Radio News Portfolio
FULL RADIO NEWS DEMO:
From February 2018-June 2019, I have been lucky to freelance as a broadcast journalist at Gem Radio News alongside my studies. In the role, my duties included:
I was also expected to gather video content when covering stories out of the office. This encouraged my skills as a digital journalist, and allowed me to realise production of quality content with a smartphone.
Gem is a station with an East Midlands, female oriented audience. So from the moment of sourcing a story to finishing the edit or social media post, I had to consider my local target audience.
I covered stories ranging from; abortion protests, preterm babies, local festivals, underage sexting and the Boxing Day sales.
This story on Nottingham's new electric taxis was nominated for a CBJ Award. A story covering The Independent Group's formation from a Nottingham perspective. More radio clips are featured on my Soundcloud.
My dissertation was also a radio news documentary on the decline of GCSE Music.
I also newsread for three years on student radio station Fly FM.
From February 2018-June 2019, I have been lucky to freelance as a broadcast journalist at Gem Radio News alongside my studies. In the role, my duties included:
- Adapting press releases into audience targeted news stories
- Liasing with company communications managers to source interviews to broadcast
- Conducting and editing said interview clips, and then producing the accompanying copy to be read.
- Collect VoxPops in the City Centre to react to viral stories, such as plans to ban plastic straws (an example heard below)
While I was not a bulletin reader for the station, clips and copy I have sourced can be heard in this Radio News Reel below:
Gem is a station with an East Midlands, female oriented audience. So from the moment of sourcing a story to finishing the edit or social media post, I had to consider my local target audience.
I covered stories ranging from; abortion protests, preterm babies, local festivals, underage sexting and the Boxing Day sales.
But my favourite examples of stories I worked for at Gem Radio News can be seen below.
Outside of Gem, I've also produced Radio News stories for my broadcast journalism course (also to an East Midlands audience).The @RSPCA_official site in Radcliffe-On-Trent in #Nottinghamshire is offering sessions where children read to bunnies to help improve their literacy and knowledge of animal welfare.— Gem News (@GemRadioNews) March 24, 2019
Ella Carpenter is the manager there: pic.twitter.com/pJND8m0SWi
Azeem from @UPHD_Nottingham @United_PHD told us they’re striking in #Nottingham because the pay doesn’t justify the costs.— Gem News (@GemRadioNews) May 8, 2019
Uber says it’s continuing to work to improve the experience for and with drivers. pic.twitter.com/fs0rjWrhR0
Ambitious plans to bring the UK's biggest children's library to the East Midlands are a step closer after plans were approved to build it in #Nottingham.— Gem News (@GemRadioNews) November 25, 2018
The City Council has given the go-ahead for it be included in the Broadmarsh development: pic.twitter.com/ZQUGU0jTCd
This story on Nottingham's new electric taxis was nominated for a CBJ Award. A story covering The Independent Group's formation from a Nottingham perspective. More radio clips are featured on my Soundcloud.
My dissertation was also a radio news documentary on the decline of GCSE Music.
I also newsread for three years on student radio station Fly FM.
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