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Social Media Ban for Possible Knife Crime Suspects Suspects of possible knife crimes, ages 12 and over, could be banned from social media by the police and could be targeted by new Knife Crime Prevention Orders. Knife possession has risen by almost a third in the last five years, and violent crimes in England and Wales is up by 19%.  If a court believes that the police has correct intelligence regarding knife crime, it can impose sanctions such as: Curfews to keep suspects off of the streets. Banning the suspect from all social media. Being stopped from meeting other people of their gang for 2 years. Requirements to attend knife awareness courses Breaching an order  would be a criminal offence, punishable by up to 2 years in prison. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Knife Crime Suspects Could Face Social Media Ban Knife crime has always been a problem in the UK, however, lately it seems that it is rising. knife...

Write for the ear Use present tense whenever possible Befriend action verbs Sell the story Avoid the passive voice Write stories for people Be careful with numbers Move the story forward

Writing Gripping News What - Tree crushes van in a terrifying accident, causing traffic chaos Where - College lane When - 7.35am on Thursday 24th January Why - It could have been due to the near freezing temperatures, this is a matter yet to be clarified Who - The male driver was left uninjured, but shaken up. Extensive damage was caused to the van. Tree crushes van in a terrifying accident. The driver, although unharmed, was left shaken up due to seeing the state of his van. The incident took place at about 7am on Thursday 24th January, in college lane, next to Bodmin College. Thousands of children were left with their school journeys disrupted due to the blockage. Later, police cleared the scene so the people could continue on their way. The cause of the tree falling could 

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American Government shutdown What- President Donald Trump has ordered the longest ever government shutdown due to a standoff with democrats about the funding for his proposed border wall. Fishing, Bluefin tuna what- warming waters linked to atlantic bluefin tuna surge when Knife crime, social media ban

Tuesday 22nd January 2019 What are the 5 Ws? What? Why? When? Where? Who? Find a story Interview using the 5 Ws, and always get both sides of the story My Interview WWW: I got the information and my questions were quite well structured. EBI: I could have spoken a bit louder.

Where do journalists find stories? Online Newspapers BBC Social media Interviews Calling people Listening to peoples conversations Police - 999 Sport stories Local people Trending Radio stations Videos Taxi drivers Public transport World records Cornwall live Cornwall film festival Identifying Fake News Check the source Is it just on one website Whats the agenda Go beyond the headline check thew context Check the author Supporting sources Is it a joke Check the date

Fake News Fake news is when someone creates or spreads false information about a person or group of people. How can you spot fake news? Check the publisher's credibility. Fact check the information Look for grammar. ALL CAPS LOCK, spelling errors, excessive punctuation. A real news report will have been properly edited. Check the sources.  Note- I was not in this lesson.

Top tips to get into Journalism/Degree/Place/Job Start as soon as you feel ready, start blogs and writing before uni. The earlier you start the better. Find your niche. Find your topic and start a blog on it and start writing. Get known for writing about a certain thing and writing really well. Grow your audience. Both personal and as a brand. When you feel ready post your work and get people reading. Have fun with it. Make it fun to you, use your passions and pick a topic you'll enjoy. Try out different forms of content (written/video/online/social media) Establish contacts. Promote your content and get known. Have fun with it

Top tips for writing a sports story Know your audience (age, class, gender) Do your research Make it interesting (word choices, make something b orin g exiting) Validation  How are you pitching it? Where can you add your spin? A tight and interesting intro

What is the purpose of news? To inform the public of true events that are around them and may affect them To entertain the audience For journalists to make money Some people use/exploit/bend the news to persuade and influence To educate Genres Hard news Business  Politics Tech Science Health Family & Education Entertainment & Arts