ITN Senior Political Correspondent Chris Ship visits WINOL

Senior Political Correspondent for ITN News Chris Ship visited WINOL during our third week of production. An established and top-drawer political broadcaster in his own right, it was invaluable to hear Chris’s advice and guidance in the post bulletin de-brief, in addition to learning what he felt was crucial to have on every journalism CV; work experience.

Our October 27th Bulletin can be viewed by clicking the following link:

http://www.youtube.com/user/winolnews#p/u/3/bxV0qdM2ovU

Chris Ships main points:

- Headlines are the most important part of your show – ITN record headlines – showcase crime package interview with strong quotes – headlines need to be rehearsed and there needs to be adequate time for there to be a run through of everything from the galleries cue.

- Crime Package: pauses in footage, almost exactly right but let the viewer have time to see what is happening.

- Too much towing and throwing in the studio (i.e. guest coming in (could have been seated at end of desk).

- Live Two-Way: Second question cut slightly too short. The questions from the presenter needed a more natural feel. And also there was too much ceiling in shot.

View Chris’s in-depth interview where he talks about WINOL, the bulletins stories in greater depth and gives advice for WINOL’s budding broadcast journalists. Produced by Joey Lipscombe and Stuart Appleby.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_irgaHWLBmM


Chris Ship (centre) with the WINOL team in our Studio.