Tuesday, 14 December 2010

Newspaper article 3

Race for Life Dates Announced
THE Race For Life dates have been announced. Earlier than last year, Southend-On-Sea will be the first this year on the 8th of May. To find out when and where your nearest Race for Life is happening, and to find out how to take part, visit
www.raceforlife.org.

Monday, 13 December 2010

Newspaper Article 2

Braintree introduces free parking

According to numerous store managers, sales had been at a low during the week due to them having to pay to park. Customers gradually became weekend shoppers so that they could park for free. But now, the council are planning on bringing in free parking to the town centre during the week.

Sunday, 12 December 2010

Newspaper Article 1

TEEN HAVING TRIPLETS

SEVENTEEN YEAR-OLD Martyna Broad, Braintree, has always achieved well. Just a few months into her A levels, she fell pregnant. With triplets. Martyna was previously studying four A-levels, but due to the news of her pregnancy, she has already dropped out from one, and is worried that she might have to drop out of Sixth Form all together.
Martyna’s situation appears to no longer to be a rare occurrence. Teens in the U.K, Essex in particular are falling pregnant. It seems that they are either not interested in contraception, or is just doesn’t cross their mind. A total of 41,325 women under 18 fell pregnant in 2008, and it’s on the up. Of these teens, 49% of them had abortions, but it seems that they’re turning off from the idea of abortion, and on to the idea of raising a family. Martyna said “I just wouldn’t be able to live with myself knowing that I had an abortion”. Despite government pledges to lower the pregnancy rate in teenagers, it doesn’t seem to be having much effect.
Martyna is the second in her family to have a child under the age of 18. Her mum had her older sister at the age of sixteen. She also said that a friend of hers has already had an abortion and two girls in her year group had to drop out of Sixth Form because they fell pregnant.
Martyna considers herself to be “one of the lucky ones” as she has her boyfriend of seven months by her side and is ready to support her and their triplets. She said that she has also received tremendous support from her family and her friends.
An increasing number of teen mums have become single teen mums. It would seem that men, or boys, do not carry the same feeling of responsibility for their child that a woman does. It’s estimated a whopping 54% of teen mums become single mums with in the first sixteen months of pregnancy and having the child.
Martyna is four months into her pregnancy, and has been advised by her GP and many of her teachers, even the head of year to leave and debate taking a part time course at a local college after she has had her triplets. Despite this, Martyna is putting in all of her effort while she can and she believes that she will be able to pass her exams in the summer, but knows university is out of the question.





Out of the three photographs above, I have chosen to use the third. I feel that the first looks slightly comedic, and I don't think that this kind of photograph would appear in a newspaper. It was a difficult choice between the 2nd and 3rd, but I feel that the second doesn't highlight her pregnancy as much as the third does, I also think that even though Martyna is not looking at the camera in either of them, the third looks better because we can see her face from the side aswell as her whole body, whereas in the second she is looking down and the reader can not see any part of her face.
I chose to take a medium shot of Martyna for this story because I felt that having a profile shot would be unnecessary as the story is focused on her pregnancy. A long shot would have also not put enough emphasis on the fact that she is pregnant. It would display too much background and the reader may be more attracted by what's happening around her.


Tuesday, 23 November 2010

Sports Page Articles

Jaw Break in Girls Hockey

A VIOLENT hockey match between Essex and Suffolk girls ended in termoil after seventeen year old Rebecca Spencer had her jaw broken.
The Essex defender attempted to protect the empty goal after the goal keeper was knocked down.
Rebecca dived out infront of the goal when a Suffolk attacker hit the ball toward the goal with great force, and Rebecca's jaw took a brutal break to the jaw.
Despite this knock back, Essex won against the Suffolk girls with a 4 - 2 defeat.
Out of the four photographs that I took at a friend's hockey match, I chose to use the first for the story, and the other three for my sport's page slide show.
Chelmsford College Introduce Football Academy

CHELMSFORD COLLEGE, after spending £600,000 on a new astro-turf pitch, have introduced a football academy. The group of sixteen and seventeen-year olds below are the start of what could be a bright future for the college.

I chose to write a story about a football academy because I would easily be able to take photographs of the football academy that are a part of our sixth form. I felt that I should change the name of the sixth form college though, because otherwise, the stories may seem too specific in one area, so I chose to base the college in a large and well known part of Essex, Chelmsford.
Out of the two photographs below, I will use the first because the boys kneeling are more centred, this makes it look like a more professional photograph.

Chelmsford City Looking For New Manager

CHELMSFORD CITY are searching for a new manager since Glenn Pennyfather resigned from his position for unreported reasons. City chairman, Mansell Wallace said: "We're looking for some one who fits into our policy of bringing in new, young and talented players."If you are interested in applying for the role, visit www.chelmsfordcityfootballclub.co.uk for contact and application details.

Essex Lad has Sights Set On Rugby Glory

A YOUNGSTER who came through one of the region’s most established youth sections has spoken of his delight after he was named in the England Under-20s squad for the forthcoming 6 nations.