Introduction to the News

Throughout the Behind TV News, we see quite a few different people who work for the news company behind the scenes, and in front of the camera to make the news run smoothly.
First off, there is the Reporter. The reporter works on location for the news team to get the story they are looking for to go on the news. Reporters mostly work on pre-recorded stories that they can use as and when they are needed. However, reporters also work on live broadcasts on location that will be televised whilst they are being filmed.
Next is the presenter. The presenter works in the studio in front of the camera bringing the news story to the people who watch the news before the actual footage with the reporter is shown. The presenter presents us with what the story is about by giving us a short brief of the story and then going into a more detailed version later on in the show. Whilst watching Behind TV News, one of the presenters said something along the lines of "you have to be presentable and friendly because you are basically intruding on someones house." I feel like this is true because if you are presenting the news to someone, you are in their home every morning, you need to be friendly and presentable so that you don't turn them away and make the viewing rates go down.
The director works inside the studio, inside the control center to make sure that everything goes smoothly. The director will work to make sure that the presenters know what is going on and can hear them and the producers as to what they need to say and do throughout the whole run of the news.
The producer works alone with the director to make sure that the presenters know what is going on. The presenter also works creatively to construct decisions such as what stories will make it into the broadcast.
The camera operator works on location and in the studio behind the camera to get the shots that are needed for the stories. Whilst in the studio, the camera operator will be behind the cameras there. There will be several camera operators in studio, one behind each camera that is working on filming the presenters. On location there will probably only be one camera operator on location with the presenter working to get the good clean shots they need whilst there. Sometimes when filming on location, things can go wrong with certain aspects of filming which may not be anyone's fault and that's the problem with filming on location at times.
The editors will work behind the scenes to make sure everything goes flawlessly during the filming of the news, they will be working constantly for the entire duration of the news to make sure everything goes perfectly.
The craft editor will focus on post production work. They will work on the bits that need to be done to the news after it has been filmed or recorded, they will work on things like storing the footage that was used in case it is needed again (for example, shots of people walking through the street).

I have watched an episode of the news to see what it actually consists of.
During the opening sequence, the ITV logo appears on screen and expands to show two of the presenters standing in front of the camera and discussing the headlines for the morning. They do not introduce themselves but their names appear on the screen.
The top news stories were:
-The welfare cuts that George Osborne is introducing. It is the story of how the cuts will be introduced slower than planned.

-Cold calling charities could be brought up to MP's to explain why they are aggressively cold calling old and vulnerable people.
-Andy Murray's final day at Wimbledon.

-James Bond is being turned into a musical.
These stories are in the order I have already put them in. They start with the serious stories, such as welfare cuts and cold calling charities, and try to end on a lighter story, such as James Bond being turned into a musical.
The presenters are well dressed and look smart as well as casual. They start by introducing themselves in a happy and calm manor, however this changes when they start with the first serious story about George Osborne. Their tone goes from being happy and calm to very serious. The presenters are Susanna Reid, Ben Shephard, Charlotte Hawkins and Sean Fletcher.
News readers have to be able to multi-task. Whilst they are on screen they are being talked to, reading off of a screen, and are talking themselves to the camera. If they are asked to do something such as read slower or read faster, they have to react quickly to do that.
The order of stories is very important. The order starts with the most important stories, and ends with the happy, simple stories.