News Editors Team

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News Editors Team

• You have overall responsibility for the news. You
  have to make sure
• everything is ready ON TIME!
• Speak to all the news teams and find out their
  stories.
• Decide on the order you want the stories to be
  presented in.
• Tell the news teams the order in which they are
  presenting.
• Check that the news reports are CLEAR, CONCISE
  and CORRECT.
• Be in overall charge of the final news report.
  Make sure everyone is in the right place at the
  right time.

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Picture Editors Team

1. Talk to each news team and find out what their
   news story is about.
2. Find a photo to illustrate each story and
   download it from the classroom computer.
3. Save it on a PowerPoint slide. Keep doing this
   until youve got a photo for each story on the
   PowerPoint.
4. Ask the editor what the order of the stories will
   be, and change the slides to match the order.
5. Be in charge of the slide show during the news
   report.

3
International News Team (North South America)

1. Look through a newspaper and find a story about
   North or South America that interests you. Or
   choose a story about this region you have heard
   of or seen on the Internet or TV (it doesnt have
   to be in the newspaper).
2. Write a script about this news story. It must be
   clear, concise and correct. Dont just read out
   the report in the newspaper!
3. Practice presenting the script.
4. Present it during the news report.

4
International News Team (Africa Asia)

1. Look through a newspaper and find a story about
   Africa or Asia that interests you. Or choose a
   story about this region you have heard of or seen
   on the Internet or TV (it doesnt have to be in
   the newspaper).
2. Write a script about this news story. It must be
   clear, concise and correct. Dont just read out
   the report in the newspaper!
3. Practice presenting the script.
4. Present it during the news report.

5
Europe News Team

1. Look through a newspaper and find a story about
   Europe that interests you. Or choose a story you
   have heard of about this region or seen on the
   Internet or TV (it doesnt have to be in the
   newspaper).
2. Write a script about this news story. It must be
   clear, concise and correct. Dont just read out
   the report in the newspaper!
3. Practice presenting the script.
4. Present it during the news report.

6
National News Team

1. Look through a newspaper and find a story from
   Britain that interests you. Or choose a story
   from Britain you have heard of or seen on the
   Internet or TV (it doesnt have to be in the
   newspaper).
2. Write a script about this news story. It must be
   clear, concise and correct. Dont just read out
   the report in the newspaper!
3. Practice presenting the script.
4. Present it during the news report.

7
London News Team

1. Look through a newspaper and find a story from
   London that interests you. Or choose a story from
   London you have heard of or seen on the Internet
   or TV (it doesnt have to be in the newspaper).
2. Write a script about this news story. It must be
   clear, concise and correct. Dont just read out
   the report in the newspaper!
3. Practice presenting the script.
4. Present it during the news report.

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Local News Team

1. Look through a local newspaper and find a story
   from Bexley that interests you. Or choose a story
   from Bexley you have heard of or seen on the
   Internet or TV (it doesnt have to be in the
   newspaper).
2. Write a script about this news story. It must be
   clear, concise and correct. Dont just read out
   the report in the newspaper!
3. Practice presenting the script.
4. Present it during the news report.

9
Blackfen School News Team

1. Think of something about Blackfen School that
   would interest other young people.
2. Write a script about this news story. It must be
   clear, concise and correct.
3. Practice presenting the script.
4. Present it during the news report.

10
Sports News Team

1. Look through newspapers and find a sports story
   that interests you. Or choose a story about any
   sports you have heard of or seen on the Internet
   or TV. Remember it must be a current (new) story.
   
2. Write a script about this news story. It must be
   clear, concise and correct. Dont just read out
   the report in the newspaper!
3. Practice presenting the script.
4. Present it during the news report.

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Celebrity News Team

1. Look through newspapers and find a celebrity
   story that interests you. Or choose a story about
   any celebrities you have heard of or seen on the
   Internet or TV. Remember it must be a current
   (new) story.
2. Write a script about this news story. It must be
   clear, concise and correct. Dont just read out
   the report in the newspaper!
3. Practice presenting the script.
4. Present it during the news report.

12
Weather Team

1. Look through a newspaper and find the weather
   reports. You can do a report on local, national
   or international weather.
2. Write a script for your weather report. It must
   be clear, concise and correct.
3. Practice presenting the script. Remember, most
   weather reporters are full of character, so dont
   just read out your report in a boring voice!
4. Present it during the news report.

13
Technical Team

1. Create a presenting and recording area (the place
   you want the news reports to be read out from,
   and from where you will film them).
2. Create a safe route for the reports to reach the
   presenting area. Explain to the reporters where
   you want them to be and when.
3. Set up the camera equipment.
4. Practice using the camera. Make sure its close
   enough so that the reports voice can be heard
   clearly.
5. Record the news report.

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Intro Outro Team

1. You are responsible for introducing the news
   report. This means you must write the overall
   introduction and conclusion.
2. You must then visit every news team and find out
   their stories. Then you must prepare a very short
   introduction for each of their stories, for
   example, We are now going to go to Washington to
   hear a report about XXX from our North American
   News Team.
3. Practice your intros and outros.
4. Read out your intros and outros during the
   final news report.