Unit 41: News Production for Radio

and

Unit 36: Interview Techniques

Pre-Production Booklet for Radio News Show

Name: Kerri Roberts and Amber Cann

Order of contents

Mind Maps
Purpose of Interview
Topic and Guest Research
Interview Details
Question Formulation
Interview Style
Structural Progression of Interview
Location Recce
Identifying Show Format
Order of Show Content
Relevance of Content
Type of Stories
Sound Table
Risk Assessment

Complete this booklet for YOUR interview guest ONLY

Once all people in your production team have completed this booklet combine
all of them to make ONE larger booklet. You both must upload the complete
booklet.

Mind Maps
Insert Mind Maps here

Purpose of Interview:
What is the purpose of this interview?

To understand how modern technology has effected teenagers in the 21 st century.

Circle which of the following formats it will be;

News Programme
National News Bulletin
Local News Bulletin
Community News Bulletin

Add research demonstrating the format of this interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfnvQKGi_IE interview on an older persons

view of teens and technology. She mentions the good and bad points about it. The
interviewer was able to develop from the answers giving, which helped the audience
gain a better understanding on the interviewees point of view.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKaWJ72x1rI what the internet is doing to our
brains.
These examples give us an idea of how some people see technology and what it does
to teenagers. This will help us decide on what type of questions would be suitable to
ask.
Interview:
Teenager- 12-17
1 Male & 1 female

Topic and Guest Research

You need to carry out EXTENSIVE research on your topic and guest. You need to
demonstrate why you have used your guest for this topic. You need to reference
where you found your research. (Referencing is KEY)
Interviewee: Bradley Roberts
Research of topic:
Key Facts:
http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/07/23/13-things-to-know-about-teens-andtechnology/
95% of teens use internet, and have broadband at home.
74% can access internet on mobile devices- 25% mobile mostly internet users.
78% have mobile phones, 47% have smartphones
- 87% have a computer/ laptop
- 23% have tablet computers
81% use social networking sites
- 76% use Facebook- 24% use Twitter
- Approx. from young adult data, of teens use Instagram; 1 in 7 use Pinterest; 1
in 10 use Tumblr
http://truthstreammedia.com/digital-zombies-the-age-where-kids-dont-look-upand-barely-go-outside-anymore/
From research- a lot of people agree that teenagers have changed a lot since
internet and technology was introduced. Everyones become addicted to a life online
rather than their life, outside of that, their real life.
http://www.livescience.com/22281-teens-video-games-health-risks.html
The gamer community had a near-miss this week in Ohio, when a 15-year-old boy
collapsed after playing "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" for up to five days straight.

Potential areas of interest: technology and teens in the 21st century. Why they use
the internet and tech.
Areas of concern:
Not getting a full answer or an answer thats honest. Getting information that is
unnecessary.

Research of Guest
Primary Research: (Interviews with guest to find out what they know; interviews
with friends of guest to find out about guest) Insert voice recordings /notes
How often do you use the internet in a week?
Everyday

What do you use the internet for? Why?

Xbox, social networks
Is there anything else you think you could rather be doing than on the Xbox or
internet?
I could be playing the guitar.
How often do you hang out with friends? Why?
5 days a week
Do you think the internet is a distraction to experiences outside of the tech
world?
No, I think the internet improves life.
Do you go out much? Why?
No, because there is nowhere to go and playing Xbox is more fulfilling.
What is it about technology that you like? What is it that makes you go I need to
be playing FIFA now? or Oh, I should probably check Facebook or Instagram?
Because Ive got nothing else to do
Do you think you will always be obsessed with the world of technology, or is it
just a phase?
Im not obsessed, Ive just got nothing else to do.
How do you feel when you are on the Xbox/ or internet?
Alright, I feel fine.

