This piece does not have my voice in it. Why? I found it hard to get sarcasm or sentiments out of my voice. Does this make me a terrible journalist? No. It makes me one who knows when to shut up. I hope you find this enlightening, informative and interesting.
Author: Funmi
On Air Presentations on UWE’s HUB Radio.
These are some of the snippets from two weeks off ‘Explicit’ on Hub Radio, University of the West of England’s official online radio station. I host the programme with my girl Safia.
“Explicit is the first African show ever to be broadcast on Hub Radio, brought to you by the Nigerian Students’ Union. We provide listeners with their fix of the freshest Afrobeats and tracks from the best Nigerian artists. Plus me and my fellow producer/presenter Funmi discuss the latest Nigerian news and provide our individual perspectives (British and Nigerian-born) on a pressing topic in Bristol. To get involved with our discussion tweet us @HubRadio or send us a free web text via www.hubradio.co.uk” _ Safia Yallaoui.
It is going to be our last episode next week. But this is how some of it went…..
Explicit 19.06.14
Explicit 17.07.14.
Thank You. 🙂
Radio Packages I did during my first semester at Uni.
It was definitely my first time being so far away from home. It was also my first set of major assessments and I sounded very rookie but here it is…….. These are two radio packages, One a hard news story and the other a lighter three minutes feature piece.
On BBC Radio Bristol with John Darvall on the mid morning show
This interview was a tad controversial. It is a perfect example of why journalists should never have an opinion. I did it alongside my friend and sister from another mother, EkkyPosh. I was very excited to be doing it and I did two other interviews on BBC radio Gloucestershire afterwards with Kevin Philemon. It was a huge deal for me getting featured on these channels. You should listen to hear what I meant by my first sentence. Keep in mind it was my first time doing something like this, I was very nervous, so I rambled on a lot. It could have been better. 🙂
My News article on Bristol Life
Death of Stokes Croft victim treated as murder
– POSTED ON MARCH 7, 2014 POSTED IN: NEWS – TOP STORIES
The death of a 19 year-old man who was stabbed in Stokes Croft on Wednesday is being treated as murder.
A post-mortem examination yesterday revealed that the man died as a result of being stabbed. Three men have been arrested in relation to the murder.
The man died after being found in an enclosed parking area off Jamaica Street in Stokes Croft. He was treated by the paramedics at the scene but later died. The police arrived at the scene after receiving a call at 20:35 on Wednesday to find the man seriously injured.
The area is currently shut to the public to allow the police continue their enquiries. Police want to hear from anyone with information.
Story by Olufunmilayo Jinadu
My online article for Bristol Life on Scarlet Fever
Scarlet fever rise: Bristol area fourth highest in UK
– POSTED ON APRIL 11, 2014
POSTED IN: HEALTH, NEWS – TOP STORIES
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire region has the fourth highest number of Scarlet fever cases in the country according to Public Health England (PHE).
Rising numbers of scarlet fever have been reported across England. PHE released figures to show its rapid increase in Bristol this season.
The disease is a bacterial infection that is becoming a growing concern as it can spread easily among children.
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire region has the fourth highest number of cases in the country with 370 of the 5,012 reported cases.
This is the highest increase there has been in the past 10 years and experts fear it is yet to reach its peak.
“good thing is they don’t produce as much nasty effects”
Dr. Bharat Pankhania, consultant in communicable disease control at Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire PHE centre said: “This bacteria is caused by staphylococcus type A, which produces the toxins that cause the symptoms.”
He explains the symtoms:
“We really don’t know why we have had such a rapid increase of it lately but most of these diseases usually have a cyclical nature of eight to 10 years. Good thing is they don’t produce as much nasty effects as they did fifty, sixty years ago.”
Scarlet fever is mainly a childhood disease and is most common between the ages of two and eight years old, but adults can also get infected.
There is currently no vaccine for the disease. It is treated with antibiotics to reduce risk of complication.
The symptoms of this disease include: sore throat, headache, fever, nausea and vomiting can develop 48 hours before. People are advised to keep proper hygiene to reduce risk.
Story by Olufunmilayo Jinadu
The TV feature and Hard news stories
These were university projects done in April 2014 as assessment. The interviews were shot, edited and uploaded by yours truly. Masters’ journalism at UWE taught me to do all of these from the scratch. As at January 2014 I had never handled a camera. I got this 3 minutes feature story and 2 minutes hard news packages done in about 3 weeks…… maybe more. I had my friend on my arm for moral and some technical support and advice. Thanks Saf 🙂 Most importantly, God helped me. And about my scores? The most important bit is that I passed.
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Yours Truly,
Funmi Jinadu x
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