The national and the hour:Two News Program Styles; Two Ideologies:

The National and The Hour are two very different styles of news programming presented by the CBC, and as such present two very different ideologies. The National presents an ideology that places emphasis on the content of the show, along with ideologies of authenticity, validity, and neutrality; The Hour, on the other hand, fits and ideology of efficiency, along with those of entertainment and social concern through personal opinion as well as the cult of celebrity.

Following the Fishman article, it is possible to apply the progressive ideology to The National, with its message of authentic, reliable news cast as relayed by professional journalists. The populace ideology discussed in the article can be applied to The Hour in relation to its message of stories and personal opinions and views as relayed by George Strombolopolous to help make sense of the world.



Content and efficiency - coding of 20 min segments for 3 episodes of The Hour and The National: