Here is a link to a Sorify I created.
http://storify.com/russell_3/new-story-1
Thursday, 22 December 2011
Tuesday, 20 December 2011
Web Piece for 5 Examples
Force-7
In a recent survey carried out by Force 7, they asked 263 young people a variety of questions regarding topics that young people as a general public are associated with. These included questions relating to social networking, music, and media portrayal. The categories of young people surveyed were split into age groups; 15 and under, 16-18, 19-21, and 22-24. There was also a percentage split of 56% female, and 44% male overall.
Questions relating to the social media website Facebook, found that out of the 263 young people that use the site, 37% of them said that Facebook had caused problems for them in their lives. When this percentage is split down into each individual category, it was found that in the age group 19-21 year olds, 60% of them said that it had caused them a problem, the most out of all the categories. In comparison, 16-18 year olds had the lowest percentage, at 20% saying it had caused them a problem. Aged 15 and under, and 22-24 year olds were; 37%, and 44% respectively.
The young people surveyed were also asked how many people they were currently ‘poking’ on Facebook. A reply from the overall 263 people saw a percentage of 55% saying that they were poking no-one. A further 38% said that they were poking 1-5 people, and in the survey supplied, a further 7% was uncategorised, justified as ‘other’. Splitting this figure down further, poking among the age group 16-18 is most popular, with 50% of them poking 1-5 people, whilst 19-21 year olds sees the least popular amount of people being poked, with 69% of them poking no-one. The oldest and lowest aged categories were both similar, with 15 and under at 40% poking 1-5, and 22-24 at 42%.
The age group 15 and under, saw them averaging the highest amount of friends at a figure of 696 people. Contrastingly, the oldest age group saw them having the lowest average count of friends at 476, but when asked how many of these they would actually speak to if they saw them on a bus, this age group had the highest percentage, at 47%. The lowest percentage category was the 19-21 year olds with 41%, and this group also had the second lowest average friends, at 503. The age group 16-18 averaged 618 people, of which they said they would speak to 44% of them on a bus.
Force 7 write up for web
In a recent survey carried out by Force 7, they asked 263 young people a variety of questions regarding topics that young people as a general public are associated with. These included questions relating to social networking, music, and media portrayal. The categories of young people surveyed were split into age groups; 15 and under, 16-18, 19-21, and 22-24. There was also a percentage split of 56% female, and 44% male overall.
Questions relating to the social media website Facebook, found that out of the 263 young people that use the site, 37% of them said that Facebook had caused problems for them in their lives. When this percentage is split down into each individual category, it was found that in the age group 19-21 year olds, 60% of them said that it had caused them a problem, the most out of all the categories. In comparison, 16-18 year olds had the lowest percentage, at 20% saying it had caused them a problem. Aged 15 and under, and 22-24 year olds were; 37%, and 44% respectively.
The young people surveyed were also asked how many people they were currently ‘poking’ on Facebook. A reply from the overall 263 people saw a percentage of 55% saying that they were poking no-one. A further 38% said that they were poking 1-5 people, and in the survey supplied, a further 7% was uncategorised, justified as ‘other’. Splitting this figure down further, poking among the age group 16-18 is most popular, with 50% of them poking 1-5 people, whilst 19-21 year olds sees the least popular amount of people being poked, with 69% of them poking no-one. The oldest and lowest aged categories were both similar, with 15 and under at 40% poking 1-5, and 22-24 at 42%.
The age group 15 and under, saw them averaging the highest amount of friends at a figure of 696 people. Contrastingly, the oldest age group saw them having the lowest average count of friends at 476, but when asked how many of these they would actually speak to if they saw them on a bus, this age group had the highest percentage, at 47%. The lowest percentage category was the 19-21 year olds with 41%, and this group also had the second lowest average friends, at 503. The age group 16-18 averaged 618 people, of which they said they would speak to 44% of them on a bus.
Force 7 Survey
Force-7 Street Team Survey
Facebook
We asked 263 young people has a photo on Facebook ever caused problems for you in real-life?
63% of the young people we asked replied No.
