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Cyberbullying: A Global Problem

Essay Instructions:

1 Please write in strict accordance with the requirements. You can choose a topic you are sure of in part 2 of the document to write a feature article.
2 You need to find some articles yourself to cite.

Media Writing Production

Features – Newspaper and magazine stories 

Part 1 

A number of feature articles from The Good Weekend and The Australian Magazine have been posted online.

Read one of these articles and do the following:

1)       Identify what kind of feature article it is - profile, historical, adventure, seasonal, explanatory, how-to do it, behind the scenes, personal experience/participatory.

Does it fit neatly into one category?

2)      Determine what type of lead is used – summary statement, narrative, descriptive, ironic, opposition, physical detail, paradigmatic, anecdotal, teaser, conversational, language or quotation.

Does it fit neatly into category? Is it effective? Were you drawn into the story?

3)      Try to find the ‘bridge’ in the story.

4)      How does the story end? What technique has the author used?

5)      Identify examples of description in the feature article. Is the description useful and why?

6)      Look at the headline. What impression does this convey? Is there a deck? What does this deck tell you?

Discuss in small groups or as a class. Read another two or three articles and answer the questions above.

 Part 2

In groups of approximately four people, choose one subject/issue from the list below.

  • Cyber bullying

  • Earth Hour

  • Live animal exports from Australia

  • Fair trade / worker rights etc re chocolate, coffee beans etc,

  • Profile of Naomi Watts , Richie Port or someone else very well known

As a group discuss some of the different approaches that could be taken to writing a feature article on this subject/issue. What research would you do? Who could you interview?

Each person in the group takes a different approach to the subject/issue and writes a lead paragraph for a feature article on the issue from that perspective. 

The group then read out their leads and discuss which is most engaging and appropriate for the subject matter.

Individually submit a draft of the first 500 words of a feature article on your chose topic to the tutorial writing journal.

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Cyberbullying: A Global Problem
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Cyberbullying: A Global Problem
Over the last decade, many people have come forward to support initiatives against cyberbullying. In 2017, for instance, a young Felix Alexander committed suicide after years of being bullied online (BBC, 2017). His mom, Lucy Alexander, who was devastated by the death of her son, shared her son’s story with the media. This prompted the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, to come forth and start an initiative involving all stakeholders (BBC, 2017).
A Royal Initiative
Lucy Alexander’s story broke out just after Prince George was born (BBC, 2017). This became a personal issue for the Duke of Cambridge as he told representatives of major social media companies in London. Together with companies like Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, and Vodafone, the Duke formed a code of conduct. This code is meant to encourage teenagers to avoid malicious behaviour and report any cases of cyberbullying to a responsible adult (BBC, 2017).
The Akubra Girl
In Australia, another very young teenager, aged only 14, also committed suicide after being bullied online (BBC, 2018). Amy Everett, also known as Dolly, was the face of an advertising campaign by Akubra. Akubra is a signature hat company that has been in Australia’s markets for years. The story of Dolly struck many in Australia because of her young age. When her father came out with the information, many could not believe the young and innocent face they had seen on their televisions was forever gone.
Dolly’s father did not go into details regarding the circumstances that led to her daughter’s death. However, he noted that she often said she wanted to “escape the evil in this world” (BBC, 2018). All the attention on his daughter’s death, he hope...
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