1. Malta Work Placement Diary: May-August
Week1
 Had my firstday andbriefedthatI’ll be incontrol of the newspage on the website aswell as
helpfilmpromotional materialforthe station
 Had to track and note Vibe radio,the maincompetition,which meantlisteningandnoting
howmany songs,whatthe songswhere andhow longad breakswhere andwhattheywere
 Gatheredlocal andinternational sourcesfornewsandwastrainedonhow to use the Bay
Radioonline systemandonlineeditor
Week 2
 Startedtypingupnewsstoriesincollaborationwiththe newsreadersandthe BayRadio FB
Newspage
 Wentwith2 of the presenterstoaschool to promote Bay Radio,givingoutfreebiesand
talkingtostudentsaboutthe station
 Was in contact withthe webmanagerto sortout a few issueswiththe onlineeditor,in
termsof addingimagesandembeddingvideoontonewsstories
 The newspage was restructuredintosections,News,SportandVideoof the Day
 My targetwas 4 newsstoriesineachsectionbylunchand then4 byfinishandart leats2
videosof the day
Week3
 Coca Colacame into do promotionwiththe presentersandteam, Ihad to take social media
photoswiththe companyiPadfor the Instagramand FB page
 Had a teammeetingthisweektostarttalkingaboutfilmingforthe summer,one of the
presenters(Nate) little brothers(Neill) wasgoingtocome inandfilmandeditas well as
animate forthe website,FBpage andYouTube page
 Came up witha theme ‘JOBZFORTHE BOYZ’ whichwouldmeanachallenge forthe
presenterseachweektotrya normal joband thiswouldbe filmedandputonthe Youtube
page to thenbe linkedtosocial media,thiswastotryand keepupwithsocial trendsand
stickto a modernaudience
 Neill came intoeditthe Bay ArenaCar show promotional video,helpedwithideas
Week4
 Anotheroutsource promotionforthe stationata school sportsday, givingoutfreebiesto
youngstudents
 Went with presenter Ben Glover to a photo shoot for an upcoming Costa Coffee competition,
tookphotosfor Instagram and FB withcompanyiPad
 Compiledanoriginal newsstoryaboutbeachashtrays,on the phone tothe creatorto
gatherinformation
 Linkeda videothatgotover 5000 hitsonthe site

2. Week5
 Givenadministrative role forthe BayRadioNewsPage tolinkand editlinkstonewsstories
 Filmedthe firstJobzforthe BoyzwithNeill whichwasDorianCassartrainingtobe a Barista
 Wentout of the radiostationto interview publicforthe breakfastshow
 Informallyhelpededitthe videoandexpressideasintermsof animationandfinal edits
 WentwithBenGloverto experience himDj-ingasa secondaryjob
Week6
 Isle of MTV announcedthisweeksostartingpromotiononthat,newsstoriesandfeatured
storiescreatedforthisaboutpreviousyears
 Costa Coffee competitioncardboardcut-outof BenGloverdispatchedtoCostaCoffee in
towncentre,takingphotoswithitfor the Instagramand to exemplifythe competition
 Thisweekwe hada social mediaandideasteammeeting,we discussedhow the newsis
goinge.g.hitsand alsoI talkedaboutthe introductionof Vine whichwasgrowing
Week7
 Overthe weekendItravelledtosisterIslandGozowithone of the DJ’sfor a gig,spoke on
microphone wasawesome
 Jobzfor the Boyz twofilmed,in‘The Waterbiscuit’,makingbreakfastwithDorian,tooksocial
mediaphotos
 Helpedwithfilmingintermsof shotsandexperiencedthe use of GoPro
 Learningmore abouthowthe stationworks,the differentdepartments,the communication
and the essentialityof teamworkwithinthe organisation
 IOMTV thisweek,attendedevent,hadmeetingaboutcompetitiontowintickets,giving
ideasonwhat theyshoulddoto winthe tickets
 Alsofeature storyon transportinformationandhealthandsafety
 HelpedNate withsetformusic,informallygivingideasaboutsongchoice andmixes,thismix
was foraround 50,000 people,UNREAL!
Week8
 JOBZ FORTHE BOYZ promotional videocapturedinstudio
 By thispointI am sittinginonBen GloversBrunchto Lunch show from1-3, he isshowingme
everythingandfromtime totime Iam on air
 The start if stealthdisco,Ifeature inthe filmingforthe promotionandalsoinformallyaid
witheditingandideasforthe stealthdisco,intwovideosrankingupto750 views
 Learningabouthowcommunicationandtimingiskeyinthis environment,deadlinesneedto
be met,and communication betweenme,the social mediamanagerandcameraoperators
isessential intermsof continuity
 Costa Coffee competitionwinnersbeingannouncedandwe have toattendmeetingswith
fans/listeners,get picturesforsocial mediaandpotential videos

3. Week9
 Continue filmingforStealthDisco
 BreakthroughstoryaboutJose Mourinhoon ourwebsite,Igotthere before the BBCand Sky,
massive successthere
 Followingthe transferwindow verycloselythese days,have about10 tabs openat any one
time
 Realisingthatresearchismassive here,alwayslookingandreadingandsearchingfornew
things,andusingyourinitiative iscrucial aswell,beingable toadaptto change and create
successfromfailure
 Alsomore confidence inthrowinginideasthatmightgetputdown,any ideaisworth
speakingaboutinthisenvironment
 Costa Coffee compstill going,speakingtowinnersisreallycool,the presentersare like tv
personalitiesandcelebritieshere
Week10
 Comingto an endbutnow I know somuch aboutthisorganisation,how itworks,the teams,
the relationships,howimportantIhave beenforthemwithmymodernandstudentviews,
the culture here isso differentthanhome,more religiousthanusbutveryinteresting,
people are veryopinionatedsoaresponse askedbythe FBpage will alwaysbe answeredby
the public
 Planningstartingthe BayRadioFB party,initial meetingtalkingaboutpotential sponsorsand
clientsmakinganappearance
 The flyboardingJOBZFOR THE BOYZ filmedthisweek,unfortunatelyIcouldn’tattendbut
my ideaswere takenintoconsideration
Week11
 startingto roundoff at the station, I’ve developedclose relationshipswithanumberof the
presentersandmade some friendsforlife,ithas beenamazing
 still aidingwithediting,intermsof ideas
 newsstill going,Inowfeel so comfortable hereandfeel partof the team
 bigpushon the plansfor the fb party,it has wentpublicnow andadvertsare beingmade
 the advertisementclaimthe fbpage has55,000 likesbutitis justbelow sowe are really
pushingforthistarget
 theme ideasmeeting,Ihave toresearchas manyideasas possible thatwill be implemented
inthe venue forthe night,acapacity of around 5,000, an outdoorvenue
Week12
 my lastweek,alotof goodbyesandleavinghugsthisweek,feelingabitsad butreadyto
leave andreturnhome afterhavingmybirthdayoverthe weekend
 Finalised ideasforthe fbpartybeingmade andsome of myideasare beingusedwhichis
veryexciting.I won’tbe here forthe party butI will see the videosandwill be flyingoverit
as I go home,sad.

4.  I will keep in contact with everyone that has welcomed me here, the public arte very friendly,
alsoBen hastoldme he will dovoiceoversforme if I getto do a radio show thisyear.