Interviewee: Lauren Cann

Research of topic:
88% of teens have seen someone be mean or cruel to another person on a social
networking site.
The number of sexual assault cases related to social media sites has increased by
300%.
12% of teens say they witnessed unpleasant behaviour frequently on social
networking sites.
55% of parents of 12-year-olds said their child was on Facebook and 76% said they
helped their child gain access.
15% of teens say they were the target of online cruelty. 41% of teens had a negative
experience as a result of using a social networking site.
22% of teens lost their friendship with someone due to actions on social media sites.
13% had an experienced a problem with their parents because of social media sites.
8% were involved in a physical fight with someone else because of something
posted on a social networking site.
25% of teens had experienced a face-to-face argument or confrontation as a result
of posts on Facebook.
62% of parents of teens ages 13-14 are friends with their child are Facebook. 6%
have gotten in trouble at school because of postings on a social networking site.
24% of social network users say they are not at all confident in their ability to use
privacy settings. Half of all sex crimes against a minor involving a social networking
site, the social networking site was used to initiate the relationship.
81% of online 9-17 year olds say that they visited a social networking website within
the past 3 months.
71% of online 9-17 year olds visit these sites at least weekly.
43% of teens say they would change their online behaviour if they knew that their
parents were watching them.
39% of tweens and teens think their online activity is private from everyone,
including parents.
20% of kids think their parents have no idea what theyre doing online. 85% of
parents with teenage children ages 13-17 report that their child have a social
networking profile.
22% of teenagers log on to their favourite social media site more than 10 times a
day.
Potential areas of interest:
Why children of this age are mostly addicted to social media websites
Areas of concern:
There answers may not be the complete truth.

Research of Guest
Primary Research: (Interviews with guest to find out what they know; interviews
with friends of guest to find out about guest) Insert voice recordings /notes

We will be interviewing our brother and sister as they are both different ages and
will be good to see things from different prospectuses from different ages.
Younger people will probably have more social media websites, where as
teenagers may not.

Questionnaire:
What do you think of social media these days?
I think its good as you connect with your friends overseas well, there is a wide
variety of apps which I also love, however it can be really dangerous, as I have
experienced some dodgy things on their especially Facebook
How has it affected your life or has it?
It has in a way because I often when out with my family just stare at my phone for
updates and dont talk to my family, its made me anti-social at home the most I
would say.
How many times do you go on social media a day?
Probably around ten times a day.
Have you experienced anything bad on social media websites?
Yes, Facebook is one of the worst I would say, even though the privacy settings
have got a lot better, I still think more could be done to help young people. It in a
way is like an addiction.
My guest is more than suitable for this topic as they have an in depth knowledge
of the social media world as they are young and more in touch with more apps
and social networking sites than maybe an older person would be. They would be
the perfect guest for my topic as they have experienced bad things on social
media as said in their answers. There are at an age where technology is also
popular which would mean they probably would know slightly more about it.

Interviewees Name: Bradley Roberts and Lauren Cann

Date and Time of interview: Sunday 10th May 2015, 12:00pm (BR)
Monday 11th May 2015, 17:00pm (LC)
How will you record the interview?
Phone- Voice recorder

What information do you need to get from this interview?

From their point of view, what it is like living in Wallingford/ Benson for a teenager
and the modern pressures of technology and what they do on a day to day basis.
How often they go out and why, if not so often- why? How often they are using
technology.

Describe how you are planning on contacting and liaising with your talent
(interviewee)
Ask a teenager we know if they want to do an interview.
I will message a teenager I know, who spends a lot of his time on the internet and
Xbox if he will be willing to do an interview about his hobbies and why he spends so
much of his times on the internet.

How will you make sure unnecessary sounds etc are not recorded?
We will hold the interview in a quiet place where we are able to hear what the
interviewee is saying, and where background noise isnt a problem.

What equipment will you need to carry out this interview?

Phone, question sheet, notebook.

Structuring your interview: Scripts and Question Formulation

Question: For a young person now, you must go on the internet quire a few
times a week?

Likely Response:
Every day, whenever I can or am bored. Theres not
anything o do where I live so, thank god for the internet.

