Technology!

Nokia World reveals phablets and tablets in Abu Dhabi! 

 *NEW* Nokia has unveiled its first ever phablets - extra-large phones - as well as its first tablet computer!

The Windows Phone handsets proudly will like to introduce to everyone the new feature which is the ability to change which objects in a photo are in focus after it is taken!

The Windows RT tablet has an amazing 4G data chip, unlike Microsoft's recently unveiled Surface 2.

Nokia World in Abu Dhabi is likely to be remembered as the Finnish firm's last major event before it completes the sale of its hardware unit.

Microsoft agreed to buy the business for 5.4bn euros ($7.4bn; £4.6bn) in a deal which the companies have said should be finalised by early 2014, which is not long till now as it will be finalized next year. This new gadget will defiantly have everyone buzzing!

Nokia showed off their two brand new phablets at the UAE launch. Both the Lumia 1520 and Lumia 1320 feature 6in (15.2cm) displays, allowing extra rows of apps to be displayed on their home screens than possible on smaller models, making this devise very hot, trendy and most importantly new!

The firm said that the extra space would also make it easier to use the phones' touch screen keyboards, suggesting this would appeal and attract to business users who used productivity software as it will make it quicker and easier for them to use.

A new Beamer app will allow the phones to stream the contents of their screens onto to a web browser on a separate display. It works by sending data via Nokia's computer servers. This is something that is uncommon in other phones and will defiantly bring in an audience!

Read more at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24608498

This news article suggests how the technology industry is growing intensively that different companies are always competing to make their product the best! The news article indicates how nowadays as technology becomes advanced, there are becoming more efficient, faster and easier ways to communicate or use the internet. This is evident as there is always a new phone or tablet coming out to the market which everyone is interested in. This technology also suggests how different technology is combining together as one to be used for variety of use. Also technology is becoming more compact so it’s easy to use and carry around with you when you travel. 

Writing news!

News style encompasses not only vocabulary and sentence structure, but also the way in which stories present the information in terms of relative importance, tone, and intended audience. 

Any good news story provides answers to each of these questions, the 5 w's

WHO?   WHAT?   WHEN?  WHY?  WHERE?

For example, you’re reporting on a drive-by shooting in a city, you’ll likely start with where the crime happened (what street or area of town for the local paper) and who was involved in the crime, when the crime happened, why it lead to the crime etc.

News stories also contain at least one of the following important characteristics relative to the intended audience:

Proximity, prominence, timeliness, human interest, oddity, or consequence.

More Tips!- news stories are good if they contain these:

It's About People:

News stories are all about how people are affected. such as concentrating

on the persons emotions or what they are doing.

 Have an Angle:

most stories can be presented using a particular angle or "slant". This is

a standard technique and isn't necessarily bad - it can help make the  

purpose of the story clear and give it focus.

Keep it Objective

If there is more than one side to the story, cover them all. Don't use "I"

and "me" unless you are quoting someone.

 Quote People

For example: "We're really excited about this competition this year it’s

so close!," says coach Mark Robinson"

 Don't Get Flowery 

 Keep your sentences short and snappy and the paragraphs also short. 

 don't use lots of heavily descriptive language as people will lose interest.

Lead Scentence & Lead Story

Leads are Leads or leads are devices that writers use to capture the readers’ attention and draw them into an article or story. If it’s a lead sentence then it will be in a title of a newspaper article which will be big and bold to capture the reader’s attention. In the lead story they are located at the beginning of a piece of text and can take several forms depending on the tone, mood and purpose that the author wants to convey. Leads are considered very important as they determine whether or not the reader will continue reading, the main key is to capture the reader, get them interested and make them carry on reading! Writing your own narrative article you will need to consider writing a very good well written lead sentence to drag the reader into your work.

How to write a good lead sentence or story!

Anecdotes!

An anecdote is a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.  Using a brief anecdote or story is a good way to engage readers as using this can as lead be an effective tool. many anecdotes are considered funny however, they can often reveal deeper issues that the writer wants to expound upon further in the article and  Sometimes telling a story just makes people laugh or brightens the mood. example of this can be "GIRL TRIPS OVER IN SCHOOL CAN-TINE AND SPILLS HER FOOD ON TOP OF THE HEADTEACHER!" the headline is shocking and amusing allowing the reader to carry on reading and finding out what happened. 

Statistics!

Although writing a personal narrative is often about personal events, if your narrative includes issues pertaining to the general public, adding relevant statistics in your lead is a good idea. Also gives a sense how you know what your talking about and adding statistics will enforce intelligence as they reader will be shocked to hear news that contain statistics such as figures of numbers.

Shocking statements!Some of the most interesting and engaging leads use shocking statements to captivate readers. "I hate babies!" is a shocking statement that will make readers read the rest of your essay to find out what type of individual could hate a baby. 

