There is a reliance on visual
images / real footage to tell a story in TV news. It
could be argued that the
visuals dominate the news agenda on TV news. According to Krishnan Guru-murthy, he explains that ‘in
the event that there is a lack of visual footage, a story will not run’. (Quote in the exam)
Watch the abc news report from New York which reports the killing of Lee Rigby in a terrorist attack.
How does this news broadcast
use real footage and where does this come from?
There is a real necessity for visual footage to be used in an attempt to illustrate a story. If there are no visuals, a story may not run. (See quote above) It could be argued that the visuals dominate the news agenda on TV news - this is one of the main reasons why news providers will use amateur footage from mobile phones; these are known as 'Citizen Journalists'. See below the amateur footage in relation to September 11th:
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