https://www.gov.uk/government/news/small-decrease-but-tb-rates-remain-unacceptably-high
We began by looking at the press release and highlighting important parts that we felt were of note. After reading through we noticed how depressing the story was and how it was suggesting that immigrants were the main cause for why the TB rates remained high. Obviously we didn't like this aspect of the story as it comes across very racist.
We then started to make notes based on what we knew about TB that could give us a story to use and link back to the statistics involved in the press release.
We then began to use google to find a case study we could use in order to personalise the story rather leave it as faceless.
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Tuberculosis/Pages/Introduction.aspx
http://www.thetruthabouttb.org/stories/allen
We found this story about a man called Allen which we felt was strong enough to go with the facts we already had. We thought it was also be a good way of showing people that TB isn't something that is in the past and hopefully being some attention to it without fear mongering. We liked the story because it made it more interesting that Allen thought his condition was 'Man Flu' and that his doctors initially didn't think TB because his symptoms also suggested other more common things.
After showing our first draft of our script to Helen she mentioned that we needed to look more at the history of TB and discuss more about how they used to treat it and why it isn't so common today.
We looked at the website below to give us a idea on how TB was treated in the passed. It informed us that Fresh air therapy was often the preferred method and that people were kept in sanatorium wards.
http://crossley.daniel-clark.co.uk
http://crossley.daniel-clark.co.uk/interview.html
Here is the Final Script:
On reflection i think that we created an interesting news topic and it helped me to find something slightly more positive and informative to the general population rather than what could have easily come across as a immigration issue and lack of medical awareness and supplies in other countries. I think that we created a piece that more people could watch as man flu is something that most people will refer to at some point and is a common little joke among partners. I think there are obviously a few things that could be worked upon such as linking the allen story with the facts slightly more - perhaps if we had found a case study on a non-Uk born person this would have flowed better between the 2.
Stay safe,
Helen
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