General Certificate of Secondary Education Journalism in the Media and Communications Industry (JMC) Controlled Assessment Task Unit 3: Broadcast Media and Communications Part 1: News Bulletin [GJR31] VALID FROM 28 AUGUST 2017 INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES UNIT 3 TASK INTRODUCTION The overall purpose of the Unit 3 task is to produce two broadcast scripts: • 1 script for a 3-minute news bulletin (Part 1); and • 1 script for a 2-minute news package (Part 2). Format The broadcast media format you will be working in for this task will be: Northern Ireland regional radio for a public service broadcast at 4pm. Instructions continue on pages 2 and 3. Candidates’ work to be submitted May 2018 11408 PART 1: NEWS BULLETIN The material contained in this booklet is for Part 1 of the Unit 3 Task. On pages 4 to 30 you will find source material for a 4pm news bulletin. The material contains 14 stories from which you will select the content for your 3-minute news bulletin. Stories are taken from a number of different dates and sources to provide sufficient variety of material for you to choose from. The source of each story is specified for you to help your background research. The date of each story falls within the month of January 2017. For the purposes of this task, all stories should be treated as though they have occurred on the same day. You may choose your own date. Timescale You must produce a script for the 3-minute news bulletin within 7 weeks of receiving this material. You will be expected to: • read the pre-release material and select the 4–5 stories (including one sports story) you plan to use; • complete background research on these stories; • compile a finished script based on your selection and research. Duration Your script must be of sufficient length to be presented in 3 minutes and no longer. You may find it useful to rehearse different script versions to determine their length, when recorded. Guide Base your script on an average talk time of 160–180 words per minute. (Words from any audio clip inserts (e.g. quotations from a key spokesperson) must be included in your total word count.) Presentation You will be expected to demonstrate knowledge of the presentational aspects of the radio bulletin in your finished script (such as the use of additional music, sound effects or audio clip inserts). An example of a possible script format you might use to do this is provided at the back of this booklet. 11408 2 Supervision Stage 1: Research and Planning You can use this hard copy booklet to make initial notes when background researching your selected stories. Your annotation should include brief notes based on any extra information you have uncovered in background research. It should also include an explanation of your thinking and decision-making when evaluating the material provided. You may also include additional relevant material that you discover in your background research. You will be expected to do this planning work during normal class time and your teacher may also set you additional task-related homework at this stage. Stage 2: Compiling the finished script under controlled assessment conditions You will be expected to complete the writing of your final finished bulletin script under controlled assessment conditions which will take place in class under the teacher’s formal supervision. You will be allowed to bring your annotated hard copy booklet into the controlled assessment session scheduled by your teacher. This marked up hard copy must be submitted with your final bulletin. PART 1 CHECKLIST Your final script must show an understanding of: • ethics and broadcast industry guidelines; • legal constraints; • broadcast journalism deadlines; • broadcast journalism writing skills; • broadcast media formats; • news sense; • the target audience of the chosen media; • the appropriate presentational features of different media. PART 2 The material in this booklet will be followed within 7 weeks by the release of additional source material on one of the stories already featured here. Your teacher will provide you with a follow-up booklet containing this additional source material and further instructions on Part 2 of the Unit 3 task. For Part 2 of the task, you will be expected to compile a script for a 2-minute radio news package for the 6.00pm news using the material provided. 11408 3 Story One Donald Trump becomes 45th U.S. president Mike Pence sworn in as vice president WASHINGTON – Pledging to empower America’s “forgotten men and women,” Donald Trump was sworn in Friday as the 45th president of the United States, taking command of a deeply divided nation and ushering in an unpredictable era in Washington. His victory gives Republicans control of the White House for the first time in eight years. Looking out over the crowd sprawled across the National Mall, Trump painted a bleak picture of the nation he now leads, lamenting “American carnage,” shuttered factories and depleted U.S. leadership. President Barack Obama, the man he replaced, sat behind him stoically. Trump’s address lasted just 16 minutes. While his inauguration did draw crowds to the nation’s capital, the numbers appeared smaller than for past celebrations. Demonstrations unfolded at various security checkpoints near the Capitol as police helped ticket-holders get through. After the swearing-in, more protesters registered their rage in the streets of Washington. Police in riot gear deployed pepper spray and made numerous arrests after protesters smashed the windows of downtown businesses, denouncing capitalism and Trump. The new president’s first words as commander in chief were an unapologetic reprisal of the economic populism and nationalism that fueled his improbable campaign. He vowed to stir “new national pride,” bring jobs back to the United States, and “eradicate completely” Islamic terrorism. “From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. From this day forward, it’s going to be only, ‘America First,’” Trump said. His address lasted just 16 minutes. While Trump’s inauguration did draw crowds to the nation’s capital, the numbers appeared smaller than for past celebrations. In a remarkable scene, Trump ripped into Washington’s longtime leaders as he stood among them at the U.S. Capitol. For too long, he said, “a small group in our nation’s capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost.” For Republicans eager to be back in the White House, there was little mention of the party’s bedrock principles: small government, social conservativism and robust American leadership around the world. Trump, who is taking office as one of the most unpopular incoming presidents in modern history, made only oblique references to those who may be infuriated and fearful of his presidency. “To all Americans in every city near and far, small and large from mountain to mountain, from ocean to ocean, hear these words: You will never be ignored again,” he said. The new president was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts, reciting the 35-word oath with 11408 4 his hand placed upon two Bibles, one used by his family and another during President Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration. Trump and wife, Melania, bid Obama and outgoing first lady Michelle Obama farewell as they departed the Capitol grounds in a government helicopter. Trump and Obama’s political paths have been linked in remarkable ways. Before running for the White House, the billionaire businessman led efforts to promote falsehoods about the 44th president’s citizenship and claim on the office. Obama addressed a staff gathering at Joint Base Andrews before departing for a vacation in California. “You proved the power of hope,” he said. Trump’s journey to the inauguration was as unlikely as any in recent American history. He defied his party’s establishment, befuddled the media and toppled two political dynasties on his way to victory. His message, calling for a resurgence of white, working-class corners of America, was packaged in defiant stump speeches railing against political correctness. He used social media to dominate the national conversation and challenge conventions about political discourse. After years of Democratic control of the White House and deadlock in Washington, his was a blast of fresh air for millions. But Trump’s call for restrictive immigration measures and his caustic campaign rhetoric about women and minorities angered millions. And Trump’s swearing-in was shadowed by questions about his ties to Russia, which U.S. intelligence agencies have determined worked to tip the 2016 election in his favor. More than 60 House Democrats refused to attend his swearing in ceremony in the shadow of the Capitol dome. One Democrat who did sit among the dignitaries was Hillary Clinton, Trump’s vanquished campaign rival who was widely expected by both parties to be the one taking the oath of office. At a post-ceremony luncheon at the Capitol, Trump asked the Republicans and Democrats present to recognize her, and those in the room rose and applauded. At 70, Trump is the oldest person to be sworn in as president, marking a generational step backward after two terms for Obama, one of the youngest presidents to serve as commander in chief. Trump takes charge of an economy that has recovered from the Great Recession but has nonetheless left millions of Americans feeling left behind. The nation’s longest war is still being waged in Afghanistan and U.S. troops are battling the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The American health care system was expanded to reach millions more Americans during Obama’s tenure, but at considerable financial costs. Trump has vowed to dismantle and rebuild it.