Accidents, Fires and Disasters
NOTES
Moral Obligation
Problematic- complexity with no clear cut solution
Gathering of news in these situations may be problematic due to safety issues.
The media performs a public service by getting the information to the public rapidly and accurately so that they might avoid further damage and loss. Also, the media watches over these situations to insure that government agencies are doing their job in serving the public interest.
In most of these cases there is nothing you can do to help.
Most beginning reporters will do this kind of coverage.
Secure information at the scene
Accident- Info- objective
Names, Ages, addresses and conditions of the victims
Accounts of witnesses and police
When?
Where?
Why or how it happened-who was at fault, determined by the officials
Fire- info- objective
Location of fire
Names ages and addresses of those killed injured or missing
Name of the buildings owner, or landowner
Value of the building and its contents
Whether the building or land was insured
Time/
Cause of Fire
Disaster-info –objective
Given an individual task of information gathering
More complex than the fire or accident because of the continuing threat and expansiveness of the range of effects
Process
How?
Question the person in charge
Find and interview witnesses
Find friends and relatives of victims
Interview victims if possible
Interview bystanders
Be sensitive to victims and families
Completing the reporting
Checklist of sources:
Victims of personal injury
People who were involved but escaped injury
Victims of property damage
Neighbors and passersby
Relatives and neighbors
Rescue workers
Government regulatory agencies- local state and federal
Reporting the effects on people- continue to follow up on the story to see the long range effects of the human tragedy
ACTIVITY
ACTIVITY
Finding Fire, Accidents, Disasters and Crime News Stories
Internet Research
Journalism
Mr. Buyce
Instructions:
Today
1. Find 2 news stories (total) on the internet about a fire, an accident, a disaster and /or crime. You should select stories that no one else in class has selected. All students need to communicate about what stories they have found to insure that we all have different stories. Repeats of stories in tomorrow’s presentation will result in failing grades. (See the evaluation details on bottom of post.)
* Visiting any internet locations that are unrelated to this assignment or instructions will result in a zero for today, which I will inform you of at the end of the period. This includes, but is not limited to, e mail and You Tube.
2. Write all the information you think are the key elements of each story.
3. Write your own lead for each story from the information you have gathered.
4. Organize the information for a 2 minute presentation for each story.
5. Write/plan 2 presentations for tomorrow’s class. Below is space for your lead, information and plan.
Story 1 Story2
A. Information A. Information
B. Lead- B. Lead-
C. Presentation Plan C. Presentation Plan
Tomorrow
6. Present 1 story in class tomorrow for a project grade.
The grade will depend on the length (lasting 2 minutes), clarity of information, presentation skills and the originality of your story.
If there are 2 other repeats (2 other students with the same story), you will receive a 50 as well as the others with the same story. If there is 1 other student with the same story, yourself and the other student will receive a maximum of a 65 for a grade. If your story is not the same as any other student’s story, you may receive anywhere from an F to an A, depending upon the substance and skill of the presentation.
* Today’s class will be graded as in class work on your progress, according to the above directions. Good luck.
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