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Podcasts

πŸŽ·πŸ¦• Podcasts: It's an  audio file made available for downloading to a computer or smartphone. Podcasts are typically available as a series and new episodes are received by subscribers automatically. Podcasts: keeping it simple in the early days is key So over time, you might want to start adding in those additional sound effects, as well as things known as “stingers”, “sweepers”, and “transitions” You can. The most popular free sound effect resource on the internet is probably  The Free Sound Project . Buying your sound effects is the best way to save time, and to guarantee quality. One of my favourite resources is  ASoundEffect.com . ASE is something of a one-stop shop for browsing sound effects and collections from a multitude of creators. Here you'll find a library for every scenario, ranging from footsteps and household noises, to sci-fi space battles and cinematic horror Royalty free sounds= Free sound but low  quality   Copyright free j...

The creation and Use of Sound In media

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πŸŽ·πŸ›πŸŽ·πŸ›πŸŽ·πŸ›πŸŽ·πŸ›πŸŽ·πŸ›πŸŽ·πŸ›πŸŽ·πŸ›πŸŽ·πŸ›πŸŽ·πŸ›πŸŽ·πŸ› For the second nested unit you will be required to create a podcast, using your own original article This Podcast focuses on your creation and use of sounds Sound within different media industries: Film- Entertain Fiction/ non fiction TV programmes- Educate/ inform/ entertain Computer games- Entertain Animation-Entertain Audio visual advertisements- promote/ sell Radio Drama- Entertain Wild track: Audio recording intended to synchronise with the video, but recorded separately. this is recorded OUTSIDE Atmospheric Sounds: also known as ambient sound, refers to the background noise present at a given scene or a location Sound effects: these are artificially produced to emphasise content Dialogue/ speech; Conversation  between two or more people/ Individuals spoken words Music: Theme tune, incidental music all sound created and included within media products has been done so far for a reason! In terms of enhancing visu...

Writing a news article

CORONAVIRUS COULD KILL US ALL? The death toll for the coronavirus in China has now reached over 100.  With more than 4,500 infections confirmed, Chinese authorities have ordered the construction of a new hospital in just 10 days. The outbreak started in Wuhan, eastern China. “The whole place looks like ruins,” one person said of the city after it was put under quarantine, with authorities fearful that it could spread, potentially reaching epidemic levels.  There is a confirmation that the virus has infected more than 4,500 people. High-speed trains and ferries that cross the border will be suspended from Thursday; Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced. She wore a face mask .  It is now mandatory to wear a mask in public in some chinses cities. This is so the outbreak is less likely to occur. Companies are telling staff that they should stay at home. This is showing that the country is petrified that they are going to catch it and it might kill t...

Sub-Editing

Sub editor Checks written text of news paper Ensure grammar is correct have to be fast paced House style is correct Ensure tone is correct Proof reading- Check spelling, grammar, sentence and paragraph structure -sense and style- ensure mode of address and language code is in keeping with the paper as well as ensuring enough  context is present -Editing quotes and readers comments- shortening and formatting where necessary -writing headlines- active voice, awareness and tense, some 5Ws, snappy Writing stand first- first few lines of an article, usually in bold, elaborates on headline when writing our article for coursework consider -checking pictures and caption- accuracy and suitability -legal and regulatory compliance- IPSO, Libel, media law -meeting the brief

Primary and Secondary Research for News

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Sources: Sources are vital to all news stories. Without research journalists have no stories- and can leave themselves open to legal action. Usually Journalists will wait for information to be confirmed by two sources- unless that sources is a witness or an authoritative provider of quantitive data (like the government definers as sources One key type of source used y journalists are definers. Both of the below are primary sources with information obtained from them through a variety of research method. Primary definers: These are individuals who have power, expert or academic knowledge and /or control whom news institution use as a source of information to support an argument. Articles will often quote primary defines to add values to0 the point of view Secondary Definers: These are individuals, often the public, who provides opinion is often quoted in articles aimed at a mass audience in order to convey a populist point of view. This sort of opinion can be gathered quickly...

IPSO

IPSO- IndΓ©pendant, Press, Standards, Organisation IPSO Provides a set of rules to regulate journalism and press standards in the UK- The Editors Code Areas covered in the editors code Accuracy Privacy Harassment Intrusion into grief or shock Reporting suicide Children Children in Sex cases Hospitals Reporting of crime Victims of Sexual assault Discrimination Financial journalism The Public interest Privacy may impact journalism as they may not get the full story they want because they cant invade peoples privacy such as releasing a celebrities address or hacking someone's phone conversation as it would breach their privacy and could therefore put the individual in danger.

news values

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Two media theorists (Gatlung and Rude) Developed a system For classifying how 'News- worthy' the subject was News values Frequency Negativity Unexpectedness Unambiguity Personalization Meaningfulness Reference to elite nations Reference To elite persons Conflict Consonance Continuity Composition Competition Predictability Time constraints This story presents the news values of Negativity due to the fact it's showing the beginning of something that may be killing people and could potentially spread across nations therefore infecting us . This may begin to scare people and cause moral panic in todays society. The headline will grab peoples attention as its negative and I feel negativity effects people more than positivity therefore leading to people reading the article. This story presents the news values of Negativity and conflict. This is shown with the constant battle of people assaulting police officers and potentially killing ...