BY MARK GATELY, PHIL MOORE, AND CAZ ADAMS
The Three-Act structure is a model used in narrative fiction that divides a story into three parts (or acts), often called the Set-up, the Confrontation, and the Resolution.
Continue reading “Week 9: The three-act structure”
BY DEB BAUER
Today we will focus on planning and making any pre-recorded content for the next TAFE Radio show or your podcast.
Content suggestions:
Not all news writing and reporting has to be serious. Journalism isn’t all political scandals, court hearings, car crashes, special investigations and budget sums.
You can be funny too. And make a serious point at the same time.
Continue reading “Week 8: Writing Satire”
INTERVIEWING BASICS
Interviewing techniques are really important because they help you get the best out of the subject you are talking to. And they give the audience something interesting to listen to!!
Continue reading “Week 8: Interviewing questions and structure”
Reminder: Assessment Part 1
The draft (part-time) and final version (full-time) of your news story (350 – 400 words) is due this week.
Time will be available during class to complete your story if required and extensions can be negotiated if you need more time.
Getting the good oil from the internet
Research and write a profile of a significant person from history using only Internet resources.
It’s a lot trickier than you might think finding the right information, ensuring it’s factual, deciding how much of it to use, and then writing a bio in an engaging style.
If you Google Jesus Christ, for example, you’re offered more than 542 million search results. How do you decide which ones to use?
It’s okay to start with Wikipedia, but you must also use other sites to build your research. The references and other links at the bottom of a Wikipedia page are often very useful first steps.
Diligent research will identify the sources you can trust such as experts in the field and specialist websites for biographical and statistical information. Building up your knowledge of reputable media outlets will also be of great benefit.
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For an example of Wikipedia going wrong, see this entry on Ghana, which was edited during a soccer World Cup.
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Fiction:
Non-fiction:
Notes from a Small Island – Bill Bryson
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