Why the Paris attacks got larger UK coverage than other tragedies
- Plenty of people have been asking why a massacre in France should get greater media coverage in Britain than massacres in the Lebanon, Iraq and Kenya.
- They have pointed to the fact that last Thursday, 44 people died in suicide bombings in Beirut. In August, 67 people were killed by a truck bomb in Sadr City in north-eastern Iraq. In April, 147 people, most of them students, were shot dead at Garissa University in north-eastern Kenya.
This is an article talking about why the Paris attacks got the most media coverage in comparison to other tragedies that happened all around the world such as the Beirut attacks, this is possibly because france is closer to home than these other countries. In my opinion i believe that this is wrong and all tragedies which involve people getting killed in mass numbers should be broadcasted equally.
BBC journalists told to make shorter videos aimed at mobile
- BBC journalists have been asked to make shorter, more informal videos as the corporation tries to keep pace with the public’s shift to consuming news on mobile devices.
- They guidelines have been produced as part of the BBC’s Project Newstream, an initiative focused on making the corporation’s output more mobile friendlyannounced by director general Tony Hall in September.
- However, on Thursday, the BBC released survey results claiming that more than three quarters of the public believe it should keep publishing news on its website and apps even if it makes it harder for newspapers to make money.
This is an article talking about how the BBC were told to make shorter videos for people to watch the news on their mobiles. This is because it would be very convenient and simple for the audience to access. In my opinion, this is a very good idea because of how new and digital media is changing these corporations have to keep up in order for them not to fail.
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