WINOL 24/10/2012

Overview This was a very good week in terms of story quality. We had some genuinely interesting stories, including those that didn't make it into the bulletin. Also most of you seemed to work hard to try and get yourself into the bulletin this week, their is a genuine hunger, and I'm starting to sense more competition, which is ideal. It's becoming more and more difficult each week to decide the bulletin line-up. You all seem to be throwing forward at the end of your packages now, which is great. Please read the 'things to improve'at...

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WINOL 17/10/2012

Overview Things looked a bit shaky at the beginning of the week, we had no real top story, however we settled on one before Tuesday was over, and it provided the leading piece that we needed. Overall, the bulletin had a good balance, and many of fulfilled what needed to be done to make your piece work. Things to work on Links continue to be a struggle. They need to be longer, and give the viewer a basic idea of what your story is going to be. More time needs to be spent on writing them. Quotes need to improve. Remember - 'Facts in your voice....

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Copyright - Guest Lecturer - Peter Hodges

I made a similar blog post quite a while ago, with the same guest lecturer. He came back to the University this week, to once again talk about copyright. As the laws are always changing, their was new things to learn, and we all had a better idea of what questions to ask. As a journalist you will always be creating your own copyright. Copyright exists once it is published (meaning it's available to the public. Pieces of work that can be copyrighted include:- A dramatic work - such as dance or mime. Musical work - This...

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Confidentiality and Privacy

Confidentiality includes the official secrets act and test of confidentiality. Privacy is a disputed territory between Article 8 and Article 10. Article 8 - Right to respect of privacy, family life etc... Article - Right to Freedom of speech/ Freedom of expression Vile piece of legislation  - new law - cancels out the defence of public interest. Confidentiality - Common law secrets = laws made by judges. Revealing secret information to a journalists is a third party breach of confidence. You should protect...

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Media Law - A Basic Recap

In the first week of this semester's Law lectures, we had a recap of the sort of laws journalists need to be aware of. Some of the key areas of law we should know about is: - Defamation - Contempt - Privacy What is Defamation? For something to be defamatory, it must tick the following boxes- 1. It must be published (meaning available to the public). 2. The person must be identifiable. 3. It would have bad things said about the person, having the potential to be defamatory and could cause them to be shunned and avoided. Defences for defamation Their...

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Winol 10/10/2012

Well, that was the first WINOL of the semester, and overall it wasn't too bad. The majority of people worked hard and worked as part of the team, which is essential. As news editor, these blog posts will mainly concern the news team, but might be useful for the whole WINOL group as a whole. First a big congratulations to all involved in the first broadcast. I know that a lot of people were stressed heading into it, but personally it's something I love and thrive on. The atmosphere on Wednesday's is always great. Individual Feedback Tom Good...

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Winol - First 2 weeks back

Third year has begun, and I am settling into my new role as News Editor for WINOL. The first two weeks have mainly been about learning how to use the new equipment, as well as refreshing our memeories on creating good packages for tv. We have new macs in the news room, which includes an updated version of final cut - Final Cut Pro X. Many of us were hesitant at first, feeling comfortable with the old Final Cut Pro 7. However, the new version has made many tasks much easier to do, and is generally a more clean cut way of editing. We were also...

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