A student has been assigned the task of producing a 20 minute radio news programme for 16-19 year old students as part of their Creative Media Production course. They must work in a group of no more than 3 people to research, write, compile and record news stories on community, local, regional and national topics. The tasks involve conducting interviews, writing scripts and compiling the final edited programme along with pre-production documentation to be uploaded to a blog. The work will be assessed based on criteria for news production and interview techniques units, including producing material to a near-professional standard and conducting research and interviews independently.

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Qualification Level 3 ExtendedDiploma in Creative Media Production
Unit number and title
DB16
Unit 41 News Production for Radio - PARTIAL
Unit 36 Interview Techniques for Creative Media Production - PARTIAL
Start date 09/03/2015
Deadline 10/04/2015
Assessor name Damen BRAMWELL
Assignment title Producing Radio News
Scenario
You have been commissioned to produce a radio news programme for E6 Radio and have been charged with sourcing,
researching, writing, compiling and reading bulletins across the day.
You are to gather a team of no more than 3 people to produce a radio news programme for the audience of 16-19 year old
students. The programme should last for approximately 20 minutes.
Tasks Grading Criteria Mapping
Working as a group you will produce a news programme to a technical quality that reflects near-
professional standards, working independently to professional expectations
Task 1 research background material with suggested contacts, interviewees and follow-ups
Task 2 prepare draft treatments for each story for the news programme
Task 3 discuss and redraft treatments with tutor
Task 4 source and record interviewee(s)
Task 5 write and record copy, cues, voice pieces
Task 6 compile and edit each story.
** You must have news stories styles of a community, local, regional, and national interests**
** You news programme should have headlines, bulletins, copy only stories, voicers, with audio
clips and two-way (live and ‘as-live)**
On your blog you must have a post with the following pre-production and production
documentation.
 Production log.
 Interview questions.
 Scripts.
 All raw audio material.
 Final edited news programmes.
41.3 Be able to produce news
material for particular radio
formats (P41.3, ,M41.3,
D41.3)
36.2 Be able to conduct
research in preparation for an
interview
(P36.2, M36.2, D36.2)
36.3 Be able to plan and
structure interviews for
identified purposes
(P36.3, M36.3, D36.3)
36.4 Be able to conduct and
record interviews for
identified purposes
(P36.4, M36.4, D36.4)

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Grading Criteria:
Unit 41 News Productionfor Radio (Level 3)
P41.1 learners will describe
forms and styles of
radio news reporting with
some appropriate use of
subject terminology
M41.1 learners will explain forms
and styles of radio news reporting
with reference to detailed
illustrative examples and
with generally correct use of
subject terminology
D41.1 learners will critically
evaluate forms and styles of radio
news reporting with supporting
arguments and elucidated
examples, and consistently using
subject terminology correctly
P41.2 learners will describe the
constraints on radio news
production with reference to legal
and regulatory issues, ethics and
news values
M41.2 learners will explain the
constraints on radio news
production with detailed
reference to legal and regulatory
issues, ethics and news values
and with reference to detailed
illustrative examples
D41.2 learners will critically
evaluate the constraints on radio
news production with
comprehensive reference to
legal and regulatory issues,
ethics and news values, with
supporting arguments and
elucidated examples
P41.3 learners will produce news
material for particular radio
formats with some assistance
M41.3 learners will produce news
material for particular formats to
a good technical standard with
only occasional assistance
D41.3 learners will produce news
material for particular formats to
a technical quality that reflects
near-professional standards,
working independently to
professional expectations
P41.4 learners will comment on
own radio news work with some
appropriate use of subject
terminology.
M41.4 learners will explain own
radio news work with reference to
detailed illustrative examples and
with generally correct use of
subject terminology.
D41.4 learners will critically
evaluate own radio news work in
the context of professional
practice with supporting
arguments and elucidated
examples and consistently using
subject terminology correctly.
Unit 36 Interview Techniques for creative media production (Level 3)
P36.1 describe techniques used
by professional interviewers or
journalists with some appropriate
use of subject terminology
M36.1 explain techniques used by
professional interviewers or
journalists with reference to
detailed illustrative examples and
with generally correct use of
subject terminology
D36.1 comprehensively explain
techniques used by professional
interviewers or journalists with
elucidated examples and
consistently
using subject terminology
correctly
P36.2 learners will conduct
research for preparation and
interview planning with some
assistance
M36.2 learners will conduct
research for preparation and
interview planning competently
and with only occasional
assistance
D36.2 learners will conduct
research for preparation and
interview planning to a quality
that reflects near-professional
standards working independently
to professional expectations
P36.3 design interviews for
identified purposes with
some assistance
M36.3 design interviews for
identified purposes competently
and with only occasional
assistance
D36.3 design interviews for
identified purposes to a quality
that reflects near professional
standards working independently
to professional expectations
P36.4 conduct and record
interviews for identified purposes
with some assistance.
M36.4 conduct and record
interviews for identified purposes
competently and with only
occasional assistance.
D36.4 conduct and record
interviews for identified purposes
to a quality that reflects near-
professional standards working
independently to professional
expectations.
This brief has been verified as being fit for purpose
Assessor Damen BRAMWELL

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Signature Date 09/03/2015
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