Friday, 27 November 2009

The stepping stones of learning

Although the South Coast Radio News Day was successful, there were a few aspects of the news bulletin that could have been refined.

1300 News Bulletin

SAS officer pardoned

The top line of this story should have been updated to highlight the news development. The written copy suggested that Simon Mann had not yet been pardoned, when he had been. Therefore, a simple alteration of the top line would have been beneficial and shown that we were following the moving news development.

Poole child abuse

This story should have included the name of the court, in which the couple were accused. The story also posed some legal complications, as the story failed to highlight that the couple were accused of cruel acts and instead the stated that they 'punished children by...'

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