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News Day Story Intro/Script

Cornwall to Space Cornwall Spaceport is changing the whole of the Uk for better with the new air orbit rocket, LauncherOne, and the CubeSats. Virgin Orbit is seeking providence from the government to launch 

News Script Tips

How to write a News Script for Tv News Be sure to write for ear Use present tense wherever possible Befriend action verbs Sell the story Avoid the passive voice Write stories for people Be careful with numbers Move the story possible

Writing gripping news

Draft 1: Gigantic Tree crushes Van disrupting hundreds of children Earlier this morning a tree fell on a van crashing its windshield and completely destroying the front of the van. Police quickly responded closing the road preventing and further accidents from occurring however slowing down the school buses.

Tv News Conventions

Tv News conventions: They all have an interview Some have a reporter explaining the story The background of the interview is related about what happened or blue screen Subtitles/Some extra information on screen(graphics) Journalist intro Footage at the scene

3 possible stories ideas

1. Launching of Spaceport in Cornwall- https://www.spaceportcornwall.com 01872 322 941 What is the launching about? Why Cornwall? When will it be launched? Who is involved? What will be useful about having a spaceport in cornwall? Do you think that tourism will increase because of the spaceport? 2. Football Youth Club-  http://www.bodminyouthfc.co.uk/  01208 78165 Do you think you will do well this season? Who do u think will win the 2018/19 cup? 3.

News Gathering

The 5 Ws: Who, was involved What, happened Where, did it happen When, did it happen Why,did it happen -How, did it happen can also be useful. -They always write the basis of a story. -Before going into an interview make sure you have the right amount of information. -Make sure you know the difference between opinion and fact. -Never take a side, so your audience can decide for itself. News gathering is...  finding a story Getting an interview from one side of the story Getting an interview to counter the other side of the story. Interview review: WWW: I have asked the main questions properly without pauses. EBI: I need to be calm and wait for the people to answer the questions before asking the next to one, but i also need to be flawless and ask secondary questions like "what did this make u feel?". 

News Sources

Where/How to find news stories? Have contacts Contact Cornwall court, Police and others Stalk people on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media, etc. Read newspapers Bodmin FC- https://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/bodmintownfootballclub -  01208 78165 Bodmin Youth FC - http://www.bodminyouthfc.co.uk/  Bodmin Court- https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/bodmin-county-court-and-family-court  Enquiries-  enquiriesbodmincc@justice.gov.uk 01208 261 580 Juno mission- https://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/press/for-journalists/juno Fake News  Do your research See the person's profile Research the person's history with fake news 

Article example- World record egg

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Mysterious Instagram egg photo destroys Kylie Jenner's record The 21-year-old's most-liked photo has officially been upended thanks to a picture of an egg. Yes, a regular stock image of a brown egg.   On January 4th a mysterious account was made, with only one picture of an egg, the caption read "Let's set a world record together and get most liked post on Instagram. Beating the current world record holder Kylie Jenner (18 million). We got this!". On January 8th it already had a surprising amount of  9 million likes,finally the record being beaten on January 10th. And growing bigger each day, now holding 24 million likes.  Kylie Jenner responded to the post by sharing a video caption take "That little egg" where  she cracked the shell on the sidewalk and watched it bubble and become a rather unorthodox sunny-side up egg. The egg photo may have her beat by 2 million likes, but can this food item consider itself one of the  world's...

Tips to get into journalism/degree/job

Top tips to get into journalism/degree place/job Start as soon as you feel ready: If you see something interesting happening, write it. Find your niche: Write about your favourite things. Grow your audience: Share what you do, when you feel ready. Have fun with it: Do what you love. Try out different forms of content (written/video/online/social media): Promote your content, pod casts. Establish contacts: Get respect of people, so they can give you an opportunity. 

Sports Reporting Tips

Top tips for writing a sports story Know your audience: Age, gender, class. Do your research: Get to know the facts so you don't lie and that you feel confident about it. Make it interesting: If you don't find it interesting, the audience won't find it interesting. Make it melodramatic. Validation: Who can back up the story, who can give their opinion, sometimes make it all around the audience's quotes. How are you pitching: How do u make it sound interesting/exciting and how are you going to advertise it. When can you add your spin: You never know what is going to happen. A tight and interesting intro: The first sentence has to be incredible, between 20-25 , factual, entertaining,tight.

What is news?

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What is the purpose of news?   Mainly to  inform  the public about events that are around them and may affect them, and to entertain the public by using gross pictures.  To profit the people who are making the news, making money and gaining popularity, and to advertise people to join their other businesses. To manipulate the news to persuade people into joining your social group.   Genre Business:    Business talks about sales, great ideas that succeeded. Hard news: An example of hard news was the first parachute jump where he died in Eiffel tower. Soft News: Soft news is news that makes you generally happy. World: Things that happen around the world, like events, natural disasters and wars. Science: Revolutionary inventions and more  science stuff. Sports: