News vocab 2024

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Across
  1. 8. Where the technical equipment for putting a newscast on the air is kept and operated.
  2. 9. People are attracted to information that helps them make good decisions.
  3. 10. a news story that plays video while the anchor reads.
  4. 11. a news story that has video playing while the anchor is talking and then follows with an interview.
  5. 12. The news of the day. Factual coverage of serious, timely events (crime, war, business, politics, etc.)
  6. 13. People are interested in other people. Everyone has something to celebrate and something to complain about. We like unusual stories of people who accomplish amazing feats or handle a life crisis because we can identify with them.
  7. 16. A non-breaking news story on people, trends, or issues. A feature story isn’t necessarily related to a current event.
  8. 18. The recorded copy of a broadcast.
  9. 20. A short description of an upcoming story designed to keep the viewer watching through commercial breaks.
Down
  1. 1. When violence strikes or when people argue about actions, events, ideas or policies, we care. Conflict and controversy attract our attention by highlighting problems or differences within the community.
  2. 2. measuring units used to tell broadcasters how many households and/or viewers have their stations/programs on at a particular time. This information is used in determining how much a station will charge advertising for commercial time.
  3. 3. A light story that ends a newscast.
  4. 4. The bottom third of the frame containing text information regarding the current story, the anchors’ or interviewee