Current affairs (news format) Affairs Current affairs (news format) Current affairs is a genre of broadcast journalism where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of news stories that have recently occurred or are ongoing at the time of broadcast. This differs from regular news broadcasts that place emphasis on news reports presented for simple presentation as soon as possible, often with a minimum of analysis. It is also different from the news magazine show format, in that the events are discussed immediately. The UK's Office programmes such as "This World", "Panorama", "Real Story", "BBC Scotland Investigates", "Spotlight", "Week In Week Out", and
Wales This Week programmes - "Y Byd ar Bedwar" on S4C and "Wales This Week" on its parent channel. The first edition of "Wales This Week" was broadcast on 23 September 1982 on HTV Wales. It celebrated its 30th year on the air in September 2012 and is currently one of ITV's longest-running current affairs programmes. In 2009, Professor Kevin Williams noted that the programme format was changing from that of "hard hitting journalism" to a format with "shorter, more light-hearted and less substantial stories" as a result of programme budget cuts by ITV. As of 2017, the programme is presented by Andrea