ASSIGNMENT ONE:
PROVIDE THE INFORMATION BELOW

Name Weiyi WU
Mobile phone 13811926353
Email wu_weiyi1986@yahoo.com.cn

Add photo here:


Personal Web page No

Blog address No

Survey:

Career goal:

What do you want your job to be in 20 years? Producer

In 5 years? Study

When you graduate? July 2008

Are you interested in a career in journalism? Yes

How can this course help you reach your goals?
To learn the essential knowledge of how to write for the media

Goals for this course:

Are you interested in producing for this course:

Podcasts? No
Video segments for YouTube? Perhaps, not certain at the moment
Newspaper or wire stories? Yes
A Blog? Yes
A regular news broadcast? Yes

Guests:

Would you like guest speakers from any particular professions?
Yes. PR professionals perhaps

Experience:

Please briefly describe any work you have done in the news media.
As a broadcaster and editor for university radio station.

How many television packages have you produced at this school? (Please include links if possible)
About 1 for English Broadcasting and Presenting course last term.

Do you have any production skills necessary to run a news broadcast? Please list.
Audition and cool edit


News Habits:

Which foreign and Chinese newscasts do you regularly watch?
CCTV Morning/Evening news, CBS evening news

How familiar are you with foreign news broadcasts? Can you watch them at home? Over the Internet? Not very familiar with them. But I do watch them online from time to time since some channels are not available at home.

Please list some strengths and weaknesses of foreign news broadcasts compared to Chinese broadcasts? These two broadcasts are of different styles, sometimes the foreign ones seem to be more informative and relaxing.

What newspapers and news Web sites do you visit regularly?
Sina, Xinhuanet,FT, The New York Times

Do you read the Washington Post and the New York Times? (Hint: You should) Yes

ASSIGNMENT TWO


China blows up the temporary barrier used during the construction of the Three Gorges Dam, abling the power of the world's largest hydroelectric project be fully released.

The 12-second series of blasts create more than 6 million cubic feet of concrete fragment into the Rangtze River, while fishes were driven away by electric pulses before the explosions.

The Three Gorges Dam is to be finished in 2008, aiming to produce about 22 million kilowatts of electricity.



ASSIGNMENT THREE

Vicky Wu, a prestigious anchor as well as a leading authority in communication field set out her new journey in heaven from her home at the age of 88. (Add some of the public’s best-known pictures of Vicky here)

Born in April 22nd, 1986, Vicky started out as a forward-looking anchor and editor with ambitious goal of promoting China’s media industry after finishing her Master degree. During her 20-year-work in front of the camera, she had hosted programs varying from everyday news to travelogue, from talk shows to documentaries. And her cultural series named “exploring China” has been translated into 12 languages and is well-sold in more than 60 countries around the globe. (Pictures of Vicky’s TV productions and how she work cooperatively with others)

Vicky finished her PHD degree in Stanford and devoted herself as a professor in the communication department. A week before her death, she was horned the most-welcomed professor by students and university authority. “She is such a truthful, hard-working and intelligent person who can be relied upon whenever you are in difficulties.” said Christina, a friend and former student of her. (Add pictures of Vicky giving lectures and doing researches with students and colleagues.)

Vicky is survived by her son Vincent, daughter Sophia and three grandchildren. “She is not only the greatest mother in the world but also my best friend to whom I can speak with my soul.” sobbed Vincent, “We love her forever!” (Add Vicky’s family pictures which show the warmth and love of the family)

According to her will, half of her bequest will be used to set up a found for supporting the young researchers in communication. And those who are to attend the funeral, which will be held three days later in Wonderland Cemetery, do not need to be sad since she is just on another journey to a world of joy and happiness. (The possessions she left and the scene of Wonderland Cemetery)

ASSIGNMENT FOUR
Write three pitches that you and some classmates can actually produce with the time and resources available to you.


No. One：Story about the military training of freshman students in Communication University of China
In almost every Chinese university, the first course a student has to take is the army training. For students of Communication University, this module will generally last for 20 days. Is this a harsh period of time for freshman students? And how do senior students, who have been gone through it 3 years ago, feel about it? Moreover, school authority’s perspective would be provided at the same time.


Interviews: Gather comments from freshman students, senior ones and university authorities.
Shots: 1 Life in the military training base. 2 ordinary school lives
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No. Two: Story about the sales of Olympic Games tickets
The Beijing 2008 Olympics tickets offer prices ranging from 30 yuan (3.97 US dollars) to 5,000 yuan (660 US dollars), with features to prevent fraud and ticket touting.However, whether one can book a ticket successfully or not is entirely based on a random computerized selection process. More than 300,000 people, among more than 720,000 applications, across mainland China have become the first group of lucky people who managed to get tickets for the 2008 Olympic Games as organizers released the outcome of allocation for the first round of booking in June. And the second round is to start in October. How do students like the lucky draw like process of obtaining a ticket? Are students interested in joining the lucky draw and why? What’s the most popular game among students?

Interviews: 1.Gatheropinions given by students and people of different professions 2. Interviews with people who have won a ticket successfully in the first round of ticket selling.
Shots: 1.The Beijing National Stadium, also known as the bird's nest will host to the Opening and Closing ceremonies and be the main track and field stadium for the 2008 Summer Olympics. 2. People booking tickets on line
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No. Three: Story about silk street market and fake goods
Silk Street market, a bustling bazaar of broken-English bargaining and brand-name knock-offs, which is named as the third best-known tourist destination in Beijing after the Palace Museum and the Great Wall, is facing tight check on fake goods. Five world famous brands, Gucci, Chanel, Burberry, Prada and Louis Vuitton, have jointly sued the market operator for selling fake products while Chaoyang District Branch of the Beijing Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce seized hundreds of fake garments. What’s the real situation of the market now? How do people think about the government’s action? This story will tell more.

Interviews: 1.Customers that have brought fake products 2. Store holders
Shots: 1. People shopping in the bustling bazaar 2. The fake products
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Assignment 5
Thursday, September 21st, Final Analysis

“Pig Disease in China Worries the World-Lack of Data Impedes Research” leaves us a mysterious overall impression at the very beginning. After heated discussion, we found that the author herself could be a “sly” or a master in her writing and reporting skills. She never mentioned her opinion directly in the article, however, she made us believe or at least suspect that the Chinese government and researchers may lag behind in dealing with public health problems and research process, respectively. Actually, based on our understating and group discussion, what the writer tried to express is that both the information channels of the Chinese government and scientific studies ought to be more open, instead of remaining in the present relatively closed state. She intended to point out the regime or the institutional behind the scene of this news event. She gave us the examples of the agreement on the tissue samples and the withholding of information to support her opinion.

Questions or Comments for the writer:
1.The beginning of the story is very sensational and attract the readers' attention immediately. But in the third paragraph when the writer say "wiping out the entire herds", this may not be very accurate.
2. In page two, the author concludes that diseased pig already have entered the food supply both directly and indirectly. However, thoughout the whole passage, he fails to provide any evidence, no matter investigations in food markets or interviews with patients in hospitals, showing whether this is real or just a rumor.

What we have learned after analysing this news story?
1. Going through this news story, we find several points that are not valid, the author just gave his conclusion based on his own understanding of this issue. From this point we know that when we form our own news story, we should give clear sources, which can make the news more reliable.
2. After reading the whole passage, we can feel a kind of bias between the words, although the writer didn't express her feeling directly. This bias can be seen from some sentences and words she used. So we should try to avoid using inproper words in our news story. To give clear source is also a way be object.
3.The logic of this article is clear. She write it in inverse-pyramid structure. It makes the story to be complete and attractive. That is something we should learn.