PLANNING 5 - RISK ASSESSMENT

RISK ASSESSMENT FOR THE SCHOOL AND SLANG STORY

This is a risk assessment for the voxpop on what the public's thoughts are on a school banning slang words for secondary students.

Hazard	Who might be harmed and how?	How will I prevent it from happening
Crossing over roads to get to other people.	The person doing the voxpop may be harmed as they are responsible for getting the information and the driver and other by passers in the area if they are near the accident.	I will make sure I am paying attention to traffic lights and when crossing roads, I will look carefully before crossing. Also, I could try to just stay on one side of the pavement rather than crossing over to other sides.
When asking people whether they would like to take part, they may get frustrated and start shouting and assaulting me.	In this situation, I may be harmed as people may feel very negative towards taking part in my vox pop and may start assaulting me.	In this case, I will make sure I will ask in a nice, polite soothing tone whether they’d like to take part and will try not to come across as rude.
Getting harassed by criminals, bad gangs and drunk people.	I will be harmed as they may find it aggravating and start harassing me. Also in this situation I will be vulnerable and they may attack me or take my belongings.	I will go to locations where it is well known and is not a place where there is a high rate of crime in the area, I will also avoid going to dark, unsafe areas where I am more liable to get attacked.

PLANNING 4 - ACTION PLAN

ACTION PLAN

Type of Newscast:	Who will do it:	Technique:	Type of story:	Date it will be done by:
The school slang story	Rohima	Vox pop	Hard news story	04th December 2013
New Drug story	Thahmina	Interview	Hard news story	02nd-13th December 2013
Oxford St. and it’s Christmas lights	Aima, Thahmina & Rohima. (Aima is doing the script.)	Outside Broadcast	Soft news story	06th December 2013
Weather update	Aima	Studio Broadcast	Soft news story	06th December 2013
Newham College and Qualifications	Aima	Studio Broadcast	Hard news story	20th January 2014

PLANNING 3 - My Newscast Story

MY NEWSCAST STORY:

Well my news cast story is a hard news story and is about a London school called Harris Academy Upper Norwood which bans pupils from using slang words such as ‘innit’, ‘like’ and ‘bare’.

On top is an image of the other words that they are banned to speak of.

MY FEATURE:

When doing this story I will be covering it by doing a ‘vox pop’ which is when I go out and talk to the public but mainly to my target audience which is teenage girls and ask a quick question and listen to their quick views on this specific topic. The question that I want to ask is ‘Do you think the teenagers in this school are limited in their freedom of speech?’ I chose this question because it relates back to the teens in the audience for Fashionistaas.FM and includes the issue of not being able to use slang words, especially in an area like East London where slang is used a lot. 

MY ANGLE:

The angle that I have chosen to do this story at, is to teachers in the tower hamlets borough because I would like to see their views on whether they support in these kids not being able to express themselves in school or whether they think it is a good and methodical way of getting children to have a better vocabulary. I have also chosen to aim it at college students because I want to hear their views of how they would feel if they were in that position of these children, because some students may think that it is a good way of preparing for formal situations in the future.

Overall, when doing this I will be with my team mates because that way I will feel less uncomfortable when talking to the public and they can take images for the blog while I record so that I can use it as evidence. I chose to do this story because I believe that this is a good hard news story that can relate to our target audience and makes them want to see the different point of views of what people think on the issue. I also chose this because I found it interesting on how different it is to schools here in East London where there is more freedom and that students like me are welcome to use any word possible.

Sources: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/15/london-school-bans-pupils-slang-innit

PLANNING 2 - Our meeting about our ideas

THE PLANNING FOR OUR IDEAS TO BE PUT ON OUR LOCAL NEWS CAST.

PLANNING 1 - Audience Profile

AUDIENCE PROFILE

This is an example of an audience profile for a radio listener.

Demographic: This defines the adult population largely by what work they do.

Gender: Female

Age: Teens (16)

Demographic: E (Unemployed, student.)

Religion: Islam

Education: 6^th form/College. Studying A-Levels.

Occupation: Unemployed

Marital Status: Unmarried!

Income: Bursary (£119.00)

Nationality: Bangladeshi

Psychographic: This is the way of describing an audience by looking at their behaviour                                            and personality traits.

