For our show we wanted on main news story to be our focal point that we could discuss in detail and include a Vox Pop in, other news headlines, a sports story and a lighter story. It was important to our mise en scene to include this wide variety of news as we catered to our target audience of 15-24 year olds who will have a variety of interest.
We chose the Haiti earthquake as our main story as it was recent and topical at the time of recording and something that meant a lot to us as a team. It had caused so much destruction to an LEDC (less economically developed country) and we wanted to pay our respects by doing an accurate report on it.
‘A massive 7.0-magnitude earthquake has struck the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The extent of the devastation is still unclear but there are fears thousands of people may have died. Haiti's worst quake in two centuries hit south of the capital Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, wrecking the presidential palace, UN HQ and other buildings.’
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/news/2010/01/100113_haiti_quake.shtml
For our sports story we decided to report on the John Terry affair as it was topical to the world of sport; his England captaincy was under threat. We also intended to announce up to date football scores.
'England boss Fabio Capello will name defenders Wayne Bridge and John Terry in the squad for the friendly against Egypt on 3 March. Terry is alleged to have had an affair with Bridge's former partner but Capello has warned both defenders not to bring any personal tensions with them.'
We then decided to do a weather report that would again be up to date and relevant, making our news bulletin realistic and relatable.
Our light hearted story was to be a local report of a man with a large crocodile farm. We thought this would be interesting and fun, while giving us the chance to do an interview- this could be another Vox Pop, a pre-recorded interview or a live phone in.
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