Visial Imagery in the Mass Media: News on the Roll May 6, 2008

"The UK's two principal rolling news channels are Sky News and BBC News 24. They place a premium on reporting 'breaking news' but little news really breaks in any twenty-four hours, which encourages this kind of newscasting to 'create' the impression of 'breaking news'. How is this done?"

Followed by seminar at 5.15pm: New(s) Futures

Part of the Visial Imagery in the Mass Media lecture series exploring the nature of imagery in the media and the strategies employed by broadcasters and journalists to restrict, and often simultaneously exploit, the multiple meanings of those images.

The Lectures will be at 16.00 for one hour, and the seminars will follow at 17.15, ending at 18.45. No reservations are required. It is possible to attend either the lecture or the seminar, or both. Places will be allocated on a 'first come, first served' basis.

Official Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/event.asp?PageId=45&EventId=706