WINOL 9/11/11

WINOL keeps getting better, this week's bulletin was successful as it covered a balance of positive and critical news. Throughout no laws were disobeyed which proves that the production of the bulletin was of a professional standard. In particular, this was evident through the school report, as it obeyed the laws of privacy; no child was named or filmed throughout the story. I also found that the panorama shots of the classroom were sharp and contextualised the voice over reporting well.   

There was a variety of interviews covered which is a prime source for journalists to get information. The interview with the MP of Eastleigh, Chris Huhne, stood out for me as it was clear, concise and informative. Furthermore, I was impressed to see our input was listened too, as we all suggested the sports section should be cut down as for those that do not have the greatest of interests in sport lost interest. This week however, was far briefer, which worked well as it still provided you with short bursts of the key aspects of the game. I also found that the fencing was a nice change from ice hockey. The only criticism for the fencing story, would be to zoom in further on the action, as it was filmed from quite a distance. 

I know that filling up 13 minutes of relevant news is a challenge, but if I am going to be picky, I felt the bin story was irrelevant because it did not provide the viewer with much of an update from last week. It felt as though the story had been repeated and the footage had been reused. Apart from that, the graduation story was a positive way to end, it was reported the day after it happened, meaning the news was very current covering the fast accurate and fair aspect of journalism - Chris would be very proud! For an added bonus it would have been nice to see Horrie become knighted as a professor! 

All in all, good job!