MA in TV and Radio Journalism

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    A Tale as Old as Time: a radio documentary on how Millennials understand romantic love
    (Griffith College, 2019) Sperger, Lena
    This radio documentary focuses on Generation Y’s (people born from 1980-2000, also called the Millennials) understanding of romantic love and how this shapes their adulthood. The documentary features different people from this age group, both male and female. Through their stories, the documentary outlines their hopes and fears regarding romantic love as well as the social pressure they find themselves under. Today’s society has various definitions of romantic love relationships and we can see that these characterisations of love change among cultures but also generations. One that distinguishes itself significantly from others in its view on love and relationship is the Millennials. Therefore, this thesis will examine how Millennials understand romantic love relationships and how they influence them in their adulthood. The main thrust of this thesis is the definition of love as well as its origins. Furthermore, this thesis presents the creative decision which have been made in order to produce the radio documentary A Tale as Old as Time. Findings from this thesis suggest that Millennials are choosing a different perspective on love compared to older generations. This is influenced not only by social media but also on their perception on marriage, social norms, commitment and religious fidelity. Contributors in the documentary all related to their upbringing, social and cultural influences, how they define romantic love relationships and how they learned to love.
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    Divorce Uncovered A radio documentary on how the emotional trauma after divorce affects future relationships
    (Griffith College, 2023) Bischoff, Annalena
    Divorce is a personal experience which people hesitate to speak about in public. According to experts, it is one of the toughest phases in people’s lives because divorcees experience changes within all life circumstances. The decision to end one’s marriage does not happen overnight, it is a process which takes years and affects the social environment including family members, in-laws and friends. This study aims to discover the emotional consequences of a divorce on affected people. It covers the themes of loss, grief, healing and transformation before being able to commit to a new partner. Light is cast on the walls built after a divorce which can be a barrier to healthy relationships. A documentary was designed through the use of interviews, instrumental sounds and narrative elements. This documentation demonstrates the research process before the construction of the audio elements including sample literature as well as media artifacts dealing with vulnerable topics. The radio documentary Divorce Uncovered contains a personal divorce story with explanatory elements. It features the voices of women who experienced divorce in different ways and give deep insights into the emotional impact it had on their life as well as their future relationships.
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    History in Residence: a radio documentary about Dublin City Council's six historians in residence.
    (Griffith, 2019) Byrne, Brian
    This documentary is an examination of the work of Dublin City Council’s six historians in residence, the importance of public history, the history of Dublin and how we all relate or do not relate to it. History has long seemed the realm of the academic and the scholar, this 45 minute documentary will chart the efforts of Dublin City Council’s six historians in residence. As they attempt to take history down from it’s ivory tower of academia and make it a tangible thing to the public. Through the use of audio interviews, SFX and music, the documentary will explore the themes of public history and identity, what it means to be Irish and what it history means to us all. The narrative which emerges from these various themes, provides an insight into how important our history is to us, what we can learn from it, and what we are destined to repeat without it. In this programme I’ll be interviewing Dublin’s six historians in residence as I follow them through a normal workday. Moving from historian to historian, wending our way through Dublin’s districts, criss-crossing the Liffey, treading the steps of hidden history which permeate the brick and mortar of Baile Átha Cliath. With the historians as our guides, they will peel back the layers of the past, exposing the stories which lie just out of sight. Their mandate was to make history tangible for as many diverse groups as possible. On this journey we’ll hear from all the different people with whom the historians have interacted with over the past year; be they prisoner, pensioner or pupil.
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    Raised by my Motherland: A radio documentary on Lyudmila Matthews, an orphan, a survivor and a witness of Stalin’s Great Terror
    (Griffith College, 2018) Conor, Fay
    This radio documentary, entitled Raised by my Motherland tells the story of Lyudmila Matthews. Lyudmila was a child in the Soviet Union when the series of repressions known as the Great Terror, or the Purges, orchestrated by Josef Stalin gained momentum. The Terror, through killings and forced starvation, resulted in the deaths of millions across the newly established Soviet Union and remains the most problematic aspect of the nations Communist history. The Terror destroyed Lyudmila’s family as her father fell victim to its ravages. Raised by My Motherland seeks to situate the story of this initial destruction of the family unit its proper historical context and then explore how Lyudmila, the one remaining survivor of that family navigated life in the Soviet Union as an orphan and experienced the unique nation as it was gradually moulded from above by its totalitarian leader, Stalin and then moulded again by his death. Lyudmila’s story is, considering her old age, a rare one and thus Raised by my Motherland places most of its emphasis on her voice as she reflects on her own Soviet Century. This is her account of that phenomenon which erupted in 1917, the memory and influence of which survives to this day, 100 years later.
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    Reputation: When a News story damages a good name.
    (Griffith College, 2018) Keegan, Trevor
    Have you ever stopped to think about the people involved in a news story you have read, watched or heard? Have you ever wondered how they felt, how they were treated by the journalist(s) covering the story and what happened them after the journalists moved on? In my radio documentary, and supporting thesis document, I set out to meet some people whose good name was tarnished by a news story in which they featured. I find out if journalistic ethics were adhered to or completely removed from the reality of the coverage. I also discover the real and lasting impact of having one's reputation questioned, dissected and ultimately tarnished because it was linked to a negative news story. The documentary also endeavors to explore the concept of reputation and its standing in the legal system whilst a tabloid editor reveals the pressures on paper to produce factually correct content in a very competitive market.