Making the news
Description
The story of one school's Year 8s as they produce a radio and on-line news package to a tight deadline as part of the BBC's School Report.At the Guildford County School in Surrey, lead teacher Annabel Gibbs has brought together a group of Year 8s to become journalists, editors, script-writers and presenters. Mentored by broadcast journalists from the BBC, students visit local radio station, Southern Counties, to interview students in South Africa, whilst others go to London to report on the Liberal Shadow Chancellor's views on the credit crunch.
Runtime
16 min
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Date of Publication
2008
Database
Alexander Street
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