Next Question: What do you use the internet for? Why?

Likely Response:
I normally just use it for snapchat, twitter and Instagram
etc., all the apps.

Question: What did you do after this happened, did you approach a parent or
teacher?

Likely Response:
No, because I felt to embarrassed. I didnt tell my mum
because I didnt want her to worry about me and teachers
would just make it worse,

Next Question: Do you relpy to messages?

Likely Response:
No because I dont want any confromatation.

Next Question: Did you confront the bully?

Likely Response:
No, I dont want to be hurt further, I would rather stay silent

Question: But surely staying silent is worse than not telling anyone?

Likely Response:
I know, its just my way of dealing with things

Next Question: Do you think technology has damaged people

Likely Response:
In a way because its just taken over people lives, but again
I dont know what I would do without

Next Question: How do you feel when you are on the internet?

Likely Response:
Good, I enjoy it so I should be able to do it. I get to see
whats happening with friends I dont get to see often and
its a good thing to keep up to date with these things.

Interview Style
What will your interview style be? (formal, informal and chatty, intense,
questioning, argumentative, friendly, jokey)
Why have you chosen that style?
We have chosen this style to ensure we get the most information and opinion
from the interviewee on our chosen topic as we can. This will also make the
interviewee more comfortable with them being a teenager and the interview
being informal. This will also benefit us in getting more information out as the
interviewee will feel more relaxed and will to express their opinion more freely.

Add research of other interviews/news shows where the presenter has a

similar style. You can insert another page here for your research.
This interview is all about exploring the dangers of social media on young
people. CBC, a news station in America, produced an experiment on a girl
and boy and which shows us how social media has affected them. The
children have one on one interviews.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QWoP6jJG3k
This interview shows from a parents perspective what their children are doing
on social media, the interviewer asks about what they would do.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/21/living/social-media-positives-teens-parents/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfnvQKGi_IE interview on an older persons
view of teens and technology. She mentions the good and bad points about it. The
interviewer was able to develop from the answers giving, which helped the audience
gain a better understanding on the interviewees point of view.

Define the structural progression of Interview One

Introduction
What questions will you ask and when
Summary

IntroductionIntroduce the interviewee and topic. Begin the interview with a simple, yet effective
question that will help build into the interview and topic.

Leading questionsAsking leading questions will help to get out desired and wanted response from the
interviewee, but wont necessary tell the interviewee the answer we are looking for.
This will help us hear the opinion of the interviewee while still getting our questions
answered which are about topic. For example, we may ask do you agree that the
internet can corrupt peoples social skills?
We will ask a leading questions to get direct into the topic.

Progressive questionsWe will ask progressive questions from previous answers, to help give our listeners
more information and get a better understanding from the interviewees point of view.
For example, if I asked the interviewee do you agree that the internet can corrupt
peoples social skills?, then I could develop/progress from this by asking them why
they agree/disagree.

SummarySum-up the interview by getting the interviewees opinion on whether teenagers and
technology/ the internet is good, bad or both and why. Then thank the interviewee for
their time, and end with a rhetorical question for the listeners to think about.

Identifying Show Format

What style of news broadcast are you going to produce and why?
Informal and chatty because it will be more attractive to our target audienceteenagers.

How are you going to ensure your broadcast meets this style?
Through the words we use and questions we ask, and how we connect with the
interviewee.

Provide some examples of similar styles of news broadcasts below explaining why
you have chosen them
Because were going to be going for an informal and chatty interview, It will be more
relaxed and laid back to make the guest feel at ease and for the listeners to feel
more at ease also. Here is an example of a similar style of news broadcast from bbc
radio where we here Nick Grimshaw chat to Emma Watson, the interview is fairly
laid back and casual, the interviewer doesnt but the pressure on the quest meaning
the interview flows pretty well. They are both sat down which keeps it again more
casual, this is relevant to my interview as its again laid back and even though its
slightly off topic, its the casual but good vibe which I want to incorporate in to my
interview.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJGbINKAG30

Another interview from BBC Radio 1 is this interview

with singer FKA Twigs, occasionally the interview
breaks into a clip which is what well be doing in our show, clip comes in at just the
right time to keep the interview flowing and interesting. The interview is very casual
and relaxed which helps us give us an idea of how we want ours to run. The example
is relevant to my work as it is the interview chilled vibe I want to go for, I dont want
it to sound interrogating.

