Lesson 1(d: 10 minutes for each participant to perform the following exercise on his own. 10 How do you deal with this piece of information? ()On your own, take 10 minutes to draw up two lists -one of the newsworthy information in the press release about which you are not in doubt, and a second outlining the things you need to check Lesson 1(e)20 minutes to divide into five and perform, in each of the groups, the following exercises 20 (2) Discuss the issue and write a news article including headline, sub-head and the lead paragraph, to be delivered in 20 minutes Lesson 1(f: 20 minutes for each of four groups to present its headlines, subheads and lead paragraphs, to the plenary, to be written up on blackboard 20 Lesson 1(g): 30 minutes, in plenary, for critiques, suggestions and defenses of each group's handling of the press release Lesson 1(h): 10 minutes, in plenary, to list main questions that have arisen and suggest possible sources to answer them 10 Main points to reinforce in Lesson 1: (1) Make no assumptions. Report only what you know for sure (2) Attribute ( define attribution for participants) (3 Be skeptical. Look for contradictions and inconsistencies. Don't be afraid to put them your story. It is your story, and you can write it as you wish. You do not have to choose the angle chosen by those who wrote the press release. (a very good lead can be found in the contradiction between" construction begins"and"awaiting approval. (4) Source suggestions and tips documents(eg: land registry, company registry, newspaper clippings, courthouse) the internet of land flips NGOS, labor organizations, human-rights groups, foreign securities commissions (5) Always ask yourself: Who wins? Who loses? Try to get Information from, or about both winners and losers5 Lesson 1(d): 10 minutes for each participant to perform the following exercise on his own. 10 How do you deal with this piece of information? (1) On your own, take 10 minutes to draw up two lists -- one of the newsworthy information in the press release about which you are not in doubt, and a second outlining the things you need to check. Lesson 1(e) 20 minutes to divide into five and perform, in each of the groups, the following exercises. 20 (2) Discuss the issue and write a news article including headline, sub-head and the lead paragraph, to be delivered in 20 minutes. Lesson 1(f): 20 minutes for each of four groups to present its headlines, subheads and lead paragraphs, to the plenary, to be written up on blackboard 20 Lesson 1(g): 30 minutes, in plenary, for critiques, suggestions and defenses of each group’s handling of the press release 30 Lesson 1(h): 10 minutes, in plenary, to list main questions that have arisen and suggest possible sources to answer them 10 Main points to reinforce in Lesson 1: (1) Make no assumptions. Report only what you know for sure. (2) Attribute. (define attribution for participants) (3) Be skeptical. Look for contradictions and inconsistencies. Don’t be afraid to put them in your story. It is your story, and you can write it as you wish. You do not have to choose the angle chosen by those who wrote the press release. (a very good lead can be found in the contradiction between “construction begins” and “awaiting approval.”) (4) Source suggestions and tips: · documents (eg: land registry, company registry, newspaper clippings, courthouse) · the internet · beware of land flips · NGOs, labor organizations, human-rights groups, · foreign securities commissions (5) Always ask yourself: “Who wins? Who loses?” Try to get Information from, or about, both winners and losers