Newspaper Report Newspaper Writing Learning objective To examine

Newspaper Report

Newspaper Writing Learning objective: To examine the conventions and features of newspaper writing.

Learning objective: To examine the conventions and features of newspaper writing. • • What features can you spot in this newspaper? Headline? Newspaper name? Date? Price? Article? Picture? Sub-heading?

Learning objective: To examine the conventions and features of newspaper writing. Keywords Neutral – not supporting or helping either side in a conflict or disagreement. Bias-prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair. Unbiased- showing no prejudice for or against something. Prejudice- Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.

Did you know? • A lot of the time when we are reading newspaper articles or reports, we are being subtly swayed to form an opinion. • We are able to tell if the writer is biased, unbiased, prejudice or neutral by the language they use. • Pay close attention to the language used. Is it gentle? Is it harsh?

Learning objective: To examine the conventions and features of newspaper writing. How can we tell if a newspaper report is biased? You are going to be shown three newspaper reports on the release of murderer Harry Roberts from prison. Write a paragraph on each one thinking about the writer’s bias. You will have 6 minutes for each one.

Learning objective: To examine the conventions and features of newspaper writing. TEXT 1) Is this a neutral piece? Does it contain bias? Police killer Harry Roberts has been released from prison, it has been revealed. The 78 -year-old, who was jailed for life for shooting dead three unarmed policemen in 1966, was released from Littlehey prison in Cambridgeshire on Monday night, The Sun reported. A spokesman for the Ministry of Justice said: “We do not comment on individuals. “Offenders on life sentences are subject to strict controls for as long as their risk requires them. If they fail to comply with these conditions they can be immediately returned to prison. “Offenders managed through multi-agency public protection arrangements (Mappa) are monitored and supervised by probation, police and other agencies. ” Roberts was behind bars for 45 years after murdering Detective Sergeant Christopher Head, 30, Detective Constable David Wombwell, 25, and Constable Geoffrey Fox, 41. The revelation he was to be released sparked anger from police and politicians last month.

Learning objective: To examine the conventions and features of newspaper writing. TEXT 2) Is this a neutral piece? Does it contain bias? It was a warm, sunny afternoon in August 1966 when Harry Roberts shot dead three unarmed, plain-clothes policemen in cold blood. The act, dubbed the Massacre Of Braybook Street, was described by a trial judge as “the most heinous crime for a generation or more”, and a shocked British public reacted with revulsion, heaping pressure on the government to restore capital punishment. As it was, Roberts received a life sentence and has spent 42 years behind bars but this week reports have surfaced suggesting the country’s most notorious police killer could soon be set free. Following a secret Parole Board hearing this week Roberts, 72, is to be moved to an open jail, something that is likely to pave the way for his release in 18 months time. “He is openly telling people he is on his way to freedom, ” says an insider at Littlehey Prison in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

Learning objective: To examine the conventions and features of newspaper writing. TEXT 3) Is this a neutral piece? Does it contain bias? The decision to release triple murderer Harry Roberts by the parole board is beyond comprehension and a contemptuous kick in the teeth to our police force, whose officers face death every day, whilst they struggle to prevent crime. To release a killer who took the lives of three police officers demonstrates a despicable betrayal and cruel contempt by the parole board and our present government towards that murderer’s victims and their families, as well as every past, present and future police officer. Many police officers have had their lives so callously snatched away, during the courses of their services to this country. Their sacrifices have saved countless lives of other people, and I believe their memories deserve better at the hands of successive governments.

Your Task This week I would like you to watch the news at least once a day and if it is possible, for you to leave the house, collect a newspaper ( only with permission and if no one is isolating, there is still a pandemic be careful , ask your parents permission ) The BLM movement is being reported everyday, make a record of how it is being reported. Is the media biased? Are some newspapers trying to sway their audiences to form a particular opinion ? How are the news reporting it ? Try to watch different news channels, so you can make comparisons. Create a journal on your findings. Pay attention to : What language is being used when they are describing what is going on What pictures are being used to depict what How are groups of people being presented in the media How does it make you feel after watching it Why do you feel like this ?