Current affairs (news format)

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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 show format in that events are discussed immediately.

The UK's

In Canada, CBC Radio produces a number of current affairs shows 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 audiences from television.^[2]

In Australia, the aptly named

from 1995 to 2019, was also similar in format, covering stories comparable to that of ACA.

Additionally, newspapers such as the

BBC History Magazine, and History Today, are all sometimes referred to as current affairs magazines.^[4]

See also

• News broadcasting

References

1. ^ Plans to increase prominence and appeal of current affairs programming, a BBC press release
2. ^ Morris Wolfe, Fifty Years of Radio, CBC Enterprises (1986), p. 36
3. ^ Turvill, William (August 13, 2015). "Current affairs magazine ABCs: Private Eye claims highest circulation since 1986 with 4.6 per cent boost". Press Gazette.
4. ^ Turvill, William (11 February 2016). "Current affairs magazine ABCs, 2015: Spectator, New Statesman, Private Eye and Economist all grow in election year". Press Gazette. Retrieved 20 March 2016.

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