Current affairs is a
genre of
broadcast journalism in which major news stories are discussed at length in a timely manner.
This differs from regular
news broadcasts that place emphasis on news reports presented for simple presentation as soon as possible, often with a minimum of analysis. It is also different from the
news magazine
A news magazine is a typed, printed, and published magazine, radio or television program, usually published weekly, consisting of articles about current events. News magazines generally discuss stories, in greater depth than do newspapers or n ...
show format in that the events are discussed immediately.
The UK's
BBC programmes such as ''
This World'', ''
Panorama'', ''
Real Story
''Real Story'' is a current affairs programme which aired on the British television channel BBC One at 19:30 GMT weekly on Mondays. It was hosted by Fiona Bruce who was also presenter of '' Crimewatch''. The programme was edited by Dave Stanfo ...
'', ''
BBC Scotland Investigates'', ''
Spotlight'', ''
Week In Week Out'', and ''
Inside Out
Inside Out may refer to:
*Backwards (disambiguation) or inverse
Books
* '' Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd'', by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason
* ''Inside Out'', Christian book by Larry Crabb
* ''Inside Out'', novel by Barry Eisler ...
'' fit the definition.
In Canada,
CBC Radio
CBC Radio is the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The CBC operates a number of radio networks serving different audiences and programming niches, all of which (regardless of language) are outlined belo ...
produces a number of current affairs show both nationally such as ''
The Current'' and ''
As it Happens'' as well as regionally with morning current affairs shows such as ''
Information Morning'', a focus the radio network developed in the 1970s as a way to recapture audience from television.
Additionally, newspapers such as the ''
Private Eye'', the
''Economist'',
''Monocle'', the
''Spectator'', the
''Week'', the
''Oldie'', the ''
Investors Chronicle
The ''Investors Chronicle'' is a weekly magazine in the United Kingdom for private investors and is published by the '' Financial Times'' Group. The magazine publishes articles about global markets and sectors, and news on corporate actions such ...
'',
''Prospect'', ''
MoneyWeek
''MoneyWeek'' is a British weekly investment magazine that covers financial and economic news and provides commentary and analysis across the UK and global markets. ''MoneyWeek'' is edited in London.
It is owned by MoneyWeek Limited, which is ...
'', the ''
New Statesman
The ''New Statesman'' is a British political and cultural magazine published in London. Founded as a weekly review of politics and literature on 12 April 1913, it was at first connected with Sidney and Beatrice Webb and other leading members ...
'', ''
Time
Time is the continued sequence of existence and event (philosophy), events that occurs in an apparently irreversible process, irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various me ...
'',
''Fortune'', the ''
BBC History Magazine,'' and ''
History Today'' are all sometimes referred to as current affairs magazines.
References
Broadcast journalism
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