Psychographic label: Aspirer

Desired lifestyle: Somewhere on the lines of textiles and art, perhaps an event planner or decorator.

Media Interests: Soft News about celebrities and fashion, although she does consider knowing about serious matter. So generally, a bit of everything.

Loyalty to bands/buying habits: Enjoys buying material possessions such as clothing, accessories, pretty stationary and anything that related to her music idol.

Likes: Spending money that she has rightfully earned, but likes to save her money too. Loves anything fashion related especially autumn/winter related clothes. She also likes keeping up to date with her celebrity idol, Chris Brown and junk food of course. Also likes being creative and spending time with her friends and family & being organised.

Dislikes: People with bad attitudes, anything crime related especially towards old people and babies, people being exploited by others, those who eat with their mouths open & taking naps in the day. 

RESEARCH 23 - Audience Survey Response

RESEARCH 22 - BBC News Radio Analysis - Science in Action

SCIENCE IN ACTION

FROM THE BBC NEWS WEBSITE

BRIEF SUMMARY: This is about meteors hitting the Earth could become more frequent and that people are underestimating this, so we won’t be prepared if this does happen. Although, they believe that people shouldn't be afraid now, but they should be aware of this and to make this sustainable in the next 100 years. Professor Peter Brown believes that there should more prediction systems to let us know about events such as Chelyabinsk. Also, India is doing a rocket launch to Mars, if this journey goes well they will be the first Asian country to reach mars, they also want to conduct experiments around Mars to look at the life on this red plant. However, some commentators believe that if India has the highest rate of children who are relatively poorly and sick, should they really be spending money on making rockets to go in to space rather than trying to reduce the amount of problems India are already facing.

AUDIENCE: The Interactivity with the audience, talking to other professors online on the phone and talking about what they have been recently been discovering so that they can receive more information about the action in space. Such as Dr Daniel Tube he was talking about being able to control your bladder when out in space, to minimise the urge, for instance they are trying to make a device such as the IPhone which you can press to stop the nerves in your body from wanting to go to the toilet, to make it easier for the astronaut. From listening to this story I can guess that their audience that they are targeting are those who are interested in the affairs going on in space and this could be young science professors wanting to be learning more about the matters and helps them broaden their minds. Also given from the title, I can see how this straight away relates to people who are interested in scientific activities.

NEWS VALUES:  Threshold is a news value which is used in this story because the story uses facts and past events to talk about and predict what could happen in the future and people are interested in this because they want to know how and why this is happening, so they audience can prevent it. Proximity is also used in this story, this is because of when they are talking to the man in India who introduced the reasons to why they have built this rocket, so when they are he is talking about it people in India will listening will relate to him in either a good or bad way, as everyone has their opinions.

LANGUAGE: Well, throughout the radio news cast the language and tone used was formal, although there was slight use of sarcasm when talking about people who are listening, and for them not to be afraid of what is happening they said ‘we don’t want people tossing and turning in bed about it’. Which suggests how although they are talking about a serious matter of meteors possibly becoming more frequent, they don’t want to frighten their audience. Also by doing this, it allows their audience to feel more connected with the presenter as they feel that he is considering their feeling about the matter and trying to comfort them, which is why he used a slight bit of humour.

SOUND: During the story, they didn't use sound at all, it was mainly silence while the presenter was talking. This is so that it wouldn't draw the audience away from the matter they are talking about and allow the audience to hear what the other people on the phone are talking about, because sometimes they are not of the best quality.

The sources used for this blog, was the live information from the radio news cast.

RESEARCH 21 - Leveson Inquiry

LEVESON INQUIRY

Here is the quick chat with Ann about what she thought about the Leveson Inquiry.

RESEARCH 20 - The role of a news reporter

RESEARCH 19 - Journalism and the freedom of speech

JOURNALISM AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH

In journalism they believe that they should have the right to hold your own    opinions and to express them freely without government interference.

This includes the right to express your views aloud or through:

• Published articles, books or leaflets
• Television or radio broadcasting
• Works of art
• Communication of the internet   

For instance the right to the freedom of expression is vital for journalists and the other people working in the media. The journalists must be unrestricted to criticize the state without fear of prosecution; however, the media does have to bear in mind other human rights, such as a person's right to respect for their private life, as this is something, which is important to other people as they cannot invade other people’s privacy. The law also protects their freedom to receive information from other people for example, being part of an audience or reading a magazine. .

