Factual Programming

Factual programming is non-fiction programmes that contain real events and people.Therefore factual programming has issues as producers might face problems with accuracy which is very important as inaccurate information will have an impact on the audience who might take the things on board for example if the programme provides inaccurate information on health this will have a bad impact on people as they may face health problems due to this.Therefore producers have to ensure that the footage they include within their programmes is accurate and not out of date.

Balance of information can also be an issue as journalist will provide information for one side as opposed to the other in order to express their view point an example of this is the information provided within media based on the subject of politics as journalist will favour one side and give agurments that may draw people into opposing the other political parties.

Impartiality is providing arguments for both sides and allowing the public in making the decisions as to what they want based on the information provided.Therefore some producers may face problems with this as they may be biased to one side.

Objectivity is when the producer gives judgement on certain things depending on what they aim and target to achieve.

Subjectivity is when the producer ensures that no opinion is included within the programme therefore preventing the problem of it being unbiased.Opinion is what someone thinks about a certain subject,issue or fact and can be supported by certain arguments based on the topic being discussed.

Bias is when an argument is only one sided meaning that it does not show the others party's argument on the issue and the evidence in which it provides.

Representation is the way things are expressed by producers within a certain programme for example people and place for example the producers may make a certain person seem like they say certain things when they have sayed something different therefore having an impact on them depending on how the public reacts to what the producers require.

Access is the question as to wheather the producer has all the things to succed in the production of the programme therefore requiring preparation.Privacy is the requirements of the production of people within the programme and abiding by people's rules when they don't want to be identified within the programme as the issue they may discuss might affect their life.

The contract also impacts the producers as they have to ensure that they abide by what is within the contract therefore meaning that viewers watch what the programme is said to deliver for example the programme has to show things that do not exceed the age rating.