(FINAL) LO3: Be able to research and plan content for an article

Planning my Article

• Sport (BBC Sport, Sky Sports, The Telegraph, Metro)
• Education
• Politics (BBC, The Guardian, Politics.co.uk, Politics Home)

For a sports article, I could document the rise of non-league football as there are a number of small football clubs in my local area. I could also try and get an interview with a player from my local professional team who used to play for a non-league team.

For an education article, I could discuss the funding issues with my old secondary school as it is rumoured to receive over 1 million pounds less than other schools.

LO3: Initial Ideas for Article

In my article, I want to write about the rising popularity of non-league football. I wish to write about this topic as I have a keen interest in all aspects of football and am keen to find out what draws people to watch low budget, non-professional football instead of the "big money" professional game. To source information for my article, I will use reliable websites such as Pitchero aw well as conducting my own primary research. 

Source	Link to news values	Reference	Summary of information to be used in article	Justification of why this information is to be used
Outside Write	Personalisation,	Outside Write (2017) Does a golden age loom for non-league football in England?, [online], available: http://outsidewrite.co.uk/golden-age-loom-non-league-football-england/ accessed 04/04/2017	·        Fans are tired of overpaying for professional football ·        Opportunity for more football as people still attend professional matches as well as non-league ·        Non-league is more friendly & less stressful ·        Non-league offers a unique local product (local interest, local beer, cheap prices, freedom of movement around the ground, the ability to stand and drink, and as a result the atmosphere is often better than at the multitudes of generic bucket seat league grounds.)	This information could be used in my article as it provides a useful insight into the reasons why people chose to watch non-league football. It talks about all the major issues regarding the falling attendance of professional football, which will be useful to me, as I want my article to look in depth as to why non-league football attendances are increasing which means I need to explore multiple reasons.
All Out Football	Personalisation,	Bullions, A (2017) The rise of England’s fifth tier, [online], available: http://alloutfootball.co.uk/rise-englands-fifth-tier/   [06/03/2017] accessed 04/04/2017	·        Non-league games starting to be televised ·        Non-league success in the FA Cup	This information could be used in my article as it shows how non-league football is becoming more mainstream and how the teams are becoming more successful. This will be useful to me as it will allow me to include real life examples of non-league success stories. It will also allow me to explore how non-league football is at risk of commercialisation through ‘big money’ TV deals as some non-league football games are starting to be televised.
Wordpress	Personalisation,	Irwin, A. (2016) Non-league Football: Promotion to Popularity?, [online], available: https://aaronirwin7.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/non-league-promotion-to-popularity1.pdf   [January 2016] accessed 04/04/2017	·        Comparison of non-league football to professional football. Says that many fans of large, professional clubs wish their club was more like a non-league one in terms of fan involvement	This information could be useful in my article as the comparison between professional and non-league clubs could allow the audience to empathise more with fans of non-league. This article covers one of the main aspects of football, atmosphere. I could use information from this source in my article as it says that a more desirable atmosphere can be found at non-league football games; which could be one of the reasons why non-league football attendances are on the rise.
Primary research – Survey Monkey	Personalisation	https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/CDB2GD6	·        People are tired of paying for overpriced tickets. ·        People who supported larger clubs are starting to attend non-league fixtures instead of professional ones.	This article gives further insight into how people have abandoned professional football in favour of non-league due to increasing ticket prices. I can use this information in my article as it highlights what many would say is the main reason non-league football attendances are increasing, the low-ticket prices.

Evidence of Primary Research