nonseng

Campos, Newtown / March 2008

Pitch News Story Idea (10%)

• Find one community based news story. This could be, for example, a public event, a book launch, a film premier, etc. Attend it and write and prepare a verbal (5 min max) and written story pitch (100 words max)
• Consider news values
  
• Find 3-5 people you plan to interview. State their full name and title
• State where your article is going to be published. You must follow their house-style
• Start your pitch with "This is a story about..."

(After spending days looking for an issue, I finally picked to write on the disruption to work, lives and businesses in Sydney CBD during World Youth Day in July)

Title:

Holy pilgrimage to keep Sydneysiders out of CBD

Pitch:

This story is about the World Youth Day in July this year and its effects on the work, lives and businesses in CBD. The six-day event is expected to be bigger than the Olympics and APEC as it will not only attract 600,000 attendees from around the world, but also 300 road closures during the holy event. This article will look at how professionals, residents and businesses are responding to the disruptions, particularly to the suggestion made by NSW’s Deputy Premier John Watkins for them to work from home and keep out of the city from July 15 to 18.

List of Interviewees:

• The Transport Management Centre, Roads and Traffic Authority
• Leanne Lincoln, Media Officer, City of Sydney
• Stephen M. Taylor, President, City Partnership Inc.
• Jill Yates, The City of Sydney Combined Resident Action Groups (CityRAGs)
• Najib S., accountant, Ferrier Hodgson
• Nik A., waiter, Cafe Kasturi
• Sabrina H., resident on George Street
• Jennt Tan, resident on Goulburn Street
• some random shop owner

Published in:

The Sydney Morning Herald.

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I have a feeling everybody's going to write about it.

Cis...

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