Over time, new coverage and presentation of news had a changed in a big way.
The first visual presentation of the news in the UK came from Pathe News in 1910. Before this, all news had been without visuals. Pathe News introduced the use of cameras to cover events. By doing this they were able to capture history defining moments such as Suffragette Emily Davison's death from jumping in front of the horse at the Epsom Derby & the Coronation of King George V.
Many people had never seen events such as these so being able to have visuals along with the news was something new and made more of an understanding for the audience. Also the visuals were an attraction to many people as, at the time, it was an incredible movement in technology. However being able to see tragic events such as the death of Emily Davison would be a shock to many people as there was no censor on what was shown when this was first introduced.
When the newsreels first began, they were silent, as were all films in that era. It wasn't until 1928 that sound was introduced into the news. Until then, the news was simply footage of events with text added over the top or in between shots. These newsreels were screened at cinemas twice a week where members of the public would pay to watch them. Each newsreel would last for about 4 minutes and update the audience on the news from that week.
In 1918, Pathe split and began two separate divisions, Film/Newsreels & Music. This was simply the first step towards what would be more divisions and separate shows covering different aspects. Different divisions continued to be made and by 1930 there were multiple shows such as Pathetone Weekly, Pathe Pictorial, The Gazette and Eve's Film Review, not to mention others.
In 1928, sound was introduced to the newsreels. This added a new level of information to the films and it added realism to them in a way that simply showing visuals didn't do. With the introduction of sound to these newsreels this also meant the shows could have presenters. At first the presenters were only used for voice over, replacing the overlaying text from previous newsreels. The presentation had to be very well spoken as there was no other aspect to it. It wasn't for a while that presenters would appear as a visual on TV. This was a trend that stuck and continues today. Having someone present the news makes it feel more direct to the audience.
It was in 1934 that the first real competition to Pathe News began, BBC News. BBC News was the first new show to be broadcast on television which made news more accessible and made less reason to go to the cinema to see the news. Pathe Newsreels continued until the 1950's when they were discontinued and no longer shown in cinemas in the UK. BBC News began to take over, however they weren't always a visual news show.
BBC News started as a radio show in 1922 and, despite a lot of negative criticism on the product, progressed it's way towards starting it's own news operation in 1934. This progression continued until 1948 when BBC News started their own Television Newsreel show which is when it became real competition to other news broadcasters. 2 years later a Children's Newsreel show was started and aired weekly.
Both these news shows continued for years, BBC still being on today and the children's newsreel progressed into Newsround in 1972, which also is still ongoing today.
Since Newsround was made specifically for children, to make news more accessible to the younger generation, it make sure every aspect of the show is aimed at that audience. This comes in the form of their logo and graphics, for example. These graphics are a lot less 'sophisticated' than the main BBC News and more bright and colourful to appeal to kids. On top of the Graphics, music is another aspect tailored towards the younger age group. The music is more upbeat than most mainstream news shows.
The presentation is very simplified compared to mainstream news. The the way the presenter speaks is aimed at children and is therefore slower and they use a more child like vocabulary to make the news understandable to kids.
As time went on Newsround continued and is still going today. It made it's way onto CBBC, the BBC channel designed for kids, in 2002. Many aspects of the show stayed the same such as brighter colours, more 'fun' graphics etc. One thing that does seem to change when you compare the 2014 broadcast to the 1972 broadcast is the presentation style. The presenter in the 2014 episode seems as if she is reporting for a normal news show rather than aiming her presentation towards kids. This could be because of a way in which the children who watch Newsround have progressed. Other than the presentation and updated graphics, the show follows the same format.
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