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LESSON
20
INTERPRETATIVE
REPORTING III
DEATH
STORIES
Factual
Reporting
·
Who--name
and identification of deceased
person
·
When--time
and date
Age
at the time of death
·
Where--place
of death
·
Why--cause of
death i.e. natural or
accident
Interpretative
Reporting
·
Date of
birth of the deceased
·
Parents
of the person, their status in
society
·
Survivors
·
Previous
residence if any,
neighbors
·
Education
of the person, institutions where he
had been studying
·
Occupation
·
Present
status
·
Social
activities
·
Achievements
·
Special
interests & hobbies
·
Survivors
·
Spouse's
information
·
Government's
promises to the survivors
FIRES
& ACCIDENTS
Factual
Reporting
What:
·
A
building is set on
fire
·
Vehicle/
s met an accident
·
Train
got off the rails
·
Plane
had a crash fire
Where:
-----------Place--Location
When:
-----------Time
& Date
How
many: ----Number
of causalities
Interpretative
Reporting
·
Name
and identification of persons
killed
·
Injured------name
and identification
·
The
reasons of the event
·
Eyewitness
account
·
Police
interview
·
Minister's
statement
·
Rescues
·
Legal
action (investigations, arrests,
suits)
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CRIME
STORIES
Factual
Reporting
What:
-----------------Nature
of Crime
Who:
------------------The
Doer and the Victim
How:
-----------------The
Way the Crime Is Carried
Out
How
much: ---------Loss
Estimated.
Why:
------------------The
Reason of the Crime--Motive
Enmity,
Mental disorder, Psychological problem,
Poverty, Need, Habit
Interpretative
Reporting
·
Background of
the criminal
·
Police
action--statement of police
officials
·
Social
Reaction ---- People's
interview
·
The
interview of accused's
relatives
·
The
interviews of victims' relatives
·
Legal
Action, Investigation, Clues,
Evidence, Arrests
·
Follow-ups
COURTS,
TRIALS
Factual
Reporting
What:
-----------The
Nature of the Case, the
Charge.
Where:
----------
The Session Court, High
Court, Supreme Court, and
other Special
Tribunals
When:
-----------
The date on which the case
is filed
The
date of the hearing
Who:
-------------The
Plaintiff, the Defendant
The
lawyers from both
sides
Interpretative
Reporting
·
The
factual background of the case
·
The
progress so far by police while
investigation
·
The
possible outcome - the range of the
punishment court can pronounce for the
crime
·
Preliminary
hearing
·
Further
hearings
·
The
arguments of the lawyers
·
Cross
argumentation of judges
·
Post
decision reaction - expressions of both
parties, advocates
PARLIAMENTARY
REPORTING
Factual
Reporting
When:
The
date, the session is summoned to be
held.
Why:
The
session is called for
special reasons or it is a routine
session
Interpretative
Reporting
Terms
needed in Parliamentary
Reporting
The
Quorum: It is a situation
when at least 1/4th of total
members are present in the parliament at
the
time
of the session.
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Business:
Every
formal activity within the parliament
hall pertaining to the functioning of the
parliament.
It
may be the launching of a bill or a
resolution or an amendment.
Order
of the day: The
order of the business of a particular
day.
Question
hour: It is the
fixed time in which members
put different questions to the
ministers.
The
names of question raisers
The
questions
The
action of the speaker
Privilege
Motions: If the
privileges of a member given to him by
the parliament are challenged, he
may
bring
it in the knowledge of the house. This is
called privilege
motion.
Adjournment
Motion: In
case there is a matter that
needs to be discussed urgently on
emergency grounds,
the
motion launched is called
Adjournment Motion.
Following
details are to be noted:
The
nature of the motion
The
name of the mover
The
answer of the concerned minister
SPORTS
REPORTING
Factual
Reporting
What:
The
name of the game. The name
of the series. The name of the
competition
When:
Time
And Date
Where:
The
Place, Stadium
Who:
The
Teams
Interpretative
Reporting
History
of the tournaments like: SAF
games, Olympics, World cup,
Champion's Trophy
Previous
Winners
Records
& Record Holders
Current
teams with players'
introductions
Fresh
progress is to be sent to the studios
every five to ten
minute
Round
up dispatch is the final report
from the stadium that is to be
dispatched to the studios as early
as
ends
the match.
Weather
condition during
match
Crowd's
participation and reaction is
must
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