Free Running article draft 1

Free running is an urban sport that is continuing to rise in popularity since its emergence over the last decade. Many young people and adults have taken up the acrobatic sport, which also incorporates gymnastics, and martial arts.

The sport has however recently caused controversy in the East Yorkshire seaside town of Bridlington.

On Tuesday the 26^th of February, calls were made to the police regarding an attempted burglary on Queen Street shortly after six pm.

Officers attended the call and later arrested four people aged 14, 16, and two that were 17.

The teenagers informed the police that they were free running on the buildings in the area, and were not attempting a burglary.

They were later released, but local police have warned about the dangers of free running, and the assumptions that may be made by people who witness the sport.

Detective Sergeant Tom Napier, said: “Whilst no offences were committed on this occasion there are obvious risks attached to such activities and it is also very likely to be deemed as anti-social behaviour.”

Free running, which is also known as Parkore, has gained much publicity, and had many plaudits since its recognition as a sport.

Although there are many organisations offering free running courses in areas such as London, where the sport is more popular, in areas such as Bridlington, opportunities to practice the sport are limited.

Police in the Bridlington area have however advised against participation in the sport in the area.

Mr. Napier said,

"Police will intervene if any cases are brought to light and I would strongly advise against taking part in this sort of activity." 

Although it may be not be popular with the police and local residents, free running is a sport that is practiced predominantly outdoors, and it may be a case that occurrences such as these become more frequent in the future.

Contribution to Degree Show – My personal roles within the New Media Group

I have volunteered to help design and produce the flyers as part of advertising the Degree show. For this, I will draw up initial design ideas, sketches, and work with a member of the web design course to produce this.

I am also looking at gaining publicity through BBC Radio Humberside and their news desk. I am going to contact the morning show with David Burns, and see if I could have a short slot on his show promoting the night of the degree show. This would be something that in would also ask about the possibility of the Look North team covering on the evening of the show, as part of promoting it to the public.

I am also representing the group at the meetings alongside one or two other members of the group. This will allow me to discuss and confer the issues and ideas of the team and the whole group within an environment where discussions can progress.

Contribution to Degree Show – Ideas and roles for newsroom

For the show, as we are turning the room into a newsroom, I have thought it may be beneficial to assign roles and contribute our ideas either through basecamp, and face to face to ensure that we progress.

For this, as we have had the discussion regarding the room partitions and areas, we should also need to discuss décor, installation on the walls, the feel and look of the area, as well as how we want to represent ourselves as journalists.

Idea 1

For the entry to the journalism newsroom area, I thought it would be beneficial, and professional to have a welcoming pull up standing poster that would introduce the area, the course, and what we stand for.

An idea for this would be to have a slogan, or catchphrase, and as we are journalists, I had thought about “We’re setting the Agenda.”

This would be placed on to the poster along with our course title, interactive media, and the HCUK logo. This would be themed in the style green that we have been allocated by the wider group of New Media Branch.

Idea 2

We had discussed also having a table in the centre of the room and on this placing the publication Mouth in print. We would also have business cards, and place these there for prospective employers and industry professionals to view and take.

Idea 3

I am, as part of the whole New media production, going to contact BBC Radio Humberside, to ask them to mention the degree show, and inquire about a possible interview on The Burnsy Show which runs weekday mornings.

If this were to be successful, I would also invite them to the degree show, and look at possibly running a live newsroom for the BBC Look North team to set up and use to report form on the night of the Degree show.

This is something that I am personally looking at doing as part of gaining publicity for the show, and as part of promoting and advertising the show.

 

Contribution Degree show – “Mouth”

As the project from last semester is going to be used to represent what we had done as a group, it needs some editing and work to perfect it.

One of these aspects is editing the original pieces, and then adding to the publication with images, and a full sports section at the back. I am going to produce the content for the sports section, as well as edit parts of the publication.

I will be looking at doing a range of articles, from reports, to feature columns.

Also, I am going to look at adding images to already completed articles as I feel that this will benefit the publication as a whole.

This needs to be completed as soon as possible to allow time for other commitments.

Contribution to Degree show – room preparation

As our group we have decided to turn the usual room we study in, into a newsroom for the degree show. This will consist of the 6 of us turning the full area into a modern newsroom for the attendees of the show.

In this initial process, there had been some confusion and debate on how to set the room out, as each individual had their own wants and needs for the space. It was however decided in early stages, that the full room should have a representation of the whole group, and as such, I had suggested we put our own publication ‘Mouth’ on the back wall, enlarged, for it to be viewed. We had also considered a projector with a newsreel, and cropped cuts of video that we have done as a group over the last 3 years, playing on a loop.

We had encountered some issues with this such as lighting, and this may result in us using a T.V, and making a DVD to show on this.

As we are separating each person’s area off, we needed to ask about work that may need to be done. I along with 2 other group members asked about getting partitions in-between each workstation.

I also measured the room parts which we need allocating for work, and also discussed the room layout with other members of the group.

We will continue to discuss this and progress the ideas and design the room layout and features.

Newsroom writing, Daily Mail, chef draft 2

A chef has recently been refused an operation under the NHS for excess skin removal after shedding 12 stone.

Gregg Wrigley has been dieting for the last three years, but was shocked to find that under the current terms, the NHS in Bolton have refused to give him the surgery he desires as it is classed as cosmetic surgery.

“It’s classed as cosmetic surgery. Its not exactly fair,” Said Mr. Wrigley.

Mr. Wrigley has changed his lifestyle dramatically. At one point he weighed 27 stone, and has managed to lose 15 stone over the last three years.

“I’ve done all the hard work, dieting and exercising. I even joined weightwatchers.” Said Mr. Wrigley

At 15 stone, Gregg desires an operation to remove skin in areas of his body he feel embarrassed about.

“I want the skin on my stomach, arms and thighs removed. It probably weighs a stone and a half by itself. Its hideous.”

Under the current rules, gastric bands are available on the NHS.

Mr. Wrigley continues to diet, but unless the NHS in Bolton makes the operation available to him, it may all be in vain.

Newsroom exercise - Daily Mail chef story, draft 1

A chef has recently been refused an operation under the NHS for excess skin removal after shedding 12 stone.

Mr. Wrigley has been dieting for the last three years, but was shocked to find that under the current terms, the NHS in Bolton have refused to give him the surgery he desires as it is classed as cosmetic surgery.

“It’s classed as cosmetic surgery. Its not exactly fair,” Said Mr. Wrigley.

At one point Mr. Wrigley weighed 27 stone, and has managed to lose 15 stone over the last three years, and he continues to diet still.

“I’ve done all the hard work, dieting and exercising. I even joined weightwatchers.” Said Mr. Wrigley

At 15 stone, Gregg desires an operation to remove skin in areas of his body he feel embarrassed about.

“I want the skin on my stomach, arms and thighs removed. It probably weighs a stone and a half by itself. Its hideous.”

Under the current rules, gastric bands are available on the NHS.

Mr. Wrigley continues to diet still, but unless the NHS in Bolton makes the operation available to him, it may all be in vain.