Additional Research

What qualities do you think make a good interviewer?

I think to be a good interviewer you need good communication skills and be very confident around people. I think having a bubbly personality and being very friendly is also and important quality to have.

Example of these skills

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvoztHyRXy8

The One Show - Amanda Seyfried interview

I think The One Show always demonstrate these qualities by really interacting with the guests in an informal friendly manner.
The interview was about Amanda Seyfried starring in the new Les Miserables film and promoting it. I think the interview was effective because she got her point across about why people should see this film and she seemed comfortable being there and talking to the presenters.

Interviewing Ruth Hale

Do you enjoy working at the old peoples home? Do you find it rewarding?

I really enjoy working with the old people at the retirement home. I do find it rewarding and I hear so many stories from their past and what they've achieved and done in their lives. Some of them are quite funny.

Could you picture yourself working anywhere else?

Defiantly not! I've been working there for 6 years now and I couldn't think of anything I'd rather be doing; its such a nice atmosphere at the retirement home and everyone is so nice there.

This isn't a nice question but, do you secretly have a favourite person living in the home?

This is an easy question for me; Dorris and she's 82 and loves a good gossip and she's such a sweet lady. She makes my shift when I go in defiantly.

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1. What was the purpose of this interview? 

The purpose of this interview was to find out how she feels about her work and finding out about the work she does.

2. Why did you decide to interview the person you chose?

Because I have know Ruth for 4 years and she's always got a lot to say about a lot of things and she's such a nice person.

3. Why did you decide on the questions you chose?

I chose the questions because they were relevant to Ruth's work and I thought she would have a lot to say and not just give me one word answers.

4. Did the interview take a different direction to what you were planning?

The interview went exactly as planned and was really simple and Ruth gave really good answers to the questions I asked.

6. How successful do you think the interview was?

I think the interview was really successful as the answers were open and she gave a lot of information with the questions I gave her.

Interview Purposes

An open question is when someone can answer a question with an explanation and not just a straight 'yes' or 'no' answer.
A closed question is just a straight one word answer such as 'yes' or 'no'.
A direct question is a question directed at a specific person such as 'are you going to watch TV. An indirect question is for example 'is anyone going to watch TV'
A leading question is any question in which the asker gives hints to the answer, or "leads" the answerer to a given answer. 

News (current affairs)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYRVSTYFzMQ

Interviewer - BBC
Interviewee - Megan Young - Miss World 2013

Purpose of interview - Interviewing Miss World talking about the competition and also her work to help those in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan hit the country.

Style of interview - Serious but informal.

Style of questions - Open questions for her to answer.

Entertainment/Promotional

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIgq7JhAdt0

Interviewer - Jonathan Ross
Interviewee - Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Purpose of interview - Promoting his role in the Sky Living drama 'Dracula'

Style of interview - Informal, but promotional.

Style of questions - Open for him to elaborate on the answer.

Sport/Life

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYXFb73rs9U

Interviewer - Matt Baker and Alex Jones
Interviewee - Gary Lineker

Purpose of interview - Discussing Sports Personality of the Year voting changes.

Style of interview - Informal but with a slight seriousness.

Style of questions - Informal question with interviewee and interviewer having a laugh with each other.

Assignment 2: Law

In this report I will describe the main areas of law; they are Defamation, Contempt of Court and Reporting Restrictions. I will also be giving examples from each law from the last 5 years.

Defamation is a statement that made to damage a persons reputation in the eyes of others, the statement can merely be a suggestion or implication; a person, company or a group of people can be defamed and you can also be sued for this. A recent example of defamation is the Simon Singh case, British author and journalist Simon Singh wrote an article in The Guardian, which resulted in him being sued for libel by the British Chiropractic Association (BCA).The suit was dropped by the BCA on 15 April 2010.

Contempt of Court exists to protect the running of the court, it contains something called a 'strict liability rule' which prevents any publication or broadcast from affecting the decisions of the court. The maximum prison sentence in the UK is 2 years but the law is becoming difficult to enforce due to the worldwide nature of media coverage. In July 2013 Two jurors were jailed for two months for contempt of court after one posted a comment on Facebook and the other researched a case online.

Reporting restrictions come into action when there is a reason why a story cannot be reported. This usually occurs when there is a child involved. Children are not allowed to be reported on due to privacy reasons. Other cases that aren't allowed to be reported on are those involving victims of a sexual crime such as rape or sexual assault. These are serious cases and very private. Reporting restrictions also cover people who have witnessed a crime. An example of this is Jeremy Forrest case; 31 year old Maths teacher started an affair with a 15 year old student which then lead to them both fleeing to France to be together; her name has been kept from the media for her protection.

Assignment 1: Evaluation

The target audience for this voice piece is young adults who drive.They relate to these people because they are written and read in an informal way which is appealing to the age range. The story I used relates to the target audience because it is something that will be effecting them.

I added a slight audio in the background as it gave the bulletin something else, I then decided on taking the audio out as I felt the story was too serious. 

I chose a story about drink drivers at Christmas as this is relevant to the target audience as they are more likely to be pressured into driving under the influence. 

Finding people to take the vox pop seriously was difficult as they were all younger people I was targeting.

We followed the conventions of news so a script, voice piece and TX details were also all included. We made sure that these were included so that the bulletin would flow nicely and seem more real.

If I had a chance to do the project again I would have changed the target audience as I feel an older audience would have given a more serious answer and not have been so reluctant to answer questions on drink driving.

Reporting Restrictions

In February 1993, 2 year old James Bulger was abducted from a shopping centre in Merseyside. He was then tortured and murdered by two 10 year old boys. At the time of the murder their identities were protected until the end of the trial when they were found guilty their identities; Jon Venables and Robert Thompson were made public by judge Mr Justice Morland.

The judge lifted the restrictions because of the nature of the murder and the public reaction, I think it was the right decision to make lifting the restrictions 

Law - Defamation

Defamation is a statement that tends to damage the reputation of a person in the eyes of the right thinking individuals. Causing them to be sunned or avoided or cause them financial loss.

Libel is a published false statement that is damaging to a persons reputation, libel is a written defamation that is permanent.

Slander is the action of making a false spoken statement damaging to a persons reputation.

- Fair Comment is when a comment is made but it's an opinion or not meant to be made malicious. When comments like this are made, you need to be careful as this is a 'grey area'. 

- There are two forms of Privilege. Absolute privilege covers anything that is said in the House of Commons and Qualified privilege means using information from an official police statement – provided it is without malice and in the public interest.

- Public interest is arguments made with an honest belief in their soundness on a matter of public interest (such as regarding official acts) are defendable against a defamation claim, even if such arguments are logically unsound; if a reasonable person could honestly entertain such an opinion, the statement is protected.

An example of a UK libel case is the McCanns launching a £1m libel case against an ex Portuguese detective. Ex detective Goncalo Amaral published a book claiming the girl was dead and that her parents had lied about what happened. Courts failed to reach an agreement in this case. 

The Defamation Act 2013 replaced the 1996 Act, this was necessary