BBC News gathers and produces news stories for BBC television, radio and for its website. It is the largest broadcasting news gatherer in the world with a daily output of 120 hours. Its key objective is to "collect news and information in any part of the world and in any manner that may be thought fit". The main BBC news department is located within the BBC Television Centre. BBC's ability of having a global reach is the largest and deepest in the world: with correspondents in almost all 240 countries worldwide. Having this huge number of correspondents allows BBC news to get the latest news as soon as it arouses in any country.
The channel has a website which displays the different issues discussed during the News. The website is regularly updated to ensure the users are continuously informed. I will look at BBC's website in more detail later on in the project when I begin to plan for our News website.
'Theme Tune'
I regularly watch BBC news and would recognise the 'theme tune' anywhere. The tune BBC uses is very effective as the background beat creates a sense of urgency and seriousness. It grabs the audiences attention straight away and adds to trying to create a serious tone. The crashing noise and the beeping work really well together introducing a programme containing serious issues.
Here is the theme tune BBC news uses
Although the title sequence is simple the theme tune does all the talking. The beeps sound like what you would hear in a hospital where the doctors and nurses become very serious when someones heart rate falls, making a beeping noise on the machine. It makes the stories which are to be addressed appear serious as tension is created during the sequence. However we want our title sequence to be eye catching and have images/videos of the stories to be addressed, giving the user extra information before the programme begins. I like how the title sequence stands out against a white background, with the bright red producing an alarming look grabbing the viewers attention.
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