The Style Guide Part 2

Legal & Regulatory Constraints:

Handling of Stories Involving Minors
With stories involving minors there are rules that are not allowed to be breached
which involves not mentioning their name, address, school and you cannot
included a photo of them in the report. They also have guidelines that involve
them not interviewing anyone who knows the underage person who can leak
information about the proceedings. However in court there are no automatic
restrictions, but the court can make an order that overturns the hearing and
prevents the hearing of the identification of the minor who was involved with the
situation.
Contempt of Court
Contempt of Court is when somebody has interfered with the process of court
and the administration of court. This can prevented in several ways which all
result in different types of justice if its not been carried out properly. If there is a
reason that Contempt of Court is seen as a serious offence, the judge can
sentence them to prison.
Libel & Defamation
Libel & Defamation is a law that protects an individuals identity & reputation. It
allows people to sue if their reputation is damage in any way. Defamatory
happens when somebody lowers themselves in the estimation of right-thinking
members of the public, causes them to be avoided and shunned by the general
public, disparages them for their profession and exposes their hatred ridicule or
contempt.
Coverage of Elections
Coverage of Elections must have all radio stations that want to cover it give a
balanced amount of coverage for all parties that are a part of the election. The
Ofcom broadcast code has detailed rules that talks about the radio stations
having to have impartiality so they can give the broadcasters a guideline that
they must follow during the election. One of the rules in section 6 of the Ofcom
code state that Equal coverage must be given to all major parties during the
election period, and broadcasters must also consider giving appropriate
coverage to other parties and independent parties. However the BBC do not
have to follow any of these codes, however they have their own code that they
must follow.

Official Secrets Act

Official Secrets Act is an archive that keeps stories secret for a period of time
until they are released.

Ofcom Guidelines for the Handling of Stories Involving Minors

http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/broadcasting/broadcast-codes/broadcastcode/protecting-under-18s/
BBC Guidelines for the Handling of Stories Involving Minors
http://www.bbc.co.uk/editorialguidelines/page/guidance-children-full
Ethics:
YouTube video on Weebly
News Value:
Story Priority (National & Local, Domestic & Foreign), Immediacy, Follow Up
Angles, Human Interests and Public Interests Agenda

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnk7ZK4eyhc
The first story (starts at 0:00) that was presented in this BBC news bulletin was
about 3 Islamic people pleading guilty for a potential terrorist attack when they
tried flying to Syria for arms training. The reason why this story is first is because
it is important for the general public to know that terrorist activities were in the
works and that the UK is being targeted by this. This story was 2 years ago on
Friday 15th March 2013, there were no follow-ups to the story as they were being
held by the court and they are awaiting their court date. This story would come
under the public interests column.
The next story (at 4:20) talks about the prime minister and his deputy head Nick
Clegg unveiling a brand new plan for press regulation following the press
intrusion, the reason why this story was second is to do with the first story being
more important than this one, however its still useful for the public to know
about so they presented it for everyone to get an understanding. Again this story
was 2 years ago on the same date as the story like every other story that will be
featured on this news bulletin. This was a follow up from the phone hacking
scandal and shows the aftermath and how the government are trying to fix it.
This story would come under public interests.

The third story (at 7:23) that was talked about on the news bulletin was about
how a quarter of a million primary school places in the UK will be needed by
September. This story is further into the news bulletin as its not as relevant as
the other two stories, however this is still general news that a large population of
would like to be informed about, especially for mothers and fathers. This story
also shows facts and figures for people to know which informs them more about
the story. This story was presented 2 years ago on the same day like all the
stories presented on this news bulletin. This story isnt a follow up as it just been
introduced by the government and its a new topic that has been announced.
This story would come under public and human interests.
The next story (at 10:23) talks about a man who has to appear in court is to be
charged with the murder of a Kristina Edkins. This story is not too relevant as its
being presented later in the news bulletin, however the story will still be
presented as its still serious news as its to do with murder. Again this story was
presented in the news bulletin 2 years ago on the same date as every story. This
story is a follow up from the original first story about the girl who was murdered
without knowing who had a part in it. This story would come under public
interests.
The next story (at 10:56) is about how Eric Joyce is banned from buying Alcohol
in the houses of parliament. This story as well is not relevant because its only a
short story and its presented later into the news bulletin. This story was
presented 2 years ago on the same date as every other story. This story is not a
follow up as it has nothing to follow up from. This story would be a public
interest.
The next story (at 11:10) is about Nick Philpot, a man who was accused of killing
6 of his children in a house fire in Derby has spent another day in the witness box
claiming he wasnt involved. Again, this story is not relevant compared to the top
3 stories as its a short segment and its also presented later within the news
bulletin. This story was presented 2 years ago alongside the other stories on this
bulletin. This story is a follow up as it talks about the original events that
happened in the first place. This story would come under public interests.
The next story at (at 12:35) is about how the BBC have learnt that more than 30
families have taken legal action to a hospital in Cumbria blaming medical
negligence and poor care for the death of 40 patients including 2 mother and 14
babies. This story has relevance for the people that want to indulge in what is
being said about the hospital but compared to the other stories in this news
bulletin, it is not as important. This story along with the other stories was
presented 2 years ago, the story isnt a follow up as the story has just been
reported. This story would come under human and public interest.
There is a break recapping on the headlines that they have talked about and
they also show some other stories that would be coming up in the second part.
The next story they talk about (at 15:51) is about London railway works digging
up evidence of Londons medieval past whilst building new railways. This story
caps of the second part as new headliner but at the same time does not compare
to the first headline showing that the first story is more important but this story
has some importances as it kicks off the second part of the news bulletin. Along

with every story in this news bulletin, it was presented. There is no follow up to
this story as this has just been announced. This story would be public interest
The next story in the second part of the news bulletin (at 18:13) is about
protesters that are against a high speed railway line from London and
Birmingham have lost a bunch of legal challenges between the head court of the
railway company. The story doesnt have bunch against the other stories that
have been presented, yet it still is relevant for the general public. This was
presented 2 years ago with the other stories. This is a follow up from the
previous stories involving them protesting to the company. This story is for public
interest.
The third story in the second part (at 19:35) talks about surgeons in London have
carried out the first liver transplant. This story again is an interesting topic let the
other stories are higher up than this because they are at the start of the news
bulletin. Again, this story was presented 2 years ago with the other stories, this
story is following up from the previous attempts of trying to complete a liver
transplant. This story is for public interest.
The next story (at 22:19) is about the horse racing at the Cheltenham festival.
This story is low down the news bulletin as its not as relevant as the other
stories that are in this news bulletin. This story was again was broadcasted 2
years ago with the other stories. There are follow up stories which are pre build
up to the event. This story is for human interest.
The last story that was cover in the news bulletin (at 23:56) talks about the 25 th
anniversary of Red Nose Day. This story is left last to wrap up the bulletin, this
shows that its not that important but people do like to know about it. This story
again was broadcasted 2 years ago with the other stories, there are no follow ups
to this as it talks about the anniversary of the event. This story is for human
interest.
Availability of Audio
The audio clips were mainly used during the recordings of the event and location
it was at, this was effective because it would show where the event took place
with the story being read out by the reporter. They support the stories well due
to the way they present it and how they have the location and facts/statistics on
screen with the reporter reading it out, this makes it easy for the audience to
engage and reel them in with what is being said about the story.
Newsroom Policy
Newsroom Policy is where they have guidelines for all radio stations that are
different from one another but have to be met, for example the BBC radio
stations all have strict guidelines that they should meet, talking about what
stories they are allowed to report and it also talks about how they must present
the stories that they are going to present live.