BROADCASTING

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

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Broadcasting news

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Key points

• Broadcasting is the final stage of the news process, where you share your stories
  with the audience. 
•  In News Project terms, this means publishing your finished stories on your school website.
•  Have a final check that your cues are in order and that
  your spelling and punctuation are correct. 
  

Headlines

• Good headlines are short and snappy and make people want to watch or listen on,
  or read more. 
  

Broadcasting

• You can share your news live in front of the class, the whole school or even stream it live on the school website. 
  

• Can you get a bigger audience by emailing links to friends, family or other schools or by promoting the bulletin with posters etc in school? 

• Make sure you know how to get your reports onto the website. 

Presenting

Ellie Crisell, presenter of BBC One's 90-second news bulletin, reveals what goes into presenting a polished news bulletin.

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Activity: Present a script

Choose one of the sample scripts and  practice reading it aloud with a partner. Remember Ellie's top tips and don't worry if it's not perfect first time - that's why presenters practice before they go on air!

Try recording the bulletins using your i-pad or mobile phone so that you can listen or watch back. Then try re-recording.

The stories we report on and publish will be available on the internet. Who do you think might see our stories?

If anybody can see our stories, what kind of things do we need to think about when we're deciding what to include?

Quiz: Sharing news

Find out how much you know about broadcasting the news and
sharing it with your audience. Are you across all the final checks
that are needed before going live? 

Media law
Q) You are the editor. One of the reporters in your team has used a
song by a famous band in his report. Is he allowed to do this?

1. Yes, because he downloaded it legally.
2. Yes, because he is crediting the band
3. No, because he doesn't have permission.

News values
Q) A report contains this sentence: Joost Botman from Havo 3 said he
was upset that Havo 4 pupil Koos Smit hadn't won the race.
What's wrong with it?

1. It includes the surnames of people under the age of 18.
2. It doesn't give their ages.
3. It shouldn't have given their year group.

Checking
Q) It's 1.30pm on News Day and you are putting the finishing
touches to your story. Who should check each item one last time
before the 2pm deadline?

1. Your head teacher
2. The camera operator
3. Your teacher or the person they've asked to be the editor

Taste and decency
Q) When sharing content online, you should post…

1. Things that would make your friends laugh.
2. Things that you wouldn't mind your teacher seeing.
3. Anything that will get people's attention.

Media law
Q) Another School Reporter has found a great picture using an image search engine and asks you if he can use it
in his web story.
What's your advice?

1. Yes, it's online so anyone can use it.
2. No, you can only use pictures you've taken yourself.
3. Maybe, depending on the source of the picture.

Media law
Q) A School Reporter on your team wants to cover a court case and
interview his classmates, asking: Do you think he did it? What
should you do?

1. Go ahead. If people want to talk about it, let them.
2. Don't do it. The case isn't over.
3. Do it, but make sure you get some who say he's guilty and others who say he isn't.

Sharing
Q) As well as uploading to your school website, you might like to share your news, by placing it
on other platforms. Which of these
might NOT be a good place to post?

1. Your school newsletter.
2. A free video sharing website.
3. A partner school's website.

Your Score 

0 – 2 Keep working at it 

2 -4 Good but could be better 

5 – 7 Well done!

What Next????

1. Think of a good headline for your news story.
2. Record your news story.
3. Film it.
4. Share it.