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NEWSPAPER
REPORTING
Instructions to candidates:
a) Time
allowed: Three hours (plus an extra ten minutes’ reading time at the start – do
not write anything during this time)
b)
Answer any FIVE questions
c) All
questions carry equal marks. Marks for each question are shown in [ ]
1. The
following information has been passed to you from a series of sources. Write
them up into a lead story of between 250 and 300 words based on the information
provided. (Note: marks will not be awarded for just repeating the sentences set
out below – the information must be used to produce a concise and coherent
story).
•
British Royal family will be getting new jet aircraft for flights around the
world
• Royal
Air Force spending millions of pounds on new executive jets
• Will
be used by Royal family, government ministers, senior military figures
• New
aircraft will replace the four BAe 146 jets that make up the ‘royal flight’
• Royal
flight is part of the RAF’s 32 Squadron
•
Existing jets only have a range of 1,800 miles which requires refuelling for
long flights
•
Officials looking at new jets with a range of up to 7,000 miles
• Plans
also announced to refit an RAF refuelling aircraft
• New
fleet of aircraft and refit would save £735,000 a year
• Other
plans are also being considered as an alternative to buying the aircraft
• One
option being looked at is leasing aircraft
• The
Royal family has scaled back its use of the BAe 146 jets after criticism of
cost
• The
Queen and Prince of Wales use commercial charter companies for official tours
• 32
Squadron is based at RAF Northolt in west London
• Senor
military figures and politicians currently use the fleet of aircraft for
journeys
• The
BAe 146 can accommodate 30 VIPs with four crew
• The
aircraft have countermeasures to stop them being shot down
• The
aircraft have also been used to fly reconnaissance teams to war zones,
transport war criminals
• The
plans for new aircraft were announced as part of a major defense review
• The
review promised in total an extra £12bn in new equipment [20]
2.
Journalists should understand the techniques and approaches that are effective
in drawing out a hidden story. Analyse these techniques and approaches. [20]
3.
Analyse the widely recognised duties that a journalist is considered to owe
their informants. Comment on the limitations on these duties. [20]
4. The
introduction and opening paragraph of a story are key in grabbing the attention
of the reader. Write the headline and a coherent opening paragraph (of no more
than 50 words) to BOTH the news stories below:
Story 1
•
Spanish galleon found
• £1bn
treasure rumored to be on board
•
Wreck, with gold, silver and emeralds on board, found off Colombia
• Ship
sunk by Royal Navy 300 years ago
• Ship
called the San Jose sunk in 1708 during battle with a Royal Navy squadron
•
Treasure was destined for mainland Europe when the ship was sunk
•
Gunpowder on board exploded causing ship to sink
• Ship
found 700 feet below the surface
• Ship
found by team made up of Colombian Navy, archaeologists and international
experts
• Colombian
President, Juan Manuel Santos, said “there is no doubt that this is the San
Jose” [10]
Continued
overleaf
Story 2
•
Astronauts risk brain damage
•
Scientists found that astronauts spending long spell in space experience
pressure surges in their skull
• Can
cause memory loss and permanent damage to vision
• Two
astronauts have come back from the International Space Station (ISS) with
serious eye problems
•
Research has found that about 60% of astronauts suffer eye problems
•
Scientists say problems are so serious they may stop plans for a mission to
Mars
•
Weightlessness in space causes the problems
•
Robert March banks, scientist with NASA, said, “the problems have only recently
been identified”
•
Latest mission to ISS involves carrying out tests to try and limit damage to
vision
•
Astronauts, including the UK’s Tim Peake, will have multiple brain tests [10]
5.
Explain the widely held view that ‘good sports writing is a mixture of fact and
interpretation spiced with comment’. [20]
6. Analyze
the key constraints and limitations under which journalists typically operate.
[20]
7.
Explain the skills, techniques and approaches that a good local reporter should
be able to display. [20]
8. You
are a reporter sent to interview the Chief Executive of a major food producer
in your country. The brief you have is as follows:
A
confidential source has told your newspaper that the latest method of crop
production developed by the company has failed a number of safety tests. This
will, at best, delay the completion of the project.
It may,
however, call into question the very survival of the company if potential
purchasers lose confidence in the new method. Your editor has asked you to find
out if the rumours about the safety tests are true, if they are, how long the
problems will take to sort out and the consequences for the company.
Set
out:
a) The
strategy you would adopt to build the interviewee’s confidence in you [10]
b) The
interviewing strategy you would adopt and the questions you would ask [10]