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
60 Seconds 60 Seconds 60 Seconds was a news programme which ran between shows on BBC Three (and before that BBC Choice). It was broadcast under the BBC News format and branding. The main presenter was Sam Naz. Previous presenters included Tasmin Lucia-Khan, Andy May, Matt Cooke, James Dagwell, Christopher L Johnson and Claudia-Liza Armah. The programme lasted for 60 seconds as the name suggests, during which time the presenter condensed some of the day's news, sport and entertainment stories into a 60-second bulletin. This made it similar to FYI Daily, a programme of the same length which airs on ITV2, ITV3,