MDS181Z ASSIGNMENT 2
UNIQUE NUMBER 829373
STUDENT NUMBER 55639224
SIPHO. M. KHAILE
Question 1.1
Who – Johannesburg City Parks. This highlights the role player in the article.
What – Has contributed R80 000 towards building a fence. This is the action that the role player has
taken.
Where – Ruimsig Butterfly Reserve. This is the location where the action is set to take place.
Why – To conserve and protect the reserve for future generations. This highlights the cause or purpose
How – “Plans are in pace to build an educational centre together with a laboratory, lecture hall and an
interpretive trail will be laid out. The reserve will be managed by Joburg City Parks and assisted by
interested groups and community members……” This details how this action will be implemented.
Question 1.2
Relevance – This article is relevant because it is of interest to various interest groups as it
involves a municipality, public funds as well as national policies.
Continuity – This article deals with a developing story about future infrastructure development
of the Ruimsig Buttefly Reserve. As the developments happen, follow up articles can be written
from various angles.
Composition – This article would add value to the news because it balances the type of news
reported. It is a positive story.
Importance – The public would find it very important to know how public funds are being
utilized. In this instance, they are being used to build a fence to protect a reserve.
News on a lighter note – Building a fence around a butterfly reserve cannot be regarded as news
of national importance because the budget allocation came from Johannesburg City Parks and
not the National Treasury. Secondly, this article may be categorized as “soft news” because it
the interest groups are the close community and “People for Urban Wilderness Programme”.
Question 1.3
This article would be classified as SOFT NEWS. This is because it deals an issue of human interest. It
is interesting, has factual information, is relevant and has conversational value.
Question 2.1
UNIQUE NUMBER 829373
STUDENT NUMBER 55639224
SIPHO. M. KHAILE
Question 1.1
Who – Johannesburg City Parks. This highlights the role player in the article.
What – Has contributed R80 000 towards building a fence. This is the action that the role player has
taken.
Where – Ruimsig Butterfly Reserve. This is the location where the action is set to take place.
Why – To conserve and protect the reserve for future generations. This highlights the cause or purpose
How – “Plans are in pace to build an educational centre together with a laboratory, lecture hall and an
interpretive trail will be laid out. The reserve will be managed by Joburg City Parks and assisted by
interested groups and community members……” This details how this action will be implemented.
Question 1.2
Relevance – This article is relevant because it is of interest to various interest groups as it
involves a municipality, public funds as well as national policies.
Continuity – This article deals with a developing story about future infrastructure development
of the Ruimsig Buttefly Reserve. As the developments happen, follow up articles can be written
from various angles.
Composition – This article would add value to the news because it balances the type of news
reported. It is a positive story.
Importance – The public would find it very important to know how public funds are being
utilized. In this instance, they are being used to build a fence to protect a reserve.
News on a lighter note – Building a fence around a butterfly reserve cannot be regarded as news
of national importance because the budget allocation came from Johannesburg City Parks and
not the National Treasury. Secondly, this article may be categorized as “soft news” because it
the interest groups are the close community and “People for Urban Wilderness Programme”.
Question 1.3
This article would be classified as SOFT NEWS. This is because it deals an issue of human interest. It
is interesting, has factual information, is relevant and has conversational value.
Question 2.1
