As part of the MA in Journalism course, we had to write a 400 word feature on Prime Minister Gordon Brown to mark his first 100 days in power for the Central Government module. Not being the most politically minded of people I thought I would have to undertake a lot of research to analyse Mr Brown as a member of parliament and active political figure who plays a key role in the managing of the UK. I suddenly realised the best angle for this story is to analyse Gordon Brown as a person and see how he compares to David Cameron, Margaret Thatcher and his predecessor Tony Blair. I also thought I would compare Sarah Brown and Cherie Blair because the wife is always seen in public with her husband, and I thought the flash and flamboyant Tony Blair with messy-haired attention seeking wife Cherie compares with the family oriented Brown's who shy away from publicity and demure Sarah in comparison to headline stealer Cherie. I also thought that I could emphasis Gordon Brown's tight financial budget with his controlling nature, indicationg that despite not being a "flash Gordon" his public image shows him as strong and sensible, who is perhaps secretley ruthless and wishes to have his public image all to himself and not share it with more famous American political stars such as Presidents Bush and Clinton, in comparison to Tony Blair who liked to generate presence and star quality to increase his public appeal.
I am happy with my feature and tried to keep it concise to develop my newsroom skills. The piece successfully conveys Gordon Brown's character, whilst incorporating political examples to support my case.
Wednesday 10 October 2007
REFLEXIVE REPORT ON GORDON BROWN FEATURE
As part of the MA in Journalism course, we had to write a 400 word feature on Prime Minister Gordon Brown to mark his first 100 days in power for the Central Government module. Not being the most politically minded of people I thought I would have to undertake a lot of research to analyse Mr Brown as a member of parliament and active political figure who plays a key role in the managing of the UK. I suddenly realised the best angle for this story is to analyse Gordon Brown as a person and see how he compares to David Cameron, Margaret Thatcher and his predecessor Tony Blair. I also thought I would compare Sarah Brown and Cherie Blair because the wife is always seen in public with her husband, and I thought the flash and flamboyant Tony Blair with messy-haired attention seeking wife Cherie compares with the family oriented Brown's who shy away from publicity and demure Sarah in comparison to headline stealer Cherie. I also thought that I could emphasis Gordon Brown's tight financial budget with his controlling nature, indicationg that despite not being a "flash Gordon" his public image shows him as strong and sensible, who is perhaps secretley ruthless and wishes to have his public image all to himself and not share it with more famous American political stars such as Presidents Bush and Clinton, in comparison to Tony Blair who liked to generate presence and star quality to increase his public appeal.
I am happy with my feature and tried to keep it concise to develop my newsroom skills. The piece successfully conveys Gordon Brown's character, whilst incorporating political examples to support my case.
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