Piecing together news bulletins for Talbot FM, calls upon the need to research the audience profile for the radio station, designate roles, find news stories and produce well-structured news bulletins, in which Talbot FM themselves would broadcast.The News Day format:
Each bulletin will start with a headline sequence and MUST contain 75% local news.
The Talbot FM team will produce:
1200 : 4’ bulletin including at least 1x voice piece, 2 x desks.
1400:: 3’ bulletin which must include a national political story.
The news stories run for the 1200 news bulletin were:
- British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates
- House prices in Dorset soar
- The postal strike
- Poole council tackle teen pregnancy
- Pliosaur skull discovered on the Jurassic Coast
- Man appealed in the Baby P case
- David Cameron
- Poole council tackle teen pregnancy
- A girl found dead after chatting on the Internet
- Facebook memorials
Talbot FM, having a mainly young audience, meant that news stories had to be tailored to suit. Therefore, such stories about 'facebook' and teenage pregnancy are topical. Entertainment news is also a key element for Talbot FM, and should focus on popular television such as the X-Factor and offer updates on celebrity gossip.
When searching for news stories, a journalist should have an open mind and try to think outside of the box. There are an array of news sources for any journalist. The voice banks of the local emergency services should be checked regularly and an eye should be turned towards council's and politicians, pressure groups, rivals, news releases and the Internet. Keeping the television on throughout the News day also meant that we remained up to date with the news.
As a team, we were well-organised. Designating roles, meant that there was clear communication between the team members and allowed the team to work efficiently.
High level production skills, saw that we were prompt and allowed us to have a run-through before going 'live'. The chosen news stories were suitable for the audience and the news values of the station with much of the audio being self-generated. We also rose to the challenge of making our own stings and headline beds. The end product was young and lively.
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