T.V news can be viewed in multiple ways by the audience, however certain factors effect the what, when and where of news that we see on TV. Such factors as target audience, time constrictions and the overall presentation of the news can affect how we , the audience, can shape the news. This brings up the question, "is the news relying on entertainment value, or are they conveying information proffesionaly?" In channel 10 news, Sandra Sully converys information concerning the news articles, however the choice of news shows us that channel 10 is serving us entertainment rather than information. For example, on channel 10 news on the 26th of October, a story relating to a famous popstar failing to deliver a live performance due to a number of stuff ups reached higher priority than that of a story on the same channel, relating to a deadly fire the same day. Channel 10 did this because the first story had more entertainment value than a fire. The general public much prefer seeing a pop star stuff up, rather than a fire spreading across the northern suburbs. Channel 10 is shaped this way because of it's veiwers. The more entertaining the story is, the more viewers ratings the station will recieve. Not just choice of story can shape the news, time constraints also play a key role in shaping the channel. TV stations alot and order each story relating to each major factor relating to entertainment vs information. News channels find it hard to get information on top stories compared to that of smaller and less entertaining stories, mainly because of competition from other TV news network stations. A story concerning an *australian* hostage being killed afghanistan has immense entertainment value. Although it is cruel to say, the main types of viewers for this content will be Australians, simply because of the fact that the hostage who was killed was also Australian. With ABC news it is a whole new story. ABC news is a non-commercial station and...