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After a long string of problems,I finally have editable copies of News programs. The initial idea for my artifacts was to attain clips of News and popular culture programs which featured presenters and then show them to an audience of varying ages. Then I'd quiz them on the shows they just watched to give me a good impression of which presenters they remembered the most accurately i.e. which presenters were more effective in presenting their narrative.

My first idea to attain editable copy was to connect my computer to an aerial directly through a piece of hardware called a DVB (digital video broadcast) made by ODYS. This connected through a USB port and should've brought digital TV to my computer...it didn't. I still have no idea why it didnt work because I seemed to have everything set up perfectly, computers eh?

The second idea was to record the programs directly off the TV onto a hard-drive/DVD player connected to the TV. This seemed promising as I had access to all the freeview TV channels and I could record whatever I wanted, I just had problems transferring the data away from the hard-drive/DVD box. Writing back up DVD's from the Hard Drive didn't work because of compatibility issues; the DVD's would only play on the player that recorded them, and seeing as though it belongs to my parents, I couldn't use that option. As for recording straight off the TV onto DVD despite having set it up perfectly to the instruction manuals guidelines, it still just recorded onto the Hard-Drive instead. DVD recorders eh?

My final approach actually did work. I installed a Video Card in the back of my PC and connected it to an aerial, this meant I could access an analogue signal and watch/record all the terrestial channels. Now although this had a few drawbacks, such as medium video/audio quality and the fact that I could only record a few of the shows I'd orginally intended to use, it's certainly better than nothing. Back up plans EH!?


Here is the clips, along with the questions, if anyone has a spare 5 minutes, it's only 18 questions long and I'd appreciate your input!

News Research

There are two clips I’d like you to watch in succession, then to answer the below questions. If you do not know the answer to a question, please state so to make it a fair test. Don’t be tempted to cheat as the more honest your answers are, the better my research is!

The first clip has been taken from Newsround:





The second has been taken from BBC News:





Please watch both clips before answering/looking at the questions; this will ensure a fairer test.


Questions

Name:
Age:

Newsround

1. Where had the plane flown from?



2. What were the three suggested theories as to why the plane crashed?



3. What type of plane was it?



4. What celebrity musician is featured, and what has happened to them?



5. What is the rabbit called and where was he found?



6. How many rabbits are at the shelter at the moment?



7. What are the three main things that rabbits need?



8. What new sport did some politicians think should be introduced at schools?



9. Name some of the pro’s and con’s of teaching this sport in school




BBC News

1. How many protestors were shot dead in Kenya?



2. How many western governments have issued statements denouncing the violence in Kenya?



3. At what age did former world chess champion, Bobby Fisher die?



4. How did Fisher become controversial?



5. How long has it been since Kevin Keenan was the manager of Newcastle Utd?



6. Who did Keegan suggest he would ‘love’ to have work with him at Newcastle?



7. Which county was suffering dreadful floods?



8. How many flood warnings were in operation across the UK?



9. What did the summary of the weather look like?