“Live and Let Live”: Cameron’s version

Paper review- Introduction 

• The UK’s EU referendum is being covered broadly in the past few days. As the discussions of EU leaders are taking place in Brussels, a progress is expected to emerge tonight, February 19^th.
• Britain is getting ready for a referendum on its membership of the European Union. The vote will be the first for the last 41 years. David Cameron is expected to announce the date later this week, what expected to be June 23.
• The discussions in Brussels are carrying the aim to get all the EU leaders to agree on certain changes, and to create a credible deal, for both sides.

 

The Process:

• As a foreign student, the whole topic of the UK’s membership in the EU was rather blurred. However, the wide discussions lead me to learn about it in depth. When I first approached the topic, I have read the BBC’s explanation– which guided me to understand what is it all about.

In order to learn the different angles of the current discussions- I have read The Telegraph, The Times, The Guardian and The Sun. Each highlight a different angle of the discussion.

• The following link, http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03k594j, remain an example of a podcast that teaches a lot of the opposed opinions around the referendum. Even though the audio piece is not a paper review- it suggests an interesting discussion of the possible consequences  of the referendum.

Critical Evaluation- Audio

During the past six weeks, and particularly in the preparation of the last two features- I have discovered a whole new world of journalism. As radio was never my main interest in the field, I didn’t know much about the creativity it allows. I am glad for the skills I’ve developed, from the technological knowledge and practice to a whole new style of writing. It was challenging but opened my eyes and my thirst for radio journalism.

As to the audio pieces, I have really enjoyed the radio feature. The paper review was an experience in terms of analysing the stories and writing the script but was less challenging and creative. The radio feature, however, was such an adventure- developing the idea, using creativity, even though the content is rather political- combined my greatest passions in the journalism world.

I believe that through the radio feature I indeed achieved my goals, even though there’s a lot to improve. Start with the idea- I believe that focusing a wide topic to 02:30 minutes was the hardest part for me, and made me quite messy during the process. I was glad that eventually I gave up part of the material, to try and make it more focused, with a stronger message. in terms of editing, I felt quite confident and excited to create it.

In the wider multimedia content, I believe that the audio allows us a different depth of the story. without many words, the sound may convey different angles and emotions, that would have required much more length in print journalism.

 

Israel Apartheid Week-Legitimate Criticism Or a Dangerous Incitement?

• Israel Apartheid Week (IAW) is taking place at various universities in Britain this week. The IAW is part of the wider BDS According to its organizers: “the aim of IAW is to educate people about the nature of Israel as an apartheid system and to build Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions(BDS) campaigns as part of a growing global BDS movement.”

• Recently, the UK’s government have decided to ban the boycott of Israel in public sector institution. The discussion over the topic is arguing whether the particular campaign is a legitimate form of criticism, or perhaps, a dangerous incitement. Let alone, in the universities’ platform.

• Previous incidents in universities were also followed by the question of anti Semitism, in which the BDS’ platform or activities might allow.

• The following feature has been recorded outside the Israeli cosmetics shop, “Sabon”, located in Covent Garden. The shop’s front, is a popular stage for BDS’ protests.

 

News Bulletin: Multimedia Journalism