WHAT IS NEWS?
HOW TO BE FAIR
NEWSWRITING
GETTING SOUNDBITES
PACK IT UP
100
The person who decides what stories are newsworthy.
Who is the NEWS EDITOR?
100
Reporters must deal only in these.
What are facts?
100
The 4 Ws
What is Who what where and when?
100
The 2 kinds of people to interview for the news.
Who are experts and "people on the street"?
100
You need to send a reporter "on location" to get this important medium shot.
What is a stand up?
200
News editors always want to increase this.
What is AUDIENCE SHARE?
200
Reporters always look for SOTs on both sides when reporting on these.
What are controversies?
200
A close up news interview, an expert explains or a person on the street reacts in a few words.
What is an SOT?
200
Use this equipment to fill in shadows with natural light.
What is a reflector?
200
In an SOT the subject can be cut off at what part of the body?
What is the forehead? or What are forehead and shoulders?
300
The staff person who assigns topics to reporters.
Who is the NEWS EDITOR?
300
A reporter's duty to be factual and not one-sided.
What is objectivity?
300
The second paragraph subject in a video news package.
What is background? or Why?
300
The first question, always.
What is "what's your name and how do you spell it"
300
A strategy for making sure you shoot enough B roll to cover your voice-over.
What is a shotlist?
400
If the story is violent, scandalous or sexual in nature, you can bet it is this.
What is NEWSWORTHY?
400
For an opinion to make it into a news story, this must be included.
What is a QUOTE?
400
The subject of the last/fourth paragraph in a video news package.
What are outcomes or reactions?
400
Questions to avoid.
What are yes/no questions?
400
Every SOT needs this at the bottom of the frame.
What is a lower third graphic?
500
The professional who gathers facts and organizes them into a voiceover.
Who is the REPORTER?
500
A strategy for discovering facts about many people's opinion.
What is a survey?
500
The first paragraph of a news story containing the 4 W basic facts and a hook.
What is a lede?
500
Often the best way to get people to talk more.
What is waiting silently, keeping eye contact?
500
What technology lead to the development of ENG style news production?
What are - shoulder-mounted video cameras - transistors - magnetic tape - microwave antennas
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