Radio News

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“Eighty per cent of success is just showing up”

Woody Allen

• Module Introduction

• What is radio? Discussion

• Tools of the trade.

• Photos

• Listening exercise

• Discuss preparation work for next week’s session

• We’ll take a break – at some point!

What we’re doing today

• The deadline for handing in the first assessment?

• Where’s Helen Wolfenden’s desk?• One of the books on your reading list?• What are the learning outcomes for this course?• What advice do we give about interviewing other

students or relatives?• When’s your first Newsday?

Module Handbook

• Cue:- A leading scientist whose research is being cited as justification for the government’s planned cull of badgers in England has described the scheme as crazy. Lord Krebs spoke to BBC news after the first licences were issued to farmers who want to stop the spread of TB from badgers to cattle. More details from our science correspondent, Pallab Ghosh.

• Voice report starts here.

Example of Voice Report

•What do you listen to on the radio? Where? When? What device?•What do you think are radio’s strengths and limitations?•What experience – if any - do you have of working in radio/audio?

•What skills does a radio journalist need?

Discuss the following – and more!

What is radio?

Discuss in small groups. Feedback to whole group.

• Limitations• Intimacy• Immediacy

• Simplicity• Flexibility• Power

The Audio Environment - the blind medium

• Go to Blackboard – Radio Journalism course• Learning Materials – Week 2 Group D• Radio Quiz

• Enjoy!

The Quiz

“Radio isn’t going away, it’s going everywhere.”

Gary Knell, NPR Chief

• SalfordUniJournalism@yahoo.com• User name – Salford Uni Journalism 1st years• Password – MediaCity1

Flickr Account

• Search archive for radio/TV programmes• Set it to record programmes in advance• Edit clips of programmes to store

• For EDUCATIONAL purposes and in UK only!• Need Athens number

Box of Broadcasts

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/collegeofjournalism

BBC College of Journalism