10th August 2011 BBC News Tottenham

 

Who do the reporters interview?
Published on CNN, a  BBC reporter interviews a young male who tries to put his point across to London mayor, Boris Johnson about the events of the London riots and his individual opinion on the reason it is all going on. He goes into detail about the cut down of EMA, rise in tuition fees and lack of jobs, he argues strongly that the money spent is going too much on other countries and areas such as Libya whilst his own country are struggling and strongly voices that the UK needs to be sorted out financially before the extra money starts being spread to other regions. Throughout the video Mr Johnson has no words of reply to the correspondants views of what is going on throughout various areas of London and why it has all reached this extent. This report can be related well to other young adults who are in their years of starting universities and have the same opinion on the cut downs and tuition fees.

What images are used in the broadcast? What does this suggest about representation of the riots?
The whole interview focuses wholly on the young male, dressed smartly, expressing his thoughts and opinions on the riots, it is one continuous shot with no cutting out of any shots where something may have been said that made the meaning of the interview seem bad, getting the whole evidence and truth across. Due to it being constantly aimed at the young male this suggests that although people have linked the riots with youths causing trouble, this young male shows a different side to what many people would class as youths and also very well educated with knowing what is going on and the opinions he gives. Still however due to the respondent arguing with his strong points quite angrily it makes the media still think that all youths have a personality and attitude consisting of anger.
 
Is the broadcast biased?
The short broadcast isn't exactly biased as you are only hearing a point from one person giving their views, if there were a wider range interviewed and had a more detailed report it would make it easier to tell wether the broadcast is biased.

Are youths given a fair voice?
The broadcast is interviewing a young man who would be classed as a youth by many who take actions into consideration. Due to him being a 'youth' it makes it fair for them to put valid points across rather than hearing one side of the story and opinions from police and those who hadn't participated in the riots. This video proves that everyone of all ages, young and old are given a fair voice to give their opinions and speak up to try to make a difference to how people make out certain stereotypes, such as youths, to be.

London Riots Timeline

4th August:
Mark Duggan shot dead by police.

6th August:
17:00 - approximately 300 people gathered around Tottenham police station arguing for justice for Mr Duggan and his family.
20:20 - the violence starts with bottles being thrown at patrol cars and other vehicles set alight.
The beginning of the riots in Tottenham. Petrol bombs were thrown at police and 3 petrol cars, several buildings and a bus were set alight.

7th August:

18:30 - 3 police officers are injured after interviewing an alteraction with missiles being thrown towards them.
19:45 - an average 100 hooded youths crowded round enfield Police station.
22:00-22:30 - more reports on shops and buildings being broken into.


8th August:
Liverpool, Bristol and Birmingham witnessed the beginning of the riot
00:45-2:38 - 6 fire engines and 30 firefighters are sent to a gigantic blaze.
21:33 - Prime minister leaves his holiday early to return and deal with the riots as they are now said to be 'demonstrably worsened'.
23:30 - 40 vehicles were damages in one night of violence in Nottingham.

9th August:
Riots hit manchester.
1:05 - BBC reports hundreds of youths attacking a store and no sign of police.
9:43 - london fire brigade  say that have had the busiest night in recent history, answering 2,169 calls between 6pm on Monday and 7:19am on Tuesday, an average of 15 times the normal rate of calls the brigade would receive.
22:36 - a police station in Nottingham is firebombed by a group of rioters.

10th August:
5:37 - a murder investigation is held in Birmingham after 2 men are killed and one critically injured in a hit and run incident and a third one dying in hospital.

11th August:
1:50 - 250 people took part in a candle-lit vigil held in Birmingham where 3 men were killed.

12th august:
00:22 - 1,103 people were arrested with connection with the riots and 654 have been charged. Greater Manchester police arrested 147 and had more than 70 others gone through the courts. Merseyside police made 77 arrests and charged 45 people. West Midlands arrested 445 people and Nottinghamshire arrested 109 and charged 69.

Exam Date

4th June