Order of Content
Why is it important to consider the order in which news is presented?
So it makes sense and doesnt confuse the listeners with what is going on.

What is the order of content for your show?

Headline
News Program
Voicers
With audio clips
Summary

Why have you decided to order your show in this way?

We have decided to order our show in this way so it makes sense and gradually
builds up to the main stories and interviews, then summaries it as a whole and round
up the show.
This will ensure that the interview makes sense to the listeners and they arent
getting too much information too soon.

Relevance of Content

Who is the target audience of your news broadcast?

Teenagers and young adults

How is the content of your news broadcast relevant to its audience?

The content in our news broadcast is relevant to our target audience because we are
talking to teenagers about their lives and opinions on the subject of technology and
what they do on a day to day basis with it and why, if they dont, go out much
anymore.

How will you ensure your target audiences interests/needs are met?
I will ask questions that the target audience are able to answer and what to answer.
Also, I will make sure that the chosen topic is interesting to them by doing research
and asking different people of the target audience if it is something they would be
interested in hearing from different sides/ points of view.

Type of Stories
What types of stories are you reporting? Human interest or Public interest
Public interest and human interest.

Show research of similar types of stories below including links

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8149967.stm -

http://www.pewinternet.org/2012/02/29/main-findings-teens-technology-andhuman-potential-in-2020/

http://www.tvquarterly.com/tvq_37_2/media/articles/37.2eTeens.pdf

Sound Table
Here you should detail what station sounds you have found and where you will use
them.

Sound

Where used

Length

People
Talking

Throughout the show

5 Minutes

We will use this at the

beginning of our radio
program to get the listeners
attention and to also make
sure that the listeners know
who we are targeting by the
use of music we are using.

15 secs

We will use this sound

segment while we are
introducing the interviews.

30 secs

Music

Music

News
sound
effect

Music

We will use this before and

while we are talking about
the main news stories.

Link

https://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=U1bayEeORdQ

1 minute

We will use this at the end of

our news program to round
15 secs
it up.

https://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=YIaAGtyqHkU

https://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=qvxT5hfT26c

https://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=U1bayEeORdQ

Risk Assessment
State the potential risk of your multi-camera production. Check all precautions are in place and tick off during your set up for your show.

V9

RISK ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITY

Walking into the room/

around the room.

HAZARD

Could trip over cables on

the floor or clothes lying on
the floor.

Walking up the stairs to Could trip up the stairs and

place of interview
injure self or even damage
interview equipment

RISK
H/M/L

PRECAUTIONS

Watch where I am walking.

Yes

Be careful when walking up the stairs

Yes

REVIEW
DATE

7/5/15

7/5/15

REVIEWER

AJON

AJON

Please leave this section blank:

Risk Assessment checked by: Name ..
Date
KEY: Activity :
Hazard :

IN
PLACE

Signed .

Describe the component part of your pursuit.

List the things you anticipate might cause harm or the things associated with your activity that have the potential to
cause harm. Consider the likely harm.
Risk:
Assess the risk as either H (High), M (Medium) or L (Low). When concluding your assessment consider all of the
circumstances.
Precautions: Consider what you could do to minimise / negate the risk.
In Place:
Will the precautionary measures be in place at the time of the activity?
Review Date: When would it be reasonable to review your assessment? Remember it might be whilst you are undertaking the
activity.
Reviewer:
Name of the person responsible for completing the risk assessment.
A copy of this form should be taken on the activity or visit by the Reviewer