2nd session : Gathering news - exercises

Fact and opinion

• How can you tell which is a fact and which
is an opinion? (underline 2 facts and 1
opinion)
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Fact and opinion

France blocks Italian trains carrying migrants

April 17, 2011 BBC NEWS

Authorities in France have blocked trains from Italy in an attempt to stop north African
migrants from entering the country.
trains carrying migrants and political activists have been stopped at the border - prompting
italy to launch an official complaint with its neighbour.
Italy has angered France by giving out temporary resident permits to thousands of Tunisian
migrants.
the permits allow them to travel freely in many European countries.
the Italian foreign ministry said the French move was "illegitimate and in clear violation of
general European principles“(…)
2nd session : Gathering news - exercises

Gathering news
Gathering and planning information through interviews, texts, pictures and
sounds
Answer the questions (only the underlined ones: 1,3,5,7,9)
Who What are you going to need Answers
1 Newsreader The journalist presents the 1. What pictures will you
news need?
2. Script
3. What music sound/music
are you going to use?
2 Reporter The reporter explains he 4. Script
story 5. Where is the best place to
(what, why, who, when, film?
where)
3 First the persons will give their 6. Questions
interview opinion on what is 7. Where is the best place to
happening and how it film?
affects them
4 Second You need to talk to 8. Questions
interview someone with a different 9. Where is the best place to
opinion to provide balance film?
5 Reporter Reporter’s sign-off where 10. Script
he summarises the
outcomes of the story
6 Newsreader The journalist says 11. Script
goodbye
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Planning an interview: open questions

1 Decide when you are going to interview the guests and where. (choose your guests)
2. Prepare questions to Interview different persons in order to have balanced opinions
3. Specify if you want to gather facts or opinions

Open Questions (remember the five Ws) Fact or

opinion
Guest 1: 1.
Why:
When:
Where:
2.

Guest 2: 1.
Why:
When:
Where:
2.
2nd session : Gathering news - exercises

Planning an interview: open questions

Write the answers Fact or opinion

Guest 1: 1.

2.

Guest 2: 1.

2.