Tuesday, 22 December 2015

BBC News at Six - 22/12/2015 - Family members of those lost in Afghanistan

The report begins with a series of photos of James Bateman, who lost his life in Afghanistan, giving the ULAY a strong emotive start. Immediately you can tell that the report is one of remembrance.



The report then focuses more closely in on whether the lives that were lost had an impact. Through an interview with James Bateman's wife, the report becomes far more relatable to the audience, she shows clear doubt as to whether the loss of his life has actually contributed to any true cause.

Another interview then follows, intersected with some more sequence shots of soldiers and a very short piece to camera from the reporter about the differing opinions. The second interview is with the mother of Corporal Tom Gadon. She holds the opinion that the actions that were taken by soldiers and the lives lost were not necessarily in vain, ensuring that two different opinions were shown meant that the report was well balanced.

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