63% of 15 and under replied No.
80% of 16-18 year olds replied No.
40% of 19-21 year olds replied No.
56% of 22-24 years olds replied No.
We asked 263 young people how many people are you currently poking on Facebook?
55% of the young people we asked replied 0 and 38% are poking 1-5 other users.
34% of aged 15 and under replied 0 and 40% are poking 1-5 other users.
37% of 16-18 year olds replied 0 and 50% are poking 1-5 other users.
69% of 19-21 year olds replied 0 and 30% are poking 1-5 other users.
54% of 22-24 year olds replied 0 and 42% are poking 1-5 other users.
We asked 263 young people how many friends do you have on Facebook? And how many of these would you ACTUALLY speak to if you saw them on a bus?
Out of the young people we asked, the average amount of Facebook friends was 573 but they would only speak to about 44% of them if they saw them on a bus.
The average amount of Facebook friends for aged 15 and under was 696 but they would only speak to about 45% of them if they saw them on a bus.
The average amount of Facebook friends for 16-18 year olds was 618 but they would only speak to about 44% of them if they saw them on a bus.
The average amount of Facebook friends for 19-21 year olds was 503 but they would only speak to about 41% of them if they saw them on a bus.
The average amount of Facebook friends for 22-24 year old was 476 but they would only speak to about 47% of them if they saw them on a bus.
Media Portrayal
We asked 263 young people, do you think young people are portrayed fairly in the media?
72% of the young people we asked replied No.
80% of 15 and under replied No.
67% of 16-18 year olds replied No.
71% of 19-21 year olds replied No.
74% of 22-24 year olds replied No.
Music Downloading
We asked 263 young people, do you download music illegally?
58% of the young people we asked replied No.
57% of 15 and under replied No.
67% of 16-18 year olds replied No.
56% of 19-21 year olds replied No.
54% of 22-24 year olds replied No.
We asked 263 young people, do you consider illegal music downloads stealing?
59% of the young people we asked replied No.
69% of of 15 and under replied No.
51% of 16-18 year olds replied Yes.
62% of 19-21 year olds replied No.
55% of 22-24 year olds replied No.
If you download music illegally do you consider it as stealing?
79% of the young people we asked who download music illegally consider it as not stealing but 23% of the young people that download music illegally do consider it stealing.
Battle
We asked 263 young people whether they preferred a smartphone or a normal mobile phone. 89% said smartphone.
We asked 263 young people whether they preferred Twitter or Facebook. 88% said Facebook.
We asked 263 young people whether they preferred Twilight or Harry Potter. 71% said Harry Potter.
We asked 263 young people whether they preferred Pepsi or Coca-cola. 77% said Coca-cola.
We asked 263 young people whether they preferred live television or Online catch-up/on-demand service. 51% said live television.
We asked 263 young people whether they preferred a house party or a club. 84% said X-Factor.
We asked 263 young people whether they preferred Strictly Come Dancing or X-Factor. 59% said house party.
We asked 263 young people whether they preferred pizza or a kebab. 84% said pizza.
We asked 263 young people whether they preferred the contraceptive pill or the implant. 72% said the contraceptive pill.
We asked 263 young people whether they preferred Made in Chelsea or The Only Way Is Essex. 59% said The Only Way Is Essex.
We asked 263 young people whether they preferred football or rugby. 59% said football.
We asked 263 young people whether they preferred Xbox Kinect or Nintendo Wii. 56% said Nintendo Wii.
