Accuracy- there has to be accuracy when making a program otherwise you can get into a lot of trouble.Accuracy is if the statement is true. Its important to have accuracy when making a factual programme because the audience need to trust you and your stories. For example if you keep on lying in documentary's and you're not giving the right facts people will stop watching and you can actually get into a lot of trouble with the TV company you work with. You also need accuracy when making a factual programme because you need to keep an audience for your programme. If the information is not correct people will not want to watch your programme no more and they will not trust what you say. Also audiences would prefer to listen/ watch a show that has reliable facts and not a show that may or may not be telling the truth. For example sometimes news anchors will make a story a lot more dramatic so then more people will watch the show or more people will be interested which in the end will result in the news team getting more money because the story would have gotten a lot of attention and people would have wanted to also use that story. But everyone wants the story because of how dramatic it is. However sometimes news anchors feel the need to make a story more dramatic than it already is. For example a disaster might happen and they might ask eye witnesses about what happened but because they still flustered from leaving the disaster they might miss out key parts of what happened so then the news will 'fill in the blanks'. They also ask eyewitnesses what happened so then people will find the news story more reliable and it intrigues audiences when they watch an eye witness tell their point of view of the story. Plus people would prefer to listen to a story that has took a long time to come out and it be accurate than a story that has been put together quickly and has unreliable facts.
Balance- This is when you're showing both sides of an argument this can have anything to do with religious or political. When making a factual programme you need to make sure you're being fair otherwise you can lose viewers because they will not want to listen to your 'facts' due to them being one sided. Also when you are getting information its really important that you get both sides of the story so then people will enjoy watching your programme more and so then you're fair. If someone has a view and its glorified people will start to get bored of the show because they will always expect the show to only share what they consider to be the best part of the story. People enjoy being surprised and seeing debates and you wouldn't get that if you watched a factual show that's not fair. When expressing feelings on a story you have to make sure you're being fair because otherwise viewer's will feel like you are forcing an opinion onto them that they might not agree with. The only time it would possibly be acceptable for your a debate to be one sided would be if you where talking about children drinking underage and seeing if that's right or wrong. In conclusion its important that factual programmes have balance because if they don't you can offend people and cause a lot of arguments and harm.
Here is an example of the effects a programme can have if you don't have balance.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8321157.stm
Impartiality- Is when you look at both sides of the argument equally and you don't make your own judgments or take sides. When making an impartial judgment you have to make sure you don't bring your own opinion into the argument because viewers would not be happy and will then not trust the rest of the information you share. They will think every time you share important news you will be just giving your opinion and not actually sharing the honest news report. You can also get into a lot of trouble for sharing your own opinion seems as though its not actual facts its just your point of view. For example with the TV show 'Snog Marry Avoid?' a contestant will go on and will be dressed in what they think is beautiful and pretty and they would love their own style. But they go onto the show to see what it would be like to look 'normal' and the show has to show respect and be fair to the contestant. So even when they do change the way she looks if she says that she prefers how she looked before they would respect that. This shows that the programme is being fair and respects the other persons views. Its important for the show to be fair so then the viewers enjoy watching it more.
Objectivity- This is when you find the whole truth/all the facts about something and give your opinion but be fair about it. For example you could have a news story that could be really bad and you have to share the facts which might not be nice at all and you have to say the truth about them. But then you can say the bad things about it (to be fair) so then you can keep the viewers happy. After you have stated the facts and shared the news that you might not agree with you then give your opinion about the situation but do it in a manner so then the viewer will trust you with the information you are sharing. For example you can say that you have suffered through a similar situation. This can also help with future news story's because the viewer will have more trust in you and the story's you share.
Subjectivity- Is not used a lot in factual programming because it can prevent you from sharing the facts and might push you to share your own opinion. In some cases presenters might use this to try and manipulate the viewers to change their opinions but they don't use it that much because they can get in trouble for doing it if its not used in a good way. Also you have to state that its your opinion and that your opinion does not effect the story in anyway so then the viewer knows that you're not trying to change their opinion.
Opinion- Using words that can change peoples opinions and its not factual its more of a personal response. When a factual programme is being made and the producers need opinions they will need a wide variety of different people so then no one will be seen as a bias opinion. You need to make sure the opinions you use are fair so then you don't offend anyone when making the show also do not give your own opinion because then people will no longer want to watch the show because they won't trust the interviewer.
Bias- Its important that you stick to the facts when making a factual programme because if you give your own opinion you will most likely only agree with one part of the argument. This is when viewers lose trust in you because you will not be sharing facts, views and different opinion from the public that are honest and factual. You have to make sure that you have the correct facts and statistics so then the viewers trust your information and will continue watching your factual programme/ factual programmes. When making the programme you have to make sure you share both sides of the arguments so then you don't seem biased to the viewers.
Representation- This is when something is described stereotypically. Factual programmes have to make sure they don't offend anyone in particular because if they do it can cause a lot of arguments and fighting. This can lead people to no longer what the factual programme and reporting the programme and people who made it.
Access- When making your factual programme you need to make sure that you have definitely got the correct information so then you are not breaking any laws. Also when you are making the factual programme you have to make sure that you have everyone's permission to use the information and other thing's.
Privacy- Everyone deserves privacy and that includes celebrities even though news teams collect information so then the public stay interested so then they don't stop watching the tv programmes. However sometimes they can go to far like some newspapers have hacked phones to get private information and obviously celebrities where not happy about that and they felt violated. This is not allowed and goes against many tv laws. News teams do this to try and get exclusive information that no ones heard about so then people stay interested and tell the friends about the programme so then the programme will make a lot of money and the people who made it will also get a lot of money too.
News Readers-
A news reader is someone who broadcasts the news from behind a desk. They're always dressed smartly and talk in a proper way. News readers are also very serious this way when people watch the news they take it very seriously and will trust the new channel/show. An example of a good news show would be ITV News Tyne Tees. This is a news show that is based in the UK and is known for being very serious.
Field Reporter-
Field reporters are similar to news reader except they go to the location where the story is happening. Some field reporters will travel across the world to go the location where the story is happening whether this is a dangerous place or not. Field reporters also have to dress quite formal so then people at home will take the seriously when they are giving out the news. Most of the time a field reporter will give the news live so the people get the feeling of what is happening there and it will intrigue them to watch more.
Interviews-
You need interviews in the media industry so then you can get good information from the source. For example you can interview victims from the story you're talking about and this will draw more viewers in because people like to know the information straight from the person and not from others because they will believe the victim more. People also like when you interview experts because this helps them learn more about the information too. Interviews are mostly held in the studio or sometimes at the location its happening.
Report Structure-
This is really important because it determines what you will being showing on the news first and what news information is the most important. If you put the most intriguing information first it will draw the viewers in and encourage them to keep watching.
Realism-
This is when the story is from a real person/ real situation. Realism effects the audience on a personal level because they will feel a close connection with the person who its happening to.
