Zed Kids News at 5 will commence, as a weekly programme, which will use a magazine format. The programme will be broadcast at 5 PM every Friday.
We always wanted to have an authentic news gathering and broadcasting experience programme for kids in the country and that the weekly news magazine format seemed a more appropriate one to start with.

Our news team is comprised of an energetic team of young innovative, dynamic and inquisitive members ready to deliver. And that every person on the team is important and key in making the programme a success. They have to commit and dedicate themselves in gathering and bringing interesting news in a professional format and manner.

We hope that the programme during its first years of broadcast will grow from strengthen and meet the aspirations of many young people in that the programme will became an integral part of child bringing and provide guidance on challenges that face the kids ahead of their lives.

Reporters/journalist will suggest story ideas for the program during their daily editorial meetings that will be discussed, developed after a child centered angle is identified.

The program will require the full and active participation of the kids, as key stakeholders and partners to ensure that the programme meets their aspirations.

Interview for children

1. Remember to always ask permission from a parent or legal guardian before interviewing a child.
Reservations may apply only doing vox pops on non controversial issues.

2. Always ask yourself these two questions before doing an interview for children……

• what are the consequences for the Children/child after the story is done.
• what questions will children have after seeing the story.

3. Ask open ended questions, never ask leading
questions.

4. Your questions must always address the what, where and how.

5. Ask simple questions using the language suitable for kids.

6. Do not ask leading questions.

The role of Children

The children are there to:

• give opinions.
• give comments.
• give personal stories
• Inference change
• become heroes
• change opinions of adults
• achieve debates
• be eye witnesses
• become role models
• responsible and set examples for others.

REPORT CHECKLIST.

Whenever you do a report for kids always follow this checklist

• examine the situation and the story ideas
• make a choice/Choose the story angle
• make appointments with required sources
• make a short list of questions
• make a globe outline of how the story must run
• do the interview and then film
• preview the material
• finally
• write your script to pictures.

Script writing

When writing the script

use the story telling method/have a character for
the story.

• know the level of your target audience and check it
• Give examples
• use simple words
• use active sentences not passive ones.
• -make the story conversational
• sentences must be brief and precise
• Always explain complex words. Concepts and
  Processes

Sources for children.

• schools
• church
• Non-Governmental Organisations
• Play parks and Grounds
• Sports Clubs
• Neighbourhood
• Police
• Newspapers and Televising.
• Children’s Press Bureau
• Hospital
• Internet
• Childern’s Clubs
• social welfare office/officers
• various Government ministries
• Guidelines

These are the recommended guidelines that every journalist in this newsroom must follow:

• Always remember that children and their interests must always be put first.