Conventions of radio news!

• Radio news is similar to television news but is based on the audio aspect rather than the visual aspect. Sound bites are captured through various reporters and played back through the radio.
• Because radio is based on audio and sound its essential for a radio station to have a good host/ presenter. The presenters voice must be have pleasant voice, good articulation skills, moderate to slow speech tempo, objective and unbiased and a good listener when required. They should also be funny and try to entertain the audience.
• another thing is sound effects, people will be attracted and interested to the different sounds and music played in the background of the newscast as well as focusing on what the host is saying. For example on the radio station Capital FM, whilst they interview, play quizzes and competitions there is sometimes music in the background to portray whats happening and keep readers hooked on and listening as they are getting entertained with music or sound effects used such as drum rolls  clapping or laughter to show emotion, excitement or suspense.
• Radio news also contains advertisements that keep the audience listening and keep them tuned when they go in a break. the adverts are short, quick and snappy and tend to advertise aspects which you can hear, than visually see such as advertising the latest tunes and promoting to buy the latest albums by letting listeners have a sneak peak of the music. 

HARD NEWS VS SOFT NEWS!!

• News stories are basically divided into two types: hard news and soft news. Hard new generally refers to up-to-the-minute news and events that are reported immediately, while soft news is background information or human-interest stories.
• Politics, war, economics and crime used to be considered hard news, while arts, entertainment and lifestyles were considered soft news
• One difference between hard and soft news is the tone of presentation. A hard news story takes a factual approach: What happened? Who was involved? Where and when did it happen? Why? 
• A soft news story tries instead to entertain or advise the reader. You may have come across newspaper or TV stories that promise “news you can use.” Examples might be tips on how to stretch properly before exercising, or advertises certain products so customers are aware of it. Soft news can also be based on celebrities and people who are popular in the public eye, this is because people are fascinated and want to keep up to date on the latest news about them and what they are getting up to.
• Knowing the difference between hard and soft news helps you develop a sense of how news is covered, and what sorts of stories different news media tend to publish or broadcast. This can be important when you want to write articles or influence the media yourself.

Example of Soft news:

NEWS/ 

Rita Ora Stuns in New DKNY Campaign, Replaces Cara Delevingne—See the Pics!

Hey, when you've got it, flaunt it! 

RITA ORA!!, who is the brand new face of DKNY this fall, taking over the reins from bestie Cara Delevingne.

 Miss Ora is a natural when it comes to filling her shoes.

Take a look!

The blond singer looks downright stunning in these recently-released campaign images, and we're totally on board with this bold new shift for the brand. 

The singer steals the spotlight in a series of vivid city shots that capture the spirit and energy of New York City perfectly, and she exudes an incredibly fierce attitude that's youthful and sophisticated at the same time.

Ora masterfully makes the most of an iconic yellow taxi cab as her prop as she smolders for the camera in a mix of cool street wear-inspired ensembles paired with her signature red lipstick which always looks great on her!

Werk!

http://uk.eonline.com/news/467100/rita-ora-stuns-in-new-dkny-campaign-replaces-cara-delevingne-see-the-pics

Example of hard news:

England's young people near bottom of global league table for basic skills

OECD finds 16- to 24-year-olds have literacy and numeracy levels no better than those of their grandparents' generation

England is the only country in the developed world where the generation approaching retirement is more literate and numerate than the youngest adults, according to the first skills survey by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

In a stark assessment of the success and failure of the 720-million-strong adult workforce across the wealthier economies, the economic thinktank warns that in England, adults aged 55 to 65 perform better than 16- to 24-year-olds at foundation levels of literacy and numeracy. The survey did not include people from Scotland or Wales.

The OECD study also finds that a quarter of adults in England have the maths skills of a 10-year-old. About 8.5 million adults, 24.1% of the population, have such basic levels of numeracy that they can manage only one-step tasks in arithmetic, sorting numbers or reading graphs. This is worse than the average in the developed world, where an average of 19% of people were found to have a similarly poor skill base.

http://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/oct/08/england-young-people-league-table-basic-skills-oecd

the difference of these news stories are mainly about the type of language used. in soft used there are more informal language and in hard news there tends to be formal language. the soft news article used words like "werk" to keep the reader entertained whilst the hard news uses statistics to keep the reader aware and alert. 

NEWS VALUES

Research Plan- deadline By Friday 25th October

Me(Shazmin):

• News values
• Hard news vs soft news
• Lead sentence & lead story
• Writing news 
• Conventions of radio news

Akfa:

• Vox pop
• OFCOM
• Interview techniques
• Audience research findings
• Sound codes

Fahima:

• Outside broadcast
• Microphone techniques
• Institution on case study
• Discussion of anything topics in the news that relates to radio news 
• Rajar.co.uk - what do you learn from the data

JOURNALISM- CODE OF ETHICS!

