We made arrangements to visit Herald and Post on Friday the 19th of September which then we could get more information and as our story is based on a journalists point of view of the clown so we could get direct insight in what it is like to be a journalist and how they have been tracking the story. It was really informational, and Steve gave us what he thought about the clown and the mystery behind the story.
We found out some very explicit information about The Northampton Clown such as all the theories behind who he was. It was very interesting to see how a journalist approached the story and it was a big story for the paper so we went at the right time. Our editor Steve told us about how he found out about the story which was through his sons and Social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook. Here is a link to his Facebook page. The journalists Steve and Anna said they went out every night to try and spot the clown and write up a story about where he was.
The clown has put northampton on the map and it was significant the location was Northampton. Northampton has a lot of eerie history. Northampton has a lot of medieval and historical buildings which adds to the suspense of the clown being there. With the Norman Conquest of England the town rose to its national significance; its geographical location in the centre of England made Northampton a valuable strategic point for government and as a convenient meeting place for political social and military events. This gave Northampton a lot of sacred history and for the people who lived there, there was some recognisable locations around Northampton where he was such as Elm Street, The Iconic National lift tower, and Abington Lake Park.
The Northampton clown went worldwide with newspapers from Canada, Australia and Germany coming into Herald and Post and getting the latest information. It has been an extremely eerie event with the continuance of the journalists trying to unmask the clown. a recent story said the clown was unmasked as a university student. It had been discovered that the clown appeared on Friday the 13th which is significant in the horror genre. He was supposedly dressed as Pennywise from Steven Kings famous film 'IT'. It has been said that the clown reappears every 27 years which made the story even more gripping.
Here is a clip of Steve (The journalist working on the story) talking to other journalists about the Northampton clown.
