Newsletter review

 Review a newsletter.
a. Visit the website of the IUCN-SSC Crocodile Specialist Group (CSG) at iucncsg.org/.
b. Review a newsletter.
c. Reflect on the following on your blog:
i. What kinds of stories are in the newsletter?
ii. How do these target the organisation’s audience?
iii. If you were a science journalist, is there anything you may be interested in following up as a story, and why?
iv. What do you think is effective or otherwise about this newsletter?

Newsletter:

CROCODILE SPECIALIST GROUP NEWSLETTER
VOLUME 33 No. 2 • APRIL 2014 - JUNE 2014

i. What kinds of stories are in the newsletter?

The kinds of stories in the newsletter are:

• Introduction from the editor.
• The minutes from previous meetings.
• Reports from the Chairman and the Executive Officer.
• Financial report, regional report, East and Southeast Asia Regional Report, Australia and Oceania Report, North America Regional Report, South Asia and Iran Regional Report followed by various other reports that were discussed at the last meeting.

The newsletter concluded on a lighter note showing social activities of the members of the club around the world.

ii. How do these target the organisation’s audience?

These target the organisations audience because it is written clarification of what transpired at meetings for those who were absent and for those who were present.

iii. If you were a science journalist, is there anything you may be interested in following up as a story, and why?

The focus of the various reports within the newsletter were of the protection of the animal so as a science journalist I would look further into the legalities surrounding the harvest of these animals in various countries and create a story based on that.

iv. What do you think is effective or otherwise about this newsletter?

Personally, I am used to reading school Newsletters.  They are of interest to me because they have important announcements of upcoming events and project progressions at the school that my daughter attends.

This newsletter targets people who have an interest in the protection of crocodiles. It addresses political issues (petitioning the government to pass legislation that will help their cause), protection issues and harvesting issues on a global scale.

The opening editorial introduces a summary of the following reports.  Each report is headed with an opening and dot points help to present all the information in a clear and concise manner.

References

Hicks, W., 2013. English for journalists. 4th ed. New York: Routledge pp 73-92.

Whitaker, W. R., Ramsey, J. E. & Smith, R. D., 2012. Meda Writing, print broadcast and public relations. 4th ed. New York: Routledge p 327.