Journalism ethics and standards comprise principles of ethics and of good practice as applied to specific challenges and hurdles faced by journalist. Media ethics is widely known for journalists as their professional “Code of ethics”. The basic codes are drafted by professional journalism associations and individual print, broadcast and online news organisations. Whilst other various existing  codes have differences which share common elements such as including the principles of- truthfulness, objectivity, accuracy, impartiality, public accountability and fairness. 

Limitation of harm-This often involves the withholding of certain details example can be the names of minor children, crime victims’ names or even information not materially related to particular news reports release of which might harm someone’s reputation!

Discriminatory references-In news it’s based on:  race, religion, sexual orientation ,lastly physical or mental disabilities.

 

Accuracy and standards for factual reporting-Reporters are required to be as accurate as possible and seek reliable sources.

 

Slander and libel considerations- People have privacy rights that must be balanced and fair against the public interest in reporting information about them. Defamation is giving incorrect information/ lying. There are two types of defamation which is slander (spoken) and libel (written).

Ethical standards-

•         Correctly spoken or written language
•          Clarity
•          Brevity 

 
Self-regulation- Many news organisation have a role is to keep news organizations honest, truthful and accountable to the public.

Ethics and standards in practice-

  As with other ethical codes, there is concern that the standards of journalism are being ignored. One of the main controversial issues raised in the modern reporting is the media being bias, especially on the political issues raised, as well as cultural issues.

 

Standards and reputation- The professionalism, reliability and public accountability of a news organisation are three of its most valuable assets.

Relationship with freedom of the press-The countries that don’t have the freedom of the press, the majority of the people who report news may not follow the standards of journalism that I described.

 

Variations, violations, and controversies-

 There are lots of many points of journalistic procedure that foster the disagreements in the principle and variation in practice among “mainstream” journalist in the free press. Laws that concern slander and libel vary from country to country, and local journalistic standards may fit in.

 

Taste, decency and acceptability- People have different views and reactions to depictions of violence, nudity, coarse language, or to other laws such as consumption of alcohol, homosexuality, and illegal drug use. Scatological images, etc.

 

Campaigning in the media- A wide number of print publications take advantage of their wide readership and print persuasive pieces in the form of unsigned editorials and that represent the official position of the organisation.

 

Investigative methods-Is referred to a large information-gathering exercise,that looks for facts that are not easy to obtain by simple requests and searches, suppressed or distorted.

What Is News?

In journalism, local news is referred to the news converge of events that happen locally which would not normally be of interest to those of there localities. These are the aspects which local news largely covers:

·        
 ·  Local Weather

·   ·  Local sports

·   ·  Local crime

·   ·  Local education

·   ·   Local politics

·   ·  Local events

·   · Local business & economy 

National and international news, however, tend to cover a wider range of content, including news concerning specialized institutions of wide-ranging international power or influence, such as:

·  International sports
·  International political & intergovernmental events
·  Environmental news (regional)
·  Air traffic/ aviator transport events
· Defence/ security events
· Media/ entertainment events
· Stock markets

iPhones 5s and 5c sell 9m in record weekend as Apple shrugs off doubters

Data suggests 5s outsold 5c two to one as high-end smartphone market still shows promise and 200m upgrade to newer iOS 7 software.
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/sep/23/iphone-5s-5c-apple-record-nine-million

Apple shrugged off its critics, and analysts who said the high-end smartphone market was saturated, by announcing it has sold nine million iPhones in just three days.

The company's share price jumped more than 5% to $492 in response, adding $4bn to its value in minutes - though it remains well below its all-year high of $543 from January.

The figures are nearly double the record figure of five million in 2012, when it introduced the Iphone 5.

"The demand for the new iPhones has been incredible, and while we've sold out of our initial supply of iPhone 5s, stores continue to receive new iPhone shipments regularly," Cook said in a statement. "We appreciate everyone's patience and are working hard to build enough new iPhones for everyone."

The sales figures put the struggles of rival phone makers Nokia and BlackBerry into sharp focus. The value of iPhones sold was calculated at more than the enterprise value - the price minus cash - of Nokia's handset business, sold to Microsoft for €5.4bn earlier in September. And BlackBerry, which is preparing to formally announce a $1bn loss on Friday, managed to ship only 3.7m phones in the past three months.

this type of news is "timelessness" as this is a current event that happened and its talking about the huge rave of the new technology and smartphone out (iphone 5s and 5c). it talks about whats trendy right now and that people are very facinated by this new phone that it sold millions and is the hot topic to talk about.This news also has a huge impact on us economically as companies made a huge profit as nearly all these phones was sold out as they was seen very poplar to the public.