Children's news program

A children's news program is a type of news program that is specifically aimed at children, usually 6–14 years olds, rather than an adult audience. The programme is usually made by the network's news and current affairs department, rather than the children's department.{{Cite news|last=Alon-Tirosh|first=Michel|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17482798.2017.1302489|title=Children and news: opinions of children's news program creators in Israel|date=18 March 2017|work=Taylor Francis Online|volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=132–146 |doi=10.1080/17482798.2017.1302489 }}

As the programme is aimed at a much younger audience from ordinary adults focused news programme, there are significant differences in the style and make-up of the programme. These are for example: the programme has news stories that children would be interested in, usually avoiding deep political and business news and more dealing with popular cultures such as music and television. The programme is presented in with much lighter tone, with the language being much simpler and less complex and has graphics and sounds that are much more colourful.

Usually, the news presenters are much younger than regular news presenters and acting in a much more informal environment than regular newscasters, with casual clothing and either standing or sitting on a chair, rather than behind a desk. Some presenters use the programme in the past as a platform to later work as a formal newscaster or correspondent.

History

No one network is responsible for the creation of a news programme aimed at children. CBS first broadcast a series of news clips aimed at children in 1971 under the title of "In the News". However, in 1972, the first channel to broadcast a new segment for children was by the BBC with John Craven's Newsround.{{Cite web|url=https://www.doyouremember.co.uk/memory/john-cravens-newsround|title=John Craven's Newsround|date=2004-04-23|website=Do You Remember?|access-date=2020-03-31}} Accounts tended to avoid the political emphasis of adult news and instead sought to build an ‘'interesting'’ agenda.{{Cite journal|last=Matthews|first=Julian|date=April 24, 2008|title=A MISSING LINK?: The imagined audience, news practices and the production of children's news|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17512780801999402|journal=Journalism Practice|volume=2|issue=2|pages=264–279|doi=10.1080/17512780801999402|s2cid=142992351 |issn=1751-2786|url-access=subscription}} In the same year, Sweden's SVT started broadcasting a weekly news roundup programme called Barnjournalen{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/no9Oa|title=Barnjournalen-profilen Bengt Fahlström död|last=Louise Åström|first=Åström|date=2017-02-07|website=Aftonbladet|language=sv|access-date=2020-04-03}} (Children's Journal). Later the Netherlands{{Cite web|url=https://www.nordicom.gu.se/sv/system/tdf/kapitel-pdf/05_ostberg.pdf?file=1&type=node&id=39925&force=|title=Public service producing news for young people|last=Östberg|first=Lowe|date=2018-10-16|website=nordicom|access-date=2020-04-03}}' NOS created a children's show Jeugdjournaal (Youth Journal) in 1981.

List of current and former children's news programs

= Current shows =

class="wikitable"

|Country

|Program Name

|Network

|Former networks

|First date of broadcast

Argentina

|Paka Data

|Pakapaka

|2019

Australia

|BtN

|ABC Me

|ABC

|1968–2003; 2005–present{{Citation|title=Behind the News celebrates 50 years on air|date=2018-06-04|url=https://www.abc.net.au/7.30/behind-the-news-celebrates-50-years-on-air/9833792|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=2020-04-06}}{{Cite web|url=https://blog-actf.com.au/behind-the-news-missing-candle/|title=Behind The News' Missing Candle|website=ACTF Blog|access-date=2020-04-06}}

Belgium (Dutch)

|Karrewiet

|Ketnet

|2002

Belgium (French)

|Niouzz

|OUFtivi (La Trois)

|2000

Canada (English)

|CBC Kids News{{Cite web |title=CBC Kids News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/kidsnews/}}

|CBC Television

Canada (French)

|MAJ{{Cite web |title=L'actualité pour les jeunes {{!}} MAJ |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/jeunesse/maj |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=Radio-Canada |language=fr-CA}}

|Ici Radio-Canada Télé

China

|{{ill|vertical-align=sup|新闻袋袋裤|zh|新闻袋袋裤}}

|CCTV-14

|CCTV-7

|2001

Denmark

|Ultra Nyt{{Citation |title=DRTV - Ultra Nyt |url=https://www.dr.dk/drtv/serie/ultra-nyt_7071 |language=da |access-date=2022-11-22}}

|DR Ultra

|2013

France

|ARTE Journal Junior{{Cite web |title=ARTE Journal Junior - Info et société |url=https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/RC-014082/arte-journal-junior/ |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=ARTE |language=fr}}

|Arte

Germany

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|KiKa

|ZDF

|1988

Germany

|ARTE Junior das Magazine{{Cite web |title=ARTE Junior das Magazin - Komplette Sendung |url=https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/106148-047-A/arte-junior-das-magazin/ |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=ARTE |language=de}}

|Arte

|2014

Ireland

|News2day

|RTÉ2

|2003

Ireland

(Irish)

|Nuacht Cula4

|Cúla4

TG4

|2023