both Formula 1 players. 




















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