Annotation of a Radio News Story sample

Equipment Research

Equipment needed	Sourced from	Dates required
Dictaphone - This will provide a better quality than a mobile phone recorder. Also recordings are easily accessible through USB. -  Microphone       - Using a microphone allows speech to be collected better as it blocks out outside noises for examples cars passing by etc.	- School – Media department - School – Media Department	- -

Preliminary Task

This is our preliminary task I did with my group. From this task I have learnt how to use audacity and how to edit sound files. Also i have learnt how to put different audio files together so that it blends in well. This gave us an idea of the experience in using the different technologies to record and edit.

Plan Summary

Name	Saleha Siddiqah
Production Company	Tweenz FM
Issues to be explored	Murder of teenager Boy in Bethnal Green Knife Crime Murder statistics
Form	Interviews vox pop
Opportunities for Balance	Interview Police Officer Interview someone from Bethnal Green
Sources	Internet/ Websites  local school police officer A teenager from Bethnal Green Audience
Target Audience	Local area – teenagers
Opportunities for Interactivity	Poll on: do young people feel safe in their local area after rea
Structure of Story	- Give information about crime  - Give research statistics on knife crime -  Interviews of police officer on how they are trying to reduce knife crime and the penalties for knife crime.
Use of Generic Codes and Conventions	Statistics Silence Background Music Stingers  formal language Outside Broadcast Interview
News Values	- currency, timelessness, human interests
How I will attract my audience	I will attract my audience because my news story is related to crime and many young people are interested to know about crime related stories as they are really interesting and informative. I have used a Police Officer as my intervewee, as they can give me factual and detailed answers to questions relating to crime as they try to combat crime. My story will intrigue everyone as it is a shocking story and so our audience understands what goes in their area.

PLAN SUMMARY