It is better to be told a hurtful truth than to be told a comforting lie..

I agree that the public has a right to know what the government is doing and i feel that it isn't fair to keep what we should rightfully know from us. We may not need to know the details, because that could cause a rush of opinions and probably a negative response, but if the government will not give it to us, then I believe Wiki leaks is doing to the right thing by leaking information to the public.

Emily Bellwether says that what journalism student would do with information leaked them is an excellent scenario to consider. If I, as a student, were leaked information that the government would not want released, I would release the information regardless of the offer from the government. People would be more grateful for the information i could give them, and deserve to know what is going on in their own government. However, like Open leaks, I would only give the document and not the information in fear that people would think I was giving them false information.

Open leaks was started by former employees of Wiki leaks who feel Wiki leaks has certain political agendas under the direction of editor in chief Julian Assange. For this reason, if I had information that I felt should be leaked. I would give it to Open leaks, that way only the truth is given and people can interpret it as they please.

The article Open leaks, brought to you be the Wiki leaks' defectors tells about the opening of Open leaks and its benefits compared to Wiki leaks. I agree with the article and believe that it will cause less problems. When the former members of Wiki leaks felt the content and the controversy was not what they wanted to be a part of, they left. I believe this shows the sincerity of their intention with the new site, Open leaks.

A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality. ~ John Lennon

1. What is the story? (What is the point of the news report?)

The story,Lennon remembered, on the CBC news website is about the 30th anniversary of the death of music legend, John Lennon. On December 8th, 1980, John Lennon was shot outside his apartment in New York. Yesterday, December 8th, 2010, hundreds of people from everywhere gathered around
Central Park in New York for the memorial of his death.

2. What is the establishing shot in the video?

The establishing shot of the video was a moving shot of many pictures of John Lennon and the song A Day in the Life by The Beatles playing in the background. This shows the center of the video, which is John Lennon.

3. What is the introduction?

The introduction of the story is a reporter giving a little background history on the death of John Lennon, former member of the band The Beatles. It then goes to a live video of the memorial in New York.

4. Most likely "sources" are used in the report and they are making comments or being quoted. Name two of them.

Dan Fraiser, a man interviewed at the memorial said, "The peace in his music and just the good will. He came to this beautiful city, I think, to start over and that was sadly taken away from us."

A young woman says, "They were kind of the first band that I loved for just the music, and not an image, or a music video on television, or something in a magazine."

5.Based on what these two sources say, what questions do you think they were asked? Create two questions for each source that you feel they were probably asked.

For the first quote I mentioned, two questions that could have been asked are:
1. Why has John Lennon's death had such an impact on people?
2. How has John Lennon influenced the people?

For the second quote I mentioned, two questions that could have been used are:
1.What has brought you here today, seeing that you weren't even born before his death?
2.Why are you a fan of The Beatles?

6. Identify two different types of "B-roll" in the video.

In the introduction of the video, there is a "B-roll" of many pictures in a row of John Lennon, then a final larger picture of him, while playing a song by The Beatles in the background. Another type of B-roll used is a view of the crowd gathered in Central Park as a news reporter gives some information about the memorial in the background.

7.What are two other types of B-roll footage that you think they could have used(consider what is being said in the voice overs)?

The first B-roll footage of the pictures of John Lennon with the song by The Beatles playing in the background could have had the lyrics to the song instead of pictures.

The second B-roll footage of the Central Park crowd could have been an overview of New York because that is where he was shot.

8. Identify two different voice overs and briefly list what facts are in each voice over.

The first voice over is telling about people gathering around the Central Park shrine and how a deranged fan shot Lennon, leaving fans everywhere lost without their favorite icon.

The next voice over is about the large amounts of people that swarmed into the park, including Canadians and fan who weren't even born before the death of John Lennon. It also tells about Lennon's fame and his representation for the generation.

9. What is the closing to the video?

The closing to the video is footage of the reporter from New York explaining how John Lennon's wife, Yoko Ono, ever year on the anniversary of his death, places candles in the windows of the apartment they were living at that time. It then shows footage of the apartment and the candles in the window.

10. Who is the reporter and what is his/her tag at the end?

The reporter is David Common, from CBC news. The tag at the end is, "David Common, from New York tonight."

Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude

Barbara Frum is not your everyday interviewer. While interviewing, she is pushy and wants to get to the point. She will ask a question as many times as possible to get an answer, and even though people get frustrated and angry with her, she always keeps her cool. Though her approach is aggressive, she does not act aggressively in an interview. She simply asks until she gets an answer. And, though she is confrontational, it is a good way to interview. In the interview with Sandra Good, Frum's confrontational attempt only ended the conversation with the phone being hung-up.
Terry Seguin, in my opinion, showed a very similar interview style as Frum. He asks questions that he feels are important and if not answered, he continues until it is. Even when the person gets frustrated, he remains calm and sticks to his question. I think his persistence would be a good way to ask questions in an interview.
I believe the best techniques from Frum's interview when things do not go exactly as planned is to stay as calm and composed as possible, but stick with the objective and ask what you want to know.
As a student journalist, I would be interested in interviewing a criminal of some sort, possibly a murderer. It would be interesting to know how their mind works and how they think. I believe it would be a very tough interview, seeing that the person would have committed a serious crime and getting to the bottom of it would not be easy. Using Frum and Seguin's methods would be beneficial and very helpful as a student journalist.