Case study 3: news stories covering start of General Election campaign 2015

On Monday 30 March, David Cameron dissolved Parliament to spark the start of the 2015 General Election campaign.

This was reported by every major TV News programme but they took slightly different angles on the same story.

Work through the following tasks to complete your case study on how a news story is reported by different TV news programmes.

Testing what you've learned...

1) What is the angle of a news story? Give an example to explain your answer.

2) What is the difference between tabloid and broadsheet news coverage?

3) What would be an example of a tabloid-style TV news programme?

4) What would be an example of a broadsheet-style TV news programme?

5) What is the difference between international, national, regional and local news coverage?

Answer the questions on the election coverage clips...

BBC News election story - via YouTube

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?

2) What angle does the report take on the story?

3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?

4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?


Sky News election story not available online - use your notes

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?

2) What angle does the report take on the story?

3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?

4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?


STV (Scottish) coverage of the election story

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?

2) What angle does the report take on the story?

3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?

4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?


Channel 4 News coverage of the election story.

1) Is this international, national, regional or local news? How can you tell?

2) What angle does the report take on the story?

3) Is this more tabloid or broadsheet-style coverage?

4) What kind of audience would you expect to watch this type of TV news programme? Why?

Complete for homework if you don't finish it in lesson time - due next Thursday.