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Today we had a bad lesson, we recorded for twenty minutes and the microphone didn't turn on. We know that we need to be more careful to make the most of our time, and we have also made the next trip this time, hoping to present the film as scheduled.

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12/16—inverted Pyramid graphics organizer 

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12/16—inverted Pyramid graphics organizer 

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Today I learned the 「倒金字塔寫作技巧」, the top topic is mainly the things thatthe reader must know, and themost important words to expressin the whole article will be writtenat the top. Then there are thedetails of the incident, how ithappened, and importantinformation. The third is thestatement of the important personon the matter or other additions tothe event, including the context inwhich the event occurred. Thefourth and fifth, which are at thetop of the pyramid, contain someinformation for readers who wantto know more, but it doesn'tmatter if you don't know theadditional information until theend.

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Drought in Kenya has reached dramatic levels, with millions of people affected by the lack of water and food. This phenomenon, which until a few years ago followed predictable seasonal cycles, has become increasingly frequent and intense.

Recent climate crises have worsened the living conditions of the inhabitants of arid and semi-arid regions, whose survival depends heavily on agriculture and livestock.

According to the United Nations, in this historical phase the Kenyan people are experiencing the worst water crisis in the last 40 years and millions of people do not have stable access to safe water sources. Rivers, lakes and aquifers are slowly drying up. In the northern areas of Kenya, women and children are forced to travel ever greater distances every day to collect unclean water from the subsoil, which can cause infections and diseases.

In the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) held in Baku, Azerbaijan this year, Kenya reiterated the need for more financial support from developed countries to find adaptation solutions and help the country overcome such a difficult time.

Among the main outcomes of the conference was the "Baku Climate Unity Pact", which includes new collective financial targets to support vulnerable countries and a roadmap for global climate adaptation. This agreement aims to strengthen the resilience capacity of all countries that, like Kenya, are the most affected by climate change - some of which are the least industrialized, and consequently, those with the least greenhouse gas emissions.

The results of COP29 highlight a strong global commitment to support the most vulnerable nations, but the main challenge remains to transform promises into concrete actions to mitigate the effects of drought and climate change on Kenya and other countries experiencing similar situations.

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Photos: Kenya's devastating drought is the worst in 40 years

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The extreme conditions are leaving millions without food or clean water.

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Today we use TCSTUDIO to practice verbatim writing today! When practicing with TCSTUDIO, it feels like you are really an anchor recording news in the studio, with a teleprompter and a professional microphone. Everything is so novel and interesting!

Things to pay attention to next time you practice:

1. Verbatim draft speed: The word you read must be exactly on the green line, otherwise your eyes will not be pointed at the camera.

2. The verbatim draft requires the assistance of another student. If the teleprompter is too fast or too slow, it needs to be adjusted in time.

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Today I learned a new application, TCSTUDIO. It contains the news station's teleprompter and professional equipment to create a perfect news video. It's a pity that we can't get that software, so today's goal is to practice verbatim writing without lagging, and to find some photos and videos that can be used in newsreels, which is B-ROLL.

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Today I learned new knowledge b-roll. A-roll means filming interviews with people or the voices of protagonists talking, which is also equivalent to introducing the content of the video. b-roll means giving a-roll examples and supplementary video clips. To attract the audience and capture their attention. Through continuous practice, we have become very familiar with the verbatim script of the news video. When we went on stage to give a trial lecture, our group did not have much to correct, which I thought was great!

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This week we finished processing all the Chinese and English manuscripts and started practicing like crazy. Next week I will review the English speaking draft, and I hope I will become more familiar with some words.

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We finished processing the English verbatim manuscript this week. I found that chatgpt is a very useful tool. I just need to give it commands and it will process it very well. We are one step closer to making an English news video. I hope we can try reading the script next time. Looking forward to the next class.

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today it's the first time preparing the English news video, and I feel frustrated.I was exhausted just typing out the verbatim transcript of the news, and it took me two classes to understand what it said in one minute.but everything will be better in the next class.I NEED SOME SLEEP NOW.

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i know a now useful website Google Trends,we can use Google Trends to know how popular a specific keyword is around the world, which can be used to create ads and write news. There are also popular search terms in a certain country, which can help us see what issues local people are concerned about or event.We also discussed newsworthy topics, where journalists use their personal experiences and insights to determine which stories are worth reporting, and also use social media to see which topics attract audiences.

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Today we finish the HARD&SOFT NEWS project, and everyone has their first time presentation in this class,reports from other groups gave me a better understanding of examples and differences between soft and hard news, as well as the preferences for news types in different countries and genders. Among them, regarding the preferences of different genders for behavioral types, I do not agree with the prejudices and stereotypes about men and women in some reports. I think it is not the case that boys should understand politics or sports, and girls do not only like to understand fashion. This is Reports that objectify men and women.

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In this lesson I learned the distinction between hard news and soft news,and also we found out that there is always GIRLS be talked about , in entertainment news,there’s a big part talking ‘bout girl’s news.and also we have our first time presentation,I think we can be better.

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today i have my first presentation and I'm the reporter,and we also learn what's hard news and soft news,we have to finish Canva before next week,for the next time present, I need to work harder.

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This year we have collected more detailed data on the level of interest people have in different news topics across countries and between demographics. Political news is considered most important in Germany, Turkey, and the United States, partly no doubt due to the ongoing presidential election and the drama around Donald Trump's candidacy. International news is of particular interest in Germany and Austria as well as Ireland. Japanese are most interested in entertainment and celebrity news, with the Spanish, Danes, French, and Germans showing the least interest. Regional news is most important in Germany, Finland, and Spain, reflecting the relative importance of devolved political power in those countries and the media systems that have grown up around this.

But in addition to country-based differences we can see clear differences in gender, with men more interested in subjects like sport and politics and women paying more attention to stories about health and the environment. Again this plays into the debate over distributed content and may help explain why women are often less likely to directly access news websites dominated by politics and business.

INTEREST IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF NEWS BY GENDER - ALL COUNTRIES

Hard and Soft News

We can also divide consumers into groups based on their interest in 'hard' and 'soft' news topics. 'Hard' news is typically used to refer to topics that are usually timely, important and consequential, such as politics, international affairs and business news. Conversely, soft news topics include entertainment, celebrity, and lifestyle news.

We asked our survey respondents to rate their interest in several news topics on a five-point scale. We then used this data to compute average levels of interest in hard and soft news for each respondent. Subsequently we compared the scores for hard and soft news, and divided respondents into three groups; those who are more interested in hard news topics, those who are more interested in soft news, and those whose interest in both is the same.

TOPICS INCLUDED IN HARD NEWS AND SOFT NEWS MEASURES

On average, in every country we see that interest levels are higher for hard news topics. However, this is likely to be influenced by social desirability bias (the idea that it is more acceptable to interested in certain types of news) as well the norms of the traditional news agenda. At the individual level, people with a high degree of interest in hard news also tend to be the most interested in soft news, and vice versa.

Yet we still see a significant minority in every country that report they are more interested in soft news topics than hard news. The size of this group varies country by country. Around one-third in Japan (34%) and Korea (33%) say they are more interested in soft news. However, less than one in five say the same in most other countries. The preference for hard news is particularly strong in Greece (81%), Spain (77%), Denmark (77%), and Germany (76%).

PROPORTION THAT ARE MORE INTERESTED IN HARD NEWS OR MORE INTERESTED IN SOFT NEWS - ALL COUNTRIES

If we focus on those that say they are more interested in soft news, we see that they are more likely to be young and female. In countries such as Japan and Italy, where interest in soft news is high, women are almost twice as likely as men to be more interested in soft news topics compared to hard.

PROPORTION OF MALES AND FEMALES THAT ARE MORE INTERESTED IN SOFT NEWS TOPICS

In every country younger people are more likely to be more interested in soft news topics. Strikingly, over half of under-35s in Japan say they are more interested in soft news topics than hard news.

PROPORTION WITHIN EACH AGE GROUP THAT ARE MORE INTERESTED IN SOFT NEWS TOPICS

Of course, what people say they are interested in may not accurately reflect what they actually do. Nonetheless, we observe some differences in consumption among those that are more interested in soft news. Most noticeably, they are considerably more likely to say that social media is their main source of news. Over one in five of those more interested in soft news in Spain (21%), Italy (20%), and the United States (26%) say that social media are their main source of news. This has a knock-on effect for related aspects of offsite news consumption, with people who prefer soft news more likely to watch news video on social media, and more likely to participate in news coverage. However, this is in part caused by the fact that younger people in general are more likely to use social media for news.

PROPORTION OF THOSE THAT ARE MORE INTERESTED IN HARD NEWS AND SOFT NEWS TOPICS THAT SAY SOCIAL MEDIA IS THEIR MAIN SOURCE OF NEWS

More interested in hard news

More interested in soft news

Q2_new2016. How interested are you in the following types of news?
Q4. You say you've used these sources of news in the last week, which would you say is your MAIN source of news?
Base: All those who prefer hard/soft news topics that used a source of news in the last week: Spain = 1572/243, Germany = 1442/229, US = 1480/270, UK = 1388/311, Italy = 1337/435, Japan = 929/625.

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This year's report reveals new insights about digital news consumption based on a YouGov survey of over 75,000 online news consumers in 38 countries including South Africa for the first time. The report focuses on the progress on new paid online business models, trust and misinformation, the impact of populism, the shift to private messaging apps, and the rise of podcasts.

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I think this course will make my oral be better and I can learn how to work in a group,and some reporting skills.Today I learn how to use padlet to generate a picture

and how to make a心智圖(USE THE +12)

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today i learn some ways to write english news titles,like remove the unnecessary words,so that the title won't be too long and easy to read.i also watched a video about how to search on google,i learned that use 進階搜尋 can search for results closer to what I want,I can control the price range of the products I search for, such as water bottle ranging from 100 to 1,000 dollars.Here's some news website i can use :

1.BBC

2.CNN

3.ALJAZEERA

4.THE NEW YORK TIMES

5.AP NEWS

6.THE WASHINGTON NEWS

7.NHK NEWS

8.REUTERS(EU念OI音)

9.THE ECONOMIST

10.THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.