In the print edition the story is marked as 'exclusive'.
What is your understanding of this term? Has the definition of it
changed since the advent of the internet? Explain your reasoning and
reference any sites you access/texts you look at to back up your
conclusions.
Following on from Jon's comments on storygathering at the Echo, how do
you think the Echo reporter got the idea for the story and the
information to write it?
Following the appearance of the story in the Echo can you find evidence
of any other local media outlets trying to follow it up? Suggest
organisations which may have been interested in it and how they reach
out to different sections of the community.
Can you suggest an angle for a follow-up story by the Echo? List
individuals and organisations you would consider approaching and their
contact details.
Finally, do you think the Echo style of journalism, with its 128 year
tradition, is still relevant today?
Since Bloggers wont let me post my answers for some strange reasons here they are as follows:
ReplyDeleteIn the print edition the story is marked as 'exclusive'.What is your understanding of this term? Has the definition of it changed since the advent of the Internet? Explain your reasoning and
reference any sites you access/texts you look at to back up your
conclusions.
Exclusive means you have story which is unique and something no other outlet has. An example would be The Telegraph and the expenses scandal. I'd say since the advent of the Internet it has changed since it can't be used as much since the shear speed and access of the Internet means stories and information are quickly more available and not so easy to make unique any more.
Following on from Jon's comments on story gathering at the Echo, how do
you think the Echo reporter got the idea for the story and the
information to write it?
Well I would think the reporter got his idea from all the recent council cuts that's been in the news of late and then looked closer at the numbers and council going ons, then talked to a probably anonymous source in the council to confirm their findings.
Following the appearance of the story in the Echo can you find evidence
of any other local media outlets trying to follow it up? Suggest
organisations which may have been interested in it and how they reach
out to different sections of the community.
I've found no evidence of other news outlets trying to follow up this story, maybe the unique information has prevented any attempts at 'churnelism'. People that would be interested in this story would be workers unions like Lincoln Unison, workers affected by the cuts at the council, news outlet seeing if they can find a new angle on the subject, people affected by the cuts that don't work at the council like the hospital who have serious cuts and have to shut an intensive care ward.
Can you suggest an angle for a follow-up story by the Echo? List
individuals and organisations you would consider approaching and their
contact details.
A new angle would be the workers response, or looking closer again into the councils use of money which involve contact of the journalists probably anonymous contact. Though for the workers, they could use Lincoln Unison:
Unison Lincoln: Branch Officers
Name Position Phone
Steve Irwin-Banks Health and Safety Officer 01522 554404
John Sharman Branch Secretary 01522 554910
Mick Barnshaw Asst. Branch Secretary 01522 554910
Finally, do you think the Echo style of journalism, with its 128 year
tradition, is still relevant today?
It has it's moments. It's show it has a place when it managed to find such a unique story like this. Though it could be argued the Echo's tradition changes over time. For example look at the design and the expansion of the advertisement department.
Good work. Have a think about what you have said about where the journalist would have got the news story!
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