The difference between News and Current affairs may be a little tricky. If care is not taken, one might think that they both mean the same thing. Really News can be described as "Information about recent and important events", It could be an "Information reported in a newspaper or news magazine" or on radio, or "A program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary". It could also be an "Informal information of any kind that is not previously known to someone Current affairs refer to any event that just occurred, this means the affairs that are associated with the present. News is different from Current affairs because not all current affairs make it to the news. For a current event to become News, someone or a reporter must have taken interest in the spread of such event. If not a current event may occur without ever getting into the news until later in the future. On radio In the same way, Not all news item are current events. A person may be interested in an old story. Digging up age long information about remarkable stories becomes news. So an event need not be a current event before it becomes news.
Schedule programme:
News programme is a regularly scheduled radio or television program that reports current events. It is usually reported in a series of individual stories that are presented by one or more anchors. A news programme can include live or recorded interviews by field reporters, expert opinions, opinion poll results, and occasional editorial content. News programs hit about 10 - 20 different stories, giving each one less than two minutes.
What is a current affair:
Current Affairs Programme is a genre of broadcast journalism where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of news stories that have recently occurred or are ongoing at the time of broadcast. This differs from regular news broadcasts where the emphasis is on news reports presented for simple presentation as soon as possible, often with a minimum of analysis. It is also different for the newsmagazine show format in that the events are discussed immediately. In current affairs discussion programmes, government officials, intellectuals, educationists, research scholars, economists, politicians, scientists and sociologists express their views. Current Affairs shows usually feature one or two guests in an interview format going in depth on one or two issues.
PURPOSE:
The purpose of radio current affairs programme is to inform the public about issued and event. Rather than concentrating on the basic facts of a news story, they are aimed at helping listeners understand the meaning and the issues behind the news. Radio current affairs programs may focus on a single issue, such as an election, or may sum up the various events of a week. If they cover various stories they will usually have a unifying thread to tie the stories together.
The radio programme is structured as a series of ‘lead-ins’ followed by inserted support material (that is, live or recorded interviews, comments from experts, music and special effects). The lead-in is the introduction, or set-up of the story, given by the programme’s presenter. It does not tell the story but provides background information. Lead-ins are also designed to grab the listener’s attention and focus the story. They might provide a link between recorded material or they might be a series of questions asked of a guest.
An introduction with the name of the programme and its presenter
A summary of the issue
Formal language to introduce an issue
Background information on the subject
Various opinions presented
Quotes by or interviews with experts, politicians, or people directly involved
Linking sentences and phrases between various stories and between announcer’s comments and inserted support material.
Types of current affairs programmes.
Current affairs programme are of two types, studio programme and field productions. Detail is as under:
STUDIO PROGRAMMES:
These are the programmes prepared in the studios. According to the neecVof current affairs programmes we can prepare the following formats.
TALKS:
It is a format of current affairs as well as other radio programmes. This format presents information on particular subject of common interest and utility with the personal experiences of the talker. Talks on radio ;ue classified in different categories depending on the nature of the subject such as : Short/pep talks, religious talks, anniversaries/festivals talks, taks related to any current event (General Talks).
DISCUSSION:
This is the format of each type of programmes in which more than two participants take part to discuss about some subject. Participants disseminate some information about some topic having more than one point of view of sharp contrast or opposing nature. It presents varying opinions on a specific subject and scope. Discussion-programme may be’ of three types:- Panel discussion, forum discussion, and audience participated discussion.
DOCUMENTARY:
French word documentary means a “Travel picture”. This word has been taken in by radio from films and deals with sound pictures supported with oral evidence on the subjects it is dealing with. Thus in documentary sound is used to tell the story, the sound of the human voice, the sound of human activity and the sound of music. It contains the real words of real persons and the sound of the events.
INTERVIEWS:
A radio interview is a story developed through questions and answers to find out the truth about an event, issue subject/topic or personality. Interviews are usually recorded before being broadcast, but some interviews are broadcast live. Three participant^ are required for interview, the interviewer, interviewee and the listeners.
INTEGRATED NEWS BROADCAST:
These are the news bulletins prepared in the news section for broadcast. In such news bulletins reports of the reporters on the spot are integrated. These reports are used as a source for cross-checking the news coming from the various news agencies. These reports also help to present the objectivity of the broadcasting organisation concerned.
NEWS REEL:
News reel, actually is a combination of outdoor broadcast (OB’s) and studio recording and comprises some important news of the week or days. It presents depth of the news in focus. Background can be obtained from printed or media sources or the persons involved. It is preferable to include interviews or impressions.
CURRENT AFFAIRS MAGAZINE:
It is a package programme depending upon many formats. In this type of programme information about different events, personalities or development programmes are given.
