Intro and news genres

What types of news do you consume?

• BBC News 
• Radio news 
• Daily Mail via snapchat 
• The Guardian t

Unit 7: Journalism & The News Industry

1. Research news genres, platforms and ownership 

2. Analyse articles then research, plan, write and sub-edit your own

3. Evaluate article in terms of writing and regulation 

Unit 8: Photography for Digital Media Products

1. Analyse work of professional photographers 

2. Research, plan, consider legal.ethical issues and then take creative photos 

3. Edit, organise, produce a portfolio of and evaluate photos 

Serious reportage: 'proper' news which deals with serious issues that have significant consequences (genres include crime, politics, education, business). Dealt with in a serious tone by journalists.

General interest: Less significant news, often more popular with mass audiences (genres include sports, arts & culture (music, film, tv) ,celebrity gossip). Often dealt with in a more relaxed, light-hearted tone.

News and feature differences:

• news story is time sensitive - it needs to be released ASAP 
• feature stories are not time sensitive and can be written at any time after an event 
• the writing styles are different - news stories go straight to the point with simple and direct language - usually average 300-500 words 
•  whereas features stories have a  more creative structure and average at 1000+ words 
• news stories tell what the news is upfront and give the most important details in the first paragraph or two and ends with the facts.  
• feature stories don't, instead they hook readers in and keep them reading until the end. can leave readers feeling  satisfied that they've gained some value from reading 

unspoken words of sexual harassment with young women 18-25  - story idea