Final Story ideas / Research and Contact Introduction It is important that you thoroughly research potential stories and

have a systematic approach to the selection and contact of interview sources make sure you have actual contact details. In the lesson today you need to: 1. Finalise your stories 2. Complete background research on the story/data/statistics and facts to eventually develop your script 3. Outline potential interviewees and their contact details 4. Complete a contingency (back-up) plan in case things go wrong 5. Begin to contact your sources remember interviews must be completed in the next two weeks by 5th March these can be scheduled for lessons Story idea Reference(s) Background/ Possible Contac Respons Intervie Brief Where did you come data/ interviewe t e? w outline of across this story? Statistics for e/s and made? schedule what the this story contact How? d? story is (reference details Date (must be about/angle sources)- you to complet etc will need this reply? e by 5/3) for your script. Hard 1. Horse On TV on various First broke out Tesco Phone news meat different news channels. in Tesco manager? E-mail Interview 26/02/13 At least scandal burgers and Healthcare In with a 1 formal . Tesco now it has personnel? person Tesco recorde stores been Manager. d discovered in

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2. GCSE This news story was change found on the BBC news s in website. 2015. The new format will be the EBCs which will consist of English , maths and the science s. Ofqual may interfer e if the

There has been much talk about GCSE changes and now the government have proposed the EBCs. These would be initially in 3 subject areas English, Maths and the Sciences. With later addition of History, Geography or the languages.

Teachers, Students. These could be from different schools.

Phone E-mail In person

Interview with Philippa (Member of the NUT)

6/03/13

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3. Dogs may be able to understand the human mind

http://news.uk.msn.com /odd-news/dogs-mayunderstand-humanmind

Dr Julianne Kaminski found that dogs are more likely to disobey human orders when in the dark because they know that humans cant see that well.

The public ask if they think that their dogs can read their minds.

Phone E-mail

Recorded vox pops with the public.

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If you complete the tasks above and the contingency plan, please begin to map out questions to ask your sources or for vox pops these will need to be checked by your Tutor.