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 Writing
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Identify
an interesting subject and write about that person, place or
thing. Make your writing concise.
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Write
a telegram to a friend telling them of your incredible news
scoop.
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Write
diary entries as a senior reporter from a newspaper in a large
city and a small country town.
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Write
simple poetry in response to news stories that have moved
students in some way. Poems can take a number of forms; a Haiku
(syllable poem), a shape poem, a free form poem. Explore rhyme
and rhythm.
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News
Coverage
Critically
evaluate the news coverage of different events, looking
particularly at:
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Which
events are valued as front page news.
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What
scientific information is deemed newsworthy.
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How
coverage varies for different events (i.e. some events get
more coverage than others).
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How
the coverage varies for men and women.
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Under
what conditions do the different mass media have better news
coverage than one another – the TV coverage is better than
the radio, the newspaper is better than the TV and vice versa.
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Writing
Style
The
language of formal newspaper writing and magazine writing differs
from the literary and the spoken mode of communication. Have
students examine the different writing styles of well known
magazines and newspapers (The Sunday Times, The Australian,
Dolly, Women’s Weekly). Challenge students to assume the
role of a reporter for one of these publications and to rewrite a
news story (real or imagined), as they believe it would appear.
For example, a bank robbery with an eye-witness interview could be
quite amusing.
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