{"id":4935,"date":"2022-02-25T21:24:20","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T20:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?p=4935"},"modified":"2022-02-25T21:40:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T20:40:05","slug":"from-studio-to-live-action-productions-the-change-of-childrens-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/4935\/from-studio-to-live-action-productions-the-change-of-childrens-television\/","title":{"rendered":"From studio to live action productions: The change of children’s television"},"content":{"rendered":"
The importance of presenting and representing children and teens in the news is known all over the world. The current production and reception of Danish broadcast television has changed remarkably in the past few years. But some countries tend to move back in time.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cLast night something happened in Ukraine. Russia attacked their neighbor country with soldiers, flights and tanks. The fight takes place far away from us and the conflict is between Russia and Ukraine. It is completely understandable, if this makes you feel uncomfortable or afraid. If you want, you can see this transmission with your friend, your parents or your teacher.\u201d <\/span>This is how the broadcast television channel \u2018Ultra News\u2019 transmitted their episode in <\/span>Denmark february 25th<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n Danish children\u2019s television, in particular, is frequently a source of good content for teens and children. As an example, \u2018Ultra News\u2019 appears in Danish television and targets children between 9-14 years. The program aims to educate their viewers and encourage them to reflect on the world we live in. The program has managed to both entertain and educate children on news from around the world. Whether it be questions about the pandemic, cool athletes at the Winter Olympics, or to understand the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Since 2013 the program has provided young children with a gentle introduction to countless important, and sometimes distressing issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n Jonas Madsen has been a children’s reporter on \u2018Ultra News\u2019 for 4 years. He was part of the change in Danish broadcast television, when the public service channel DR turned their program upside down. However, associate professor of film studies and media use for children, Eva Novrup points out that children programs in Australia differ from the change in Denmark. Instead of live action productions, which Denmark takes very seriously, they tend to make more animated content to get international financial support and make programs with international appeal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n National vs. international focus<\/strong><\/p>\n In 2013 \u2018Ultra News\u2019 was placed in a big studio with adult reporters telling news to children. But in 2018 the public service channel DR made a huge change. They hired young profiles to become reporters and started to move out of the studio and into the real world. Jonas Madsen took part in the change and states that it does not look like a set-up, when the transmission takes place in the real world instead of a television studio.<\/span><\/p>\n ‘Ultra News’ moved out of the traditional studio in 2018 and tried a new approach by hiring new profiles for their broadcast program.<\/p><\/div>\n \u201cWhen children meet content today it is very rare that they are in a studio. For this reason, we try to meet them where they are, whether it is in their room, in school or outside. We try to make it recognizable.\u201d Since then, Denmark focuses on live action productions in both fiction and live-television for children. The young viewers see a reality like the one they know, they hear people speak Danish and they see a class that looks like their own.<\/span>
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