From Pathe News to Newsround

Pathe News
Presenting styles and news programing have changed drastically over the course of history. We start with Pathe News. Pathe News was "a producer of newsreels and documentaries from 1910 until 1970 in the United Kingdom. Its founder, Charles Pathe, was a pioneer of moving pictures in the silent era. The Pathe News archive is known today as British Pathe".
Pathe News started before the invention of television and was shown in cinemas on a biweekly basis by film reel so that the general public could get their news in a new way that had never been experienced before.
British Pathe reported on all aspects of the world including armed conflicts and political crisis. Originally Pathe did not include a presenter or voice over and instead used title cards to explain what was happening in each clip. This is very different to the news broadcast of today but it was due to the fact that audio was not able to used alongside film at this time. They often featured little plot but were still watched by many.
The first UK based Pathe newsreel was produced in February 1910.
The News reels were silent up until 1928 and usually ran for around 4 minutes. Usually all shots were taken by stationary cameras, sometimes including pans or different angles, but still managed to capture some interesting events such as suffragette Emily Davison's death after she was killed by the King's horse at the 1913 Epsom Derby.

 The coverage by Pathe News provided competition for news papers for the first time.
In 1918 British Pathe started to create a series of cinemazines that were much longer and more detailed. By 1930, British Pathé was covering news, entertainment, sport, culture and women’s issues. They also aired a number of other none news related programs but due to the invention of television traveling to the cinema to catch up on weekly events became unpopular.
One thing that is very clear about Pathe news is the fact that there were very little limitations in what could be shown. It was not uncommon to see people die in these news reels which is quite a grim thought. If the same restrictions that are put in place today by bodies such as the BBFC were in place back then it would most definitely not be as graphic and as uncensored as it was. We must remember though that in these times public executions were seen as a form of entertainment and so this was not seen as anything out of the usual. Nowadays if you see anything on TV that offends or disturbs you, you can simply contact the BBFC and they will launch an investigation into your claim and decided if what you are saying is justified, but back in those days the news was unregulated and so anything was able to be aired.
In conclusion British Pathes style was very simple and informative. Its main aim was to provide its audience with useful and precise information due to the fact that the newsreel was only created to be shown on a biweekly basis. Until 1928 the reels contained no sound but once this had been implemented the tone remained serious and straight to the point.
Pathe News has clearly inspired the news broadcasts of today by being the first people to report on many different categories in a visual and entertaining manner that news papers and radio broadcast could not provide.

Newsround
Newsround that was created by the BBC is a news programme that focuses on children as its audience. The BBC started out as a radio broadcasting company in 1922, in 1934 the BBC created its own news operation but it wasn't until 1948 that it started to broadcast its news onto TV due to restrictions placed on it by the government.
Newsround was introduced in 1972 and was originally intended to be a 12 part miniseries hosted by John Craven. However Newsround is still around today so it was clearly a huge success with its audience. It now airs on CBBC which is a channel set up by the BBC in 2002 purely to air children's content.
  
As you can see from the clip above the programme is much more up beat compared to more traditional sources of news and contains a much larger variety of colour to keep children engaged. The show is still very informative but has a much lighter tone due to the fact that young children are the main target audience. It is very important that the content is understandable for people of such a young age but still provides them with information that they will find useful and interesting.
Newsround today has developed greatly in terms of style and content. It is now much more modern and covers a huge range of categories from serious issues to light hearted stories. It is hosted by a multitude of presenters that always come across as friendly and happy people which is important for the target audience to remain comfortable whilst watching. During more serious topics Newsround will often explain in greater detail what is happening to make sure that all of its viewers understand completely and are not confused by anything that they hear or see. They often feature a range of children giving there opinions and stories to find out what they think about each topic. Newsround offers a friendly environment for children to begin there exploration of the real world in a controlled and measured way without throwing them into the deep end.
In the original episodes of news round the presenter was much more serious and formal compared to the colloquial style that news round has today. This is the same with most news programmes now though, programmes such as this morning offer more entertainment whilst giving people information. This offers audiences a much more enjoyable experience whilst keeping up to date with current events.


Newsround now also has a large online presents, uploading videos to YouTube and other websites regularly offering its target audience another way to view the content.
In conclusion over the years news round has been able to modernise and keep its audiences engaged using its interesting colours and friendly presenters. It has allowed children to experience the unpleasant parts of life in a way that will not make them panic or worry about things too much. I think that Newsround acts as a stepping stone for children.