YOUNG journalists are hoping to hit the headlines when they join a national day of news-gathering by budding broadcasters.
News hounds at Trinity Academy, in Thorne, are busy sniffing out stories in preparation for the annual BBC School Report initiative which gives young reporters the chance to be journalists for the day.
The Trinity students have started researching local, regional, national and international stories to cover on March 19 with the help of media teacher and former journalist Sara Backhouse and BBC Look North journalist Mark Ansell.
Mark, who started his career at BBC Radio Oxford aged 14, visited the academy to offer an insight into broadcast news and tips on how the students might build their stories.
He will join them again on March 19 when they will report from the academy and upload their film packages to the BBC School Report website. They also hope one of their stories will be covered by Look North.
Mrs Backhouse, who was acting editor at a local weekly newspaper and worked for the Press Association, said: "The students are working on a range of stories now. On the day itself, we plan to turn my classroom into a newsroom and students can produce their stories from here."
Mark added: "I'm glad the students have got lots of ideas already and they asked me some interesting questions about being a journalist. BBC School Report is a great way to learn more and can help those students who are interested in pursuing journalism as a career."
Students at Trinity can take media studies and film studies at both GCSE and A level.
Year 7 student Mitchell Jackson said: "I really like books and it's World Book Day on March 5 so I'm planning to interview students on camera to ask them about the books they like."
Sophie Christie is planning to explore the impact of Tesco pulling out of plans to open a store in Thorne, while Luke Hagyard, Jordan Reed and Aiden Pettinger are looking further afield, investigating stories on recent plane crashes and the Ebola crisis.
Other students due to take part are Stevie Hepplewhite, Jessica Elsey, Maddison Lockwood, Isabel Warren, Elise Poulston, Cara Dalby, Jordan Goldsworthy, Daisy Pinches and Luke Hilton.
