News report

• Courtney Jefferys, Grade 4
• Short Story
• 2005

Hi my name is Laura, I am a news reporter. I make all the articles in the newspaper. I like to interview people especially famous athletes. Today I am interviewing Shane Warne. He is a famous cricket player.

Well here I am. I’m at Shane Warnes house. I guess he’s probably sleeping with all that bowling he’s been doing in the Test match against England. I better not wake him up (laugh).

I knocked on the door and Shane Warne opened it. We both said “Hello” at the same time. We went inside. The first question I asked was, “How do you bowl so well?” Shane replied, “The only thing is PRACTISE.” I wrote down all the things Shane said because you know I’m a news reporter. I wrote down all the tips. Then it was time to go. I said, “ Good luck with the Test match against England” and “Bye”.

I went back to my office. I typed out all the stuff he told me and I put all of it in the newspaper the next day. Then it was time for my next interview. I was interviewing Tatiana Grigorieva she is a famous Pole Vaulter and she is Australian like me.

I got to Tatiana’s house a bit early so I waited 5 minutes then I rang the doorbell. No one answered, then I heard a yell from the backyard, “I’m in the pool!” So I went to the backyard. I put my swimmers on. I asked Tatiana, “Is it easy to run and jump with a pole?” Tatiana replied, “Yes but you have to be kind of strong, love to run and have a healthy diet”. I asked Tatiana 10 questions and after we had a chat we had a cup of tea then I said “Good Bye”.

I went back to my house because it was 7 o’clock at night so the office would be locked and I would have made the siren go off. I did all of the work at home and got to bed at 9pm at night, so I got a pretty good sleep.

Well I think I did OK with the interviews and can’t wait till my next interview. Well I’m going to go or else I might get fired……



Written by Courtney Jefferys
Year Four
St Mary’s Primary School,
Merredin, WA, 6415