 Here are some of the restrictions they have to face:

Although journalists have the freedom to express your views and beliefs, they have a duty to behave responsibly and to respect other people’s rights. Public authorities may restrict their right to the freedom of expression if they can show that their action has a proper basis in law, and is necessary and ‘proportionate’ in order to:

• Protect national security, territorial integrity or public safety.
• Prevent disorder or crime.
• Protect health or morals.
• Protect the rights and reputations of other people.
• Prevent the disclosure of information received in confidence.
• Maintain the authority and impartiality of the judiciary.

It may be permissible to restrict your freedom of expression if, for example, you express views that encourage racial or religious hatred.

However, the relevant public authority must show that the restriction is ‘proportionate’, in other words the restriction must be no more than is necessary, appropriate and not excessive in the circumstances.

Overall, I believe that although journalists should have their restrictions when going out to find their sources for news, I also believe that it is right for them to have their personal opinion about the issue, because they shouldn’t be seen as having to be treated differently. Although I do agree with some of the restrictions given to them, as it is beneficial for them also.

Sources:

 http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/human-rights/what-are-human-rights/the-human-r http://www.newspapersoc.org.uk/press-freedomights-act/freedom-of-expression/

RESEARCH 18 - The job roles in a news room

THE JOB ROLES IN A NEWS ROOM

There are plenty of job roles in a news room that are all equally important to preparing for the types of news. The different individual jobs all make a big impact to the whole job, as they are all participate in the making.

Here are the 10 jobs that are carried out in the news room: 

1.    1.      CAMERA OPERATOR: The camera operator is responsible for filming the pictures needed for the programme. This can be from going out and filming something from outside and seeing whether it is newsworthy enough, or even in the studio when they are filming the presenters reading about the news.

2.   DIRECTOR: The director has a huge role as he/she ensures that the editorial and technical side of the programme comes together on air. They inform the other members of crew such as the camera operators and sound mixers about what they need to capture to make sure that the programme looks spot-on.

3.   EDITOR: The editor or output editor is responsible for the programme, which is extremely vital. They choose stories and decides which order they will be run in and where to locate each story.

4.   FLOOR MANAGER: Although, the floor manager doesn't sound important, it is! The floor manager has the overall responsibility of the safety of everyone in the studio. Sometimes the floor manager is effectively the “eyes and ears’ and the “hands and feet” of the director in the studio, which clearly shows its importance.

5.   PRESENTER: The presenter is the person who presents he TV or radio programme, and presents it all to the audience. They read the headlines and introduce other information from the different presenters. They also take part in live interviews that take place in outside broadcasts.

6.   PRODUCERS: The producer covers a lot of roles. For instance the producer can go from the person who writes the presenters script and ensures each story is right. It can also imply the person who is out and about gathering the stories, helping a reporter out to put out a package or do a live broadcast. Studio producers give instructions to the gallery and presenter while the programme is on air.

7.   REPORTER: The reporters are accountable for presenting their stories that they have collected on air, or writing them up on to the web. They handle interviews, create packages and do live reports. Also, senior reporters or those who specialize in a certain area are usually called correspondents.

8.   SOUND MIXER: The sound mixer uses the sound-mixing desk to identify and choose the different sources. These include microphones, videotapes and CD’s. They may also use ‘faders’ on the desk to make sounds louder (fade up) or quieter (fade down).

9.   VIDEO EDITOR: The video editor, who is also known, as simply just an editor is the person who cuts the pictures together. They work closely with the producers and reporters, making sure they link.

10. VISION MIXER: The vision mixer uses the vision making equipment to select pictures from a variety of sources. These include cameras, videotapes and graphics. The vision mixer use their equipment to edit their sources these include edits such as cutting, mixing, wiping between the sources, and depending on what the director desires.

 Overall, from looking at all these different roles, it has shown me how important and busy it is a newsroom and without one of them the whole job would break down, because everything is relevant and everyone is dependent for each other to do their job up to the best of standards.

Sources: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/15_08_11_job_roles.pdf