BE PRO-ACTIVE
NEVER SAY NOTHING IS HAPPENING, NEVER SAY THERE IS NO NEWS
FIND A STORY
WHAT HAPPENED
WHERE DID IT HAPPEN
WHEN DID IT HAPPEN
WITNESSES
QUOTES
WRITE STORY
ALWAYS TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS AND FOOTAGE
GET INTERVIEW
PUBLISH ON WEBSITE
MOBILE FOOTAGE 1 MINUTE
LIVE TWEETS
BUILD A CONTACTS BOOK
Recognize A Story, be able to filter out a story.
To be able to go out and meet people and talk to people, to be able to find and create contacts, find a variety of stories, charities, public interests,
Law – be aware of the legal, regulatory and ethical considerations
Find local MP’s – My Local MP Is Maria Eagle
Constituency. Garston and Halewood. Address as. Maria Eagle … Unit House, Speke Boulevard, Liverpool, L24 9HZ. Tel: 0151 448 1167. Fax: 0151 448 0976
Call MP, find local issues
Find Local Council Issues – Find Local Council Issues, Find Contacts from each party, Tory, Labour, Lib dems, Conservatives,
Local Bands – Find interviews, do gig reviews, new album review, online interview, email interview, face to face, phone interviews, give evidence, Facebook discussion, at least 2 face to face interviews 1 email 1 phone call, add contact details,
Local Sports Go To See Dean At Everton In The Community, Bill Bygroves LFC, using past contacts,
NHS
Get stories from
POLICE
Get in touch with CPO, find out why do they stop gangs forming why do they do it etc,
LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS
introduce myself to shop keepers, business owners, different sizes, ask how other businesses help even by bringing custom via cross selling. Pubs, pub landlords, ask about food, talk to customers, churches, post offices, schools, sports centers, seasonal, harvest festival, new intake of kids, cross country, football hockey rugby, Christmas, nativity plays, pantos.
SPORT CENTERS,
Clubs, Football, new sponsors for new kits, might have a new potential star player, might need a new wicket keeper, may need to fund an out of season holiday, maybe the sport center has a new sport added to the place example zumba,
COVER SHEETS
LOG IN TO COVER SHEETS
DESCRIPTION & RATIONALE, – ACTING LIKE A JOURNALIST
Where you describe how you got the story, did i overhear a conversation, was it a press release, going to an event fr one story and maybe getting more than stories than you went for, be pro-active
Legal Regulatory & Ethical Considerations
Under Claus 1 – IPSO
I Dressed Smartly
Always state I Was Careful there was no defamation, No contempt of court
Always state I was careful not to reveal my source.
I took photographs, I took video.
Never do a report as a Q & A
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
Who Did I Speak To
Why Did I Speak To Them
Why Did I want To Find This Info Out
What Is The Story
Did I Use Right Of Apply
