is there any ....

[unknowntoyou]

... books i can read at all
to get my knowledge of whats been going on in the news up to date?

i've only just started this whole process and don't even know if i will make it to interview stage
but i would rather start preparing myself now just incase , instead of leaving it all last minute

 

[shettie]

UK - you haven't said if your going for a commission or not - if you are one of the "quality" papers (Times, Telegraph...) is a good start - for an "overview" I found Newsweek a good resource

 

[unknowntoyou]

o yeah i did forget
thankyou
i am going for commission

 

[unknowntoyou]

o yeah and i also forgot to add
what main things should i focus on
and what kind of questions to do with whats happened will they ask

 

[gemarriott]

o yeah i did forget
thankyou
i am going for commission

The Oxford book of Grammar and a thesaurus might come in useful too!

 

[Ghandi's Flip-Flop]

I'd recommend buying the Week, Its a magazine made up of all of the best newspaper articles from the preceeding week. Hope that helps.

 

[bigred1]

Prior to going to OASC I got into the Economist for news and background on topical subjects. Better than trawling through 3 "quality" dailys every day
I still pick one up in airports now while travelling.
Today on Radio 4 was recomended to me but I found that a bit early. (maybe on podcast nowadays.)

Good Luck

BR1

 

[MrMasher]

Scour the internet for the news agency websites.
Reuters, BBC, Sky etc.
BBC tend to do articles on build ups to events, you just have to find them!
The AP (associated press) seem to get the lead on stories quite often and get quoted by the BBC and Sky. Might be worth a look.

 

[Isis]

Echoing here

The Week and The Economist, any 'quality' paper you might fancy (or a range), and the fabulous bbc news website.

Use them all, form a background understanding of the world and the UK generally. Then pick 4-6 UK topics and the same for around the world, they should cover approx the last 12 months. Research them - really well. Form opinions that you can argue and evidence in a confident and competant manner.

Generally the question is something along the lines of 'so, what global events have caught your eye over the last 12 months?' or 'what UK based current affairs have you found particularly interesting?' - This is your cue to rattle off your list of topics until they stop you, or you run out. They will then pick one and ask you to expand. They are looking for knowledge (evidence you haven't just crawled from under a rock but actually follow current affairs) and OPINION that you can back up. Knowing the news off by heart might make you a fab newsreader. Being able to debate current affairs gives you potential at OASC.

Oh, and memorise your own details (education, work experience, dates, travel, etc, etc).

 

[Full-PHAT-Roller]

I'd recommend buying the Week, Its a magazine made up of all of the best newspaper articles from the preceeding week. Hope that helps.

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[penfold93]

The Weekly telegraph is good to catch up on whats been happening, BBC News website, and try to show that you are reading around all the world news. Regurgitating Iraq, Afghan, and Zimbabwe is something you should know about but try to avoid if poss as your main ones I did N.Korea, Somalia, Venezuela, Nepal and I think Iran.

 

[Ex-Bay]

Check out the BBC overseas service.
It's got the best news coverage you can get.

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