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Gemma Thanks Jo, that’s brilliant where I had to follow the army in the Interviewer And how did you come up
advice. Sahara, I had two weeks of training with the idea?
Jo You’ll also find some good advice on with an army instructor; he asked me Diana Well, all the depressing stories
my website. Have a look at that. to run ten kilometres with a heavy pack in the news were getting me down,
on my back. I didn’t like that much! but I was even more tired of hearing
Gemma Thank you, I will.
Girl 2 What is the most difficult part of people going on and on about the
Unit 10 your job? same problems and I thought to myself
Janice Right. Well, I’d say the most ‘I should definitely do something
10.04 difficult part is trying to be objective, about this’. I was the editor of the
Janice Hello, everyone. It’s great to see you know, to write about what you school magazine so I decided that the
so many of you here today. Well, I’m see and not what you think you see or next issue would contain nothing but
what’s called a foreign correspondent. what you want to see. And sometimes good news. I also used the magazine
That means that I’m a reporter for my people think your report isn’t a fair to explain my idea to pupils. I was
newspaper who reports on things that representation of the facts. amazed by the response I got. Loads
are happening abroad. So of course I Boy 3 Would you recommend your job of them came forward with stories.
spend a lot of time away from home, to other people? That’s when I thought I could do more.
I travel around the world and I try to Interviewer And now you print stories
tell readers at home what’s going on in Janice Oh, yes, absolutely. I mean it in the local paper. How did you get
other places. I’m here today to answer isn’t for everyone – just now, someone involved with that?
your questions so I hope you have lots asked me why I do it and it’s not the Diana My mum has a friend on the local
of them. Where shall we start? The first time I’ve heard that question! But newspaper and she arranged for me
young man in the front row. it’s a fantastic job, I love it and feel
very privileged to have the opportunity to meet her. I took along some of the
Boy 1 Do you travel to dangerous to do the work I do. stories that I’d been given by people
places? at school and explained my idea to the
Janice Yes. Sometimes you go to a war 10.06 journalists there. They loved the idea
zone, for example, because to get Editor 1 I’m sorry, but there’s no and said that each week they would
a really good story you have to get way this is a news story. I mean just publish one of our stories to see how
close to the action. And sometimes because this woman was famous for the public responded to it. It was such
the action is in a place where there’s a short while a few years ago doesn’t a success that after a few months we
fighting, and that’s dangerous, of mean that everything she says is news. were publishing around five stories in
course. But often, it’s more dangerous I’m really against running this story. My each edition. I’ve learnt so much from
for the local people who help me – mind’s made up! this experience.
drivers, translators, even the people Editor 2 This is exactly the kind of Interviewer And you’re also on the
who arrange interviews for me. I might story we want. This woman always local radio station? Tell us more about
stay in the country for a few days or causes controversy and that’s what our that.
weeks and then I come home, but they readers like to read. She sells papers. Diana The producer of the radio station
stay there because that’s where they We’re definitely going with this story. had seen our stories in the newspaper
live, and it’s obviously way harder for And that’s final. and really liked the idea of doing
them. But you asked me if my job was something similar. So now I produce a
dangerous. And, yes, it is some of the 10.08 good news story for the broadcast at
time. You will hear an interview with a the end of their news bulletins. I love
Girl 1 So why do you do it? teenager called Diana Hollingsworth coming up with amusing stories that
Janice Good question! Well, I do it about the ‘Good News Project’. For will cheer people up. I don’t actually
because I think it’s important and questions 1–7 choose the best answer listen to myself though because I
helpful. And of course it’s exciting. It’s (A, B or C). sound weird.
very, very exciting and in a way you get Interviewer We all like to complain Interviewer It sounds like you’re quite
hooked on it. I mean, I can’t imagine that there seems to be nothing but busy.
working in an office, sitting behind a bad news when we turn on the TV Diana I am. I mean I don’t do all the
desk every day. or open the newspaper but do we work myself. I have a team of reporters
Boy 2 How do you prepare for each ever think of doing something about who find the stories but I’m the one
story? it? One person who has decided who makes the final decision as to
to do just that is 16-year-old Diana
Janice Well, you have to know quite a Hollingsworth who is here with me which stories we’re going to pass on
lot about the place you’re going to. today to tell us all about her ‘Good to the paper and the radio. It’s actually
You have to spend time reading and News Project’. Diana, welcome. Tell us, quite a bit of responsibility because
talking to people and finding things I need to be sure that the stories
out. And depending where you’re just what is the Good News Project? are 100% accurate, which can be
going, sometimes you have to train Diana The Good News Project is challenging. It’s probably the toughest
physically, you know, you might be in exactly what its name suggests. It’s part of the job.
a desert or up some mountains, so a project to hunt down and report
you have to be fit. For one story I did, stories that will make us feel happy
about the world that we live in.
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