Responding to feedback: individual study.

Where or How can we find news?

Court Case,
committee meeting,
launch of a report of product,
new tv show,
sports events,
exhibitions,
celeb appearance,

NEWTWORKING AND CONTACTS ARE IMPORTANT.
This way you can link your self with a story or can grab an interview easier.

Actors or Celebs

•Find out what films/plays/TV Depp has been in recently or are working on 

•Wikipedia, IMDB, personal websites; get some basic biographical detail etc.

•Check social media

•Call their agent or press officer for further details

•Try the producers of the film/play etc

•Call the DL press office, ask them if they know any more: perhaps special arrangements or requests were made. When did this happen?

•Get quotes from the DL or perhaps a curator.

•If specific information is not available, get some harmless speculation or background information – what relevant books, documents, manuscripts might have been consulted.

Building. 

•What is the nature of the building: who owns it?

•What is it used for? What is its historical background? Was it once important to the community?

•Check social media

•What can people in the street/living/working nearby tell you?

•What is their opinion on the development? Is it needed? 

•What is the nature of the development – call the local authority press office

•They should be able to tell you who has lodged the development plans: which company, which architect?

•Are they protected by Listed Buildings regulations: call English Heritage

•What is the timetable for planning consent?

•Who are the objectors: have they formed a committee? Have they objected in writing to the planning committee? Objections are normally publicly available on council websites

•Can you contact them to get their views?

•Do you need a quote from a body such as Save Britain’s Heritage, the Georgian Group or the Victorian Society?

•Any other suggestions?

INVERTED PYRAMID. 

Who, What, Where, When, Why, How 

  Any of the above not in the Intro -

  plus, perhaps – its significance

  Quotes moves it forward

  More details, quotes

  So what? Next?

  Any holes?

  Extras



WHAT formula.

- W: What happened – plus elements of who, where, when etc.

- H: How – often the next tier of information. Develops story beyond intro, key elements.

- A: Amplification – details such as events sequence, supporting quotes & other specifics

- T: Tie-up – background info, loose ends, what happens next.

(Holmes et al 2013)