Monday, 19 December 2011
Finished Proposal
500 word proposal
At present I am a second year student in digital media journalism. My professional targets in the journalism area are to become a broadly known travel writer/journalist. I aim to travel to gain knowledge and learn a variety of cultures and valuable experiences to write about, and I aspire to publish these in a journal style document throughout my travels. My other interest in journalism is to be a versatile sports commentator, writer, and presenter. I would like to become a freelance sports writer in the future, but also, I would like to work in television and on radio as a sports commentator and pundit. My aspirations are to have published a variety of travel journals and blogs about my experiences, how the different cultures, ways of life and people I meet vary and what the experiences I have had have taught me. I also wish to gain as much knowledge and experience within the sports industry of journalism in relation to my particular areas of interest. To help this mature, as part of my studies I am going to investigate how a local branch of the BBC sports department functions, in relation to football. To achieve this, I hope to oversee and watch the sports team, on a local radio call in show, or shadow a single professional in the working environment. Also, in addition I would like to spend an active sports day with the team, as they do live match commentary and radio set up for a football game. To record this, I would write up a report on my day’s activity, and provide documentation from the member of staff I worked with on these occasions. I will also blog the day’s activity to provide an analytic reflection when I come to evaluate my experience. My timescale to achieve this would be to have completed both of these operations by January 2012. This overall experience would provide me with contacts, and vital knowledge of how an organisation operates at the highest level, and provide me with a base of expertise to develop further. This will cover the professional targets set out in the brief, target 2, and target 3.
Web Piece for 5 Examples (task 3), Also Written interview for web with images (task 4)
Interview with Brendon Smurthwaite
Brendon Smurthwaite is the current Media Manager at Hull KR rugby club. Prior to this he has also worked as a press officer for Hull City football club for ten years. To find out more about Mr Smurthwaite and his career achievements, we asked him an assortment of questions to glean further information.
When asked how he gained his first steps into journalism Brendon replied, ‘‘I started of writing for free for Hull Daily Mail, mainly amateur football, rugby league, and speedway.’’
Being in the right place at the right time was one statement that Brendon outlined, but he also reiterated the need for hard work, and gaining vast experience.
Brendon’s involvement as a press officer for Hull City was one particular time in his professional life he selected to mention. ‘‘The Hull City experience was good. If I could have picked ten years (to work with them) in retrospect, I would have picked them ten years.’’
In highlight of his success, we asked Brendon to cast his mind back to when he finished his studies, and to how he became noticed as a prospective journalist. He said;
‘‘I did stuff for free. I went into the Hull Daily Mail. It started off being one day, and then it turned in to two, and three. I was more or less full time, but they still weren’t paying me. I was keen to do whatever I could to get stories in print. Then your name gets known, and you get offered more and more stuff if you’re good.’’
He went on to say, ‘‘It’s a brand awareness thing really, people need to know who you are, and if you get a good reputation, you get more work.’’
Brendon’s passion for sport and what he does was obvious. ‘‘I grew up around sports. News has never really interested me. Politics definitely didn’t, I use to miss that lecture at college. Sport was the one that I always wanted to do.’’
His hard work and commitment is testament to where he is now. ‘‘If you stick at it long enough then you get there in the end. To get where I’ve got to which is a reasonable position, you have to do some hard yards. In the Premier league we were working silly hours, 60 or 70 hour weeks.’’
Traveling experiences with Brendon’s job allows him to travel all over the world. When asked about the possibility of doing travel journalism he said; ‘‘possibly, although I think it’s a specialist thing. The travel sites, I’ve been lucky really. I certainly wouldn’t have been to Beijing. I’ve been able to go to all these places I wouldn’t have gone to without the job.’’
Brendon’s main advice to people interested in the media was to ‘‘work hard, be thorough in what you do, and be prepared.’’ He went on to say, ‘‘little jobs, once a week, they’re worth doing. The people that make it now are the people who knock hardest on the door. If you don’t knock hardest then the person behind you will run in front of you in the queue and they’ll knock harder on the door.’’
The game of football was Brendon’s surroundings for over ten years in his professional career. His opinion when asked who he feels the game is for today was that; ‘‘It’s mainly for the players, mainly because of the money. I think the fans nowadays are neglected a little bit. The media play a big part of that. They pay for it all. Without it, there’s no game.’’
‘‘The game at some stage has got to have a look and say, this can’t carry on. A lot of it’s about show business. They’re more like film stars than footballers. The top players don’t seem to want to put a lot back into their community.’’
Heartfelt opinion towards the future of football and the fans were evident, ‘‘the kids are the next generation of paying public, and if they can’t get to see their heroes, then they’re wasting their time sadly.’’
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