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Bodmin Jail Bodmin Jail looks set to take on the likes of London Dungeon and Madame Tussauds with an exciting development that will bring ghosts to life. Set to hit the county by the end of 2019, hopefully bringing more tourists to Bodmin town with it. A luxurious stay with history added on, this transformation will be stepping into the future and changing history. Planning to take people back, Bodmin jail is going to bring history to life right in front of you. Taking a step back to the past this unique experience will be unforgettable. Once home to criminals soon welcoming guests from all around. Experience the horrors of Bodmin jail....... Changing the face of Bodmin this transformation can make Bodmin a great place to be and stay. In progress, it is still becoming the special place for people to explore in the near future. Looking back into history Bodmin Jail is full of plenty of terrors around every corner. Ideas: New hotel development. The historical jail is planning t...

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Tree crushes van near college lane in a terrifying accident. Causing traffic chaos in the early school morning students having to divert away from the horrid accident. Disrupting the public as well as students the police were quickly to the scene keeping people clear and away. As the branch snapped at 7:10 in the morning police are still unknown of what caused the fall. Who -  What - Tree falls on van When - 7:35 am on Thursday 24th January  Where - B3268 Lostwithiel Road Why - The van driver, from Bodmin, was unhurt and uninjured but shaken by the incident. Extensive damage was caused to the van.

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What are the 5Ws? Who? What?  Where? When?  Why? Three step process for gathering the news: Find your story. Get the facts. Get someones opinion by interviewing them and structure your interview based on the 5Ws. Then you can find a second person to interview for a second view and opinion. Practice interview -  Evaluation: WWW -  EBI - 

Bodmin Jail - http://www.bodminjail.org/ Who? Interviewing - Matt Cartwright What? What is your reason for changing Bodmin jail into a hotel and a museum? When? When is the hotel opening? Where? Bodmin Jail Why? Why are you changing Bodmin jail to a hotel? How? How well do you think it will do once it opens? Bodmin Shire Hall to cinema -  Who? Interviewing - Geoff Greaves  What? What do you think it will boost? What is your target for the cinema? When? When will it open? Where? Bodmin shire hall Why? Why did you decide to put a cinema in Bodmin? How? How do you think it will do once it opens? Charity Who?  What? When? Where? Why?

News Sources Where do journalists find news stories?  Online  Newspapers - https://www.theguardian.com/media/newspapers BBC - https://www.bbc.co.uk/ Social media - (facebook, instagram, twitter, etc) interviews Calling people Listening to peoples conversations Police - 999 Sport stories - http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/bodmintownfootballclub Local people -  01208 ***** Trending Radio stations - https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1 Videos Taxi drivers Public transport World records - http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/ \ Cornwall Live - https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/ Cornwall film festival - http://cornwallfilmfestival.com/ Identifying Fake News Check the source Is it just on one website?  What's the agenda? Go beyond the headline Check the context Check the author Supporting sources  Is it a joke? Check the date Continued as homework... Be sceptical of headlines ...

Top tips to get into journalism/ degree place/ job: Start as soon as you feel ready. (start a separate blog to write about it before university, gives you more confidence, the more you write the better you become, write notes about the game, give it a go, the earlier you start the better, learn from mistakes). Find your niche. (start a blog on it, work at it early, get in depth, get known for writing regularly, known your topic be and expert in it and get recognised in it).  Grow your audience. (get people reading it and sharing it, podcasts). Have fun with it. (make it fun to you,) Try out different forms of content (written/ video/ online/ social media/ podcasts).  Establish contacts. (the more you promote).

Top tips for writing a sports story: Know you audience (age, class, gender). Do your research. Make it interesting (write in a way you would enjoy reading it, put your own spin on it, words you choose). Validation. (who can back up what the story is about, who can give their opinion, what they have said their quotes, make it local). How are you pitching it? (how your going to advertise it? make it sound interesting to your group, relevant).  Where can you add your spin? (local audience). A tight and interesting intro. (crucial, capture the audience from the first line/ sentence, no more than 20-25 words, factual, entertaining).

What is the purpose of news? To inform people about whats going on around the world at that time. To inform the public on the tv or in the newspaper. News can be used for entertainment purposes as well. To provide a distraction of other places people are unable to get to or have little influence over. People making it and presenting it make money off of it. To persuade people. For journalists to make money with their stories. Newspapers help readers become informed citizens and make better decisions by providing lots of facts. Keeping the public informed about important events. News comes from wars, natural disasters and terrorism. They use the most horrible and gruesome pictures to show the public. 3 key factors of news: information, entertainment and persuasion. Education and profit. Inform and influence. Entertain. Genres: Hard news. Uk. World. Business. Politics. Tech. Science. Health. Family and Educat...