RADIO NEWS CONFERENCE:
It is just like an ordinary press conference taken place by a personality and published in the newspapers. Radio news conference may be about the performance of any institution, any event or any political, social, economical or literary subject.
NEWS COMMENTARY:
This is a detailed information about one particular item (news) of general interest. Personal view point of writer is also included.
Schedule programme:
News programme is a regularly scheduled radio or television program that reports current events. It is usually reported in a series of individual stories that are presented by one or more anchors. A news programme can include live or recorded interviews by field reporters, expert opinions, opinion poll results, and occasional editorial content. News programs hit about 10 - 20 different stories, giving each one less than two minutes.
What is a current affair:
Current Affairs Programme is a genre of broadcast journalism where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of news stories that have recently occurred or are ongoing at the time of broadcast. This differs from regular news broadcasts where the emphasis is on news reports presented for simple presentation as soon as possible, often with a minimum of analysis. It is also different for the newsmagazine show format in that the events are discussed immediately. In current affairs discussion programmes, government officials, intellectuals, educationists, research scholars, economists, politicians, scientists and sociologists express their views. Current Affairs shows usually feature one or two guests in an interview format going in depth on one or two issues.
PURPOSE:
The purpose of radio current affairs programme is to inform the public about issued and event. Rather than concentrating on the basic facts of a news story, they are aimed at helping listeners understand the meaning and the issues behind the news. Radio current affairs programs may focus on a single issue, such as an election, or may sum up the various events of a week. If they cover various stories they will usually have a unifying thread to tie the stories together.
The radio programme is structured as a series of ‘lead-ins’ followed by inserted support material (that is, live or recorded interviews, comments from experts, music and special effects). The lead-in is the introduction, or set-up of the story, given by the programme’s presenter. It does not tell the story but provides background information. Lead-ins are also designed to grab the listener’s attention and focus the story. They might provide a link between recorded material or they might be a series of questions asked of a guest.
An introduction with the name of the programme and its presenter
A summary of the issue
Formal language to introduce an issue
Background information on the subject
Various opinions presented
Quotes by or interviews with experts, politicians, or people directly involved
Linking sentences and phrases between various stories and between announcer’s comments and inserted support material.
Types of current affairs programmes.
Current affairs programme are of two types, studio programme and field productions. Detail is as under:
STUDIO PROGRAMMES:
These are the programmes prepared in the studios. According to the neecVof current affairs programmes we can prepare the following formats.
TALKS:
It is a format of current affairs as well as other radio programmes. This format presents information on particular subject of common interest and utility with the personal experiences of the talker. Talks on radio ;ue classified in different categories depending on the nature of the subject such as : Short/pep talks, religious talks, anniversaries/festivals talks, taks related to any current event (General Talks).
DISCUSSION:
This is the format of each type of programmes in which more than two participants take part to discuss about some subject. Participants disseminate some information about some topic having more than one point of view of sharp contrast or opposing nature. It presents varying opinions on a specific subject and scope. Discussion-programme may be’ of three types:- Panel discussion, forum discussion, and audience participated discussion.
DOCUMENTARY:
French word documentary means a “Travel picture”. This word has been taken in by radio from films and deals with sound pictures supported with oral evidence on the subjects it is dealing with. Thus in documentary sound is used to tell the story, the sound of the human voice, the sound of human activity and the sound of music. It contains the real words of real persons and the sound of the events.
INTERVIEWS:
A radio interview is a story developed through questions and answers to find out the truth about an event, issue subject/topic or personality. Interviews are usually recorded before being broadcast, but some interviews are broadcast live. Three participant^ are required for interview, the interviewer, interviewee and the listeners.
INTEGRATED NEWS BROADCAST:
These are the news bulletins prepared in the news section for broadcast. In such news bulletins reports of the reporters on the spot are integrated. These reports are used as a source for cross-checking the news coming from the various news agencies. These reports also help to present the objectivity of the broadcasting organisation concerned.
NEWS REEL:
News reel, actually is a combination of outdoor broadcast (OB’s) and studio recording and comprises some important news of the week or days. It presents depth of the news in focus. Background can be obtained from printed or media sources or the persons involved. It is preferable to include interviews or impressions.
CURRENT AFFAIRS MAGAZINE:
It is a package programme depending upon many formats. In this type of programme information about different events, personalities or development programmes are given.
RADIO NEWS CONFERENCE:
It is just like an ordinary press conference taken place by a personality and published in the newspapers. Radio news conference may be about the performance of any institution, any event or any political, social, economical or literary subject.
NEWS COMMENTARY:
This is a detailed information about one particular item (news) of general interest. Personal view point of writer is also included.
