Television News: The Language of Pictures

Telivision and news sum up all of the events at hand in a short amount of time. In many cases they are call recreations and they come to us in language and pictures. They take a one page and turn it into a one hour show and they can do this by showing pictures. It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words by (Postman and powers pg 406) and in many ways this is true. A picture can sum up alot like feelings problems and pretty much anything you want. In many ways moving pictures are sort of like a language in themselves. Just a single picture can be limited to what it says but added with words it can tell a whole story. Adding music to the pictures can further add to the picture and the feeling that it is trying to convey. Photos can also represent a time or document it. Like it a ransom photo they show the person holding a newspaper or something else that may have a date or a photo from a particular day that can show the specific day and time. But a picture can also leave a lot out about what is going on. Like a picture of a car on a road but without signs. This picture may show a car or a family but not where the car is or if it is moving. But with the addition of smoke or moving rain u can tell if the car is moving or coming to a stop. With just these simple additions you can add a lot to a photo and help to tell the story better. This is why people perfer moving pictures because they can show not only one but many photos that can help to explain and tell the story better. They not only explain but they keep the viewer interested if it is something that many people may not find as something they would listen to. However if you add a few pictures or a short news real then people can watch and it helps to keep their attention a lot longer than if it was just someone talking for an hour. I agree with all of this. I can not watch the news most times because i am not interested in the topic but when photos or videos are used i find it easier and better to watch.