The Unexpected Resignation



Edition 537

Good morning. It’s Monday 15th June.

Shoddy work from the BBC’s One O’Clock News team last week…

It’s over to you for the next two editions…
We’ve been asking for the single tip readers would pass on to anyone preparing for media engagement. Here’s your first set:

“Think about your rhythm and when to add emphasis. Be clear on your top line and what you’re asking for. Try and relax. You are the expert.”

“If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, don’t try to baffle them with B/S. They’ll know…imagine you’re talking to friends about your work and enjoy it”

“Practice! Practice speaking out loud and getting points across in a concise way. Try talking to the mirror or record yourself into your phone.”

“Consider what you are most passionate about in your research – why it is worthwhile in the difference it may make. Don’t try and cram too much in. Have a single consistent theme.” 

“Remember no one knows your findings better than you.”

“Speak with enthusiasm – show that you are genuinely interested in your research.”

Be passionate about your story and relate it to people and real life and the rest is easy.”

You might remember I bumped into a reporter friend who had spent the previous week covering the record-breaking May temperatures. She described the dilemma facing journalists. How do you tell a story that contains three very different truths at the same time?


1) the impact of climate change

2) the immediate threat to, or loss of life 

3) for great swathes of the population it was just a joyous day at the beach

We asked you if reporters were getting it right…

Newsgathering Diary
Stories to look out for over the next seven days…

Monday: Court of Appeal rules in Home Office challenge to Palestine Action ban repeal.

G7 Summit begins in France.

BMA resident doctors’ strikes begin.

Tuesday: 10th anniversary of the murder of Jo Cox.


WednesdayEngland play their first World Cup fixture against Croatia.

UK inflation data.



Thursday: By-elections in Makerfield, Aberdeen South, and Arbroath and Broughty Ferry.


Friday: Scotland take on Morocco at the World Cup.


Saturday: UK Athletics Championships.

For decades 60 Minutes was regarded as the gold standard of television journalism…


Fiercely independent, editorially confident and largely immune to the turbulence affecting the wider media industry. Not anymore. A fab read from Variety lifts the lid on a newsroom in open revolt, with former staff accusing new CBS leadership of dismantling one of America’s most respected news brands…

You can read Marlow Stern’s Variety article here.

Footnotes:

On This Day: A massive bomb devastated the Arndale Centre in Manchester on this day in 1996.


Our Week:
We’re working in London, Brighton, and then onto Poland this week.

The Mutt Photo: on a walk last week. Still cute as a button.

Be part of the MMB. Thoughts on this week’s content, or interviews you’ve seen, heard, or (best of all) done, please let us know.

Back on Monday. Have a brilliant week.



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