Broadcast Journalism
The transmission of news on television or radio.
What is broadcast journalism?
The means of communication that can reach large audiences.
What is mass media?
What is reader?
These are written using phonetic spellings.
What are pronouncers?
Responsible for preparing visual materials.
What is graphic artist?
When a writer holds back a piece of key information and then reveals it as the story develops.
What is a reveal?
The host of a radio music program; short for disc jockey.
What is deejay?
Abbreviation is TRT.
What is total run time?
These are indicated to let everyone know when a sound bite or film clip is to be inserted or when the announcer is to do a voice-over.
What are cues?
Responsible for coordinating all of the studio activities.
What is floor director?
Refers to the noises and voices that can be heard at the scene of a news event.
What is natural sound?
A complete news story, including natural sound, sound bites and the reporter's narration.
What is news package?
Abbreviation is VO/SOT.
What is voice over with sound on tape?
Numbers this big are written as words.
What is greater than 1,000?
Responsible for putting a single newscast together?
What is producer?
Spencer Schubert emphasized that broadcasts should be this.
What is conversational?
The person who reads the news over the air; in television, also called an anchor.
What is newscaster?
The first radio station to have a regular schedule of programs.
What is FN?
The four types of television scripts.
What are VO, VO/SOT, RDR, and package?
The person in charge of running a broadcast.
What is news director?
Many stories have to be told in this amount of time.
What is 30 seconds or less?
A person who reads commercials, public service announcements, promotions or station identifications on the radio.
What is announcer?
Abbreviation is TST.
What is time for each segment?
Sign that is never used in a broadcast script.
Acts as crew chief and does the video switching.
What is technical director?