Effective News Report Plan

19th January 2017 📆

School Report. 📖

L.O/ to research and plan an effective news report. 🔎

Plan

- What? Tom was hit by a 30ft wave whilst in a big wave surfing competition.

- Who? Tom Butler

- Where? Nazare, Portugal

- When? 29th December 2016
- Why? Competing in a competition

- How? The huge wave came down on top of him and knocked him out, split his                        ear, bruised his ribs and water got into his lungs.


Plan:

• Anchor reading out the summary (Introducing who Tom Butler is and explain he is a big wave surfer and got knocked out by a wave.
• Us saying facts about him and his career
• Stating the difference between surfing and big wave surfing
• Interview with Tom

Interview Questions and Plan:

1. Introduction
2. 'Could you recount the events that happened on the 29th of December?' 
3. 'What injuries did you get on that day?'
4. 'How are you recovering?'
5. Ask him about if he is continuing and why.
6. 'Have you got any big surfing competitions coming up?'
7. Wish him the best of luck and good health for the future and thank him for his time.

Script

• Anchor ⚓- "And next a story about a local big wave surfer. Passing over to Freya who has the report."

Freya - "Thank you. Cornwall is known for its surfing, however, some people are brave enough to try big wave surfing. There are dangers behind surfing, but big wave surfing is on another level. Big wave surfing is where the experienced surfers ride a wave of a height of over 20 feet. Local boy Tom Butler, 27 from Newquay has been named as the UK's Number 1 big wave surfer. He has recently participated in a big wave competition in Portugal. (Footage of him comes on). On the 29th of December Tom Butler attempted to surf a 30ft wave in Nazare, Portugal. The surf caught up with him and he was submerged under tonnes water. As a result, he sustained several injuries. Over to Danae who joins Tom in Newquay.

• Danae - *does interview*

• Freya - Thank you Danae, back to you in the studio.