News Reporting

1) What were the five stories your group chose to broadcast?
Greenford news story: Taranpreet has won third prize in a Japanese speech contest.
National news story: Rita Ora broke up with Calvin Harris.
London news story: Madeleine McCann's search has begun again
Sports news story: Argentina has won against Switzerland in the World Cup.
Funny news story: Suarez has bitten a third player; Italian this time.

2) For each story above, explain WHY you chose that particular story and not something else. Why would it interest a Greenford audience? 
Greenford news story: We chose this story because it shows that anyone can achieve.
National news story: We chose this story because the music industry is quite popular.
London news story: We chose this story to let people know what going on around the World.
Sports news story: We chose this story because the world cup is quite a big event.
Funny news story: We chose this story because Suarez might kill someone.......

3) What order did you broadcast the stories in? Why did you place the stories in that order?A) We kept it in the order that was given to us to show that we could stay on task.

Now think about your writing, editing, broadcasting and group work.

4) How did you make sure the script was the right length?
A) We kept reading it alongside a timer of 60 seconds.

5) How did you make sure each story was clear and easy to understand?
A) We eventually decided to slow down the words.

6) How did you make sure the broadcast was professional?
A) I acted as the camera was asking me the questions.

7) What was your specific role in the group?
A) The presenter.

8) Rate your group’s ability to work collaboratively out of 5 (1=poor, 5=excellent)
A) About 3.
9) How could your group have worked more effectively as a team?
A) Thought of more ways to rehearse and memorise the script better. 
10) Finally, what would you have done differently if you were given the opportunity to do this again?