'Good news is No news' Podcast

(Make notes of topic and how its structured)

• Clear que, female broadcaster introducing Charlie Beckett and main topic along with title.
• Hard hitting news extracts grab listeners attention and give the piece volume whilst illustrating straight away what the speaker is trying to address
• 'Grim' 'War' 'Plague' 'Disaster' powerful words used individually but collectively one after the other creates forceful nature
• Fade in and outs of sound bites gives flow and professionalism
• 'Barrage of bleakness' alliteration 
• Interview sound bites of suspected other journalists 
• 'Peak negativity' small statements from interviews give story substance and keeps it interesting
• Tone to Charlie's voice goes up and down to create diversity
• After moving very quickly, report goes into back and fourth interview
• Use of archive sounds gives feeling of nostalgia (war time, cheering)
• 06.15 - fast pace drum music matches with Charlie's mention of how dramatic news is in modern day
• Clear introduction of interviewee 'Nick' 'writer for mail on sunday etc' which validates him as a good source of information to contribute to this piece
• Discussions on how the 'game is changing' 'new kids of the digital block are scooping up their audiences' 
• Ariana Huffington - founded of 'Good News' section of Huffington Post. Female voice is important to break up accents and voice bites
• 09.40- interviews are becoming longer and more in depth to give weight to middle of piece
• Making comparisons between US and UK news papers. The UK's reluctance to report on positive news
• Confrontation interview with deputy editor of The Daily Mail - incredibly relevant to the discussion as they represent sensationalism in the mainstream media. Gives piece conflict and engaging weight
• 'We are competing for peoples time and attention. The reality is that bad news does sell' - Danny
• There is no round up of each interview, the door is left open for the discussion to continue
• Charlie gives a balanced argument throughout
• 19.36- 'Is it possible to do the journalism differently without loosing its critical edge?
• 20.14- Re visiting of female interviewee, no need for introduction, listeners can instantly recognise her voice 
• Pauses for breath and thought allow for listeners to stay interested 
• 'And finally... I think it might just be possible' offering his own opinion?? 'What do we want... what do we chose?' Closing questions to stay with the listener.