Jasmine James MEDIA2019

Write to the ear (make sure it is heard well) Use the present tense Befriend action verb Sell the story Avoid the passive voice Write stories for people Be careful with numbers Move forward

Interviews Photos Summary at the start Background music (shows the genre eg. comedic, sad etc) Text on the bottom of the screen Subtitles Sometimes someone doing sign language in the corner Sometimes instructions depending on the story Blue screen images Footage at the scene journalist Intro text/graphics

- How Brexit effects cornwall - Port Commissioners Contact Details -Mental Health (Interview people with mental health issues, and the 'therapists' setting up in Bodmin) -Is social media unhealthy for the younger gnereations? : The view from parents.

-Who? -What? -Where? -When? -Why? What's your name? What was the best day of your life? How old were you? Was anyone with you? Where was it? Why was it so fun? What made it so special? Interviewing skills? -Plan questions that work with any outcome -Speak louder and clearer -Don't laugh -Be confident

Where to gather news: Via interviews (police, witnesses, locals etc) Reading the news (try not to steal other stories though) Watch the news Listen for key events in conversations 5 W's (and a H) of news reporting -Who? -What? -Where? -Why? -When? -How? Two step process to a story 1) Find a story 2) Interview people with opposite opinions. (Impartial view)     When preparing an interview you should cover all 5 W's (and the H)

LO1: Critically evaluate the nature of news and news sources. LO2: Create a blog post on 'News Sources' Where do journalists find news stories? -Online -They can go to the place they are reporting on -Hear through 'grapevine' -Controversies online -Make them up (using information but kind of like a prediction) -Via reaching out to victims -Reading newspapers -Listening to peoples conversations -Talk about current issues - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news - https://www.theguardian.com/uk -  https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/cornwall -  https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/ Recognising fake news -You should think "Does this writer specialise in this area?" For example, you wouldn't ask a doctor to fix your car. -Research everything (you don't want to get facts wrong and have that influence your story) -Ask people -Think "Is this actually true or do I just want it to be true?" -Manage your expectations -If it comes from an unkn...

Tips to get into journalism/degree/place/job. -Start as soon as you feel ready (write about what you want to write about) -Find your niche (write about what interests you) -Grow your audience (both personal, and as a brand) -Have fun with it (you have to be passionate about it) -Try out different form of content (written/video/online/social media) -Establish contacts (gain respect of people) -Have fun with it (you have to be passionate about it)

Tips for writing a sports story -Know your audience (know who's reading; age, class, gender) -Do you research (know facts, will make you more confident when writing) -Make it interesting (you want to keep your reader reading, if you yourself find it boring then other will also find it boring) -Validation (who can back up what the story is about, people opinions: witnesses, police) -How are you pitching it? (how you tell the story in an interesting way) -Where you can add your spin (add a local angle, relate it to your audience) -A tight and interesting intro (best way to capture your audience is with the first line: no longer than 20-25 words, you want to include all of the story but summarised)

What is the purpose of news? -To spread awareness about a certain topic. -To persuade people toward a certain opinion. -To send condolences to families or communities. -To show society issues that they're currently facing and the affects of them (eg. Brexit) -Can be used for entertainment purposes -To advertise -Profitable industry -Manipulate the news to gain support (eg. The Government) -Exploitation for personal gain (eg. small celeb exploits to gain 'followers') -To show trends at the time (eg. Fortnite, Tide Pod situation etc.) -To make money Genres of news -UK news -World news -Business news -Politics news -Tech news                                                            ( Main 8 News genres ) -Science news                              ...