Current affairs (news format) 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 "Inside
BBC Forces Programme designed for them on the Forces Programme. From 1942 American troops also received their own broadcasts on the service; popular American variety programming, such as Charlie McCarthy, "The Bob Hope Show", and "The Jack Benny Program", appeared on the BBC for the first time. The British benefited from wartime co-operation; they only had to pay $60 for "The Bob Hope Show", which cost $12,000 to produce. A brief daily programme on American sports also began, as did rebroadcasts of the American military's "Command Performance" and "Mail Call". The broadcasts led to concerns over "Americanisation" of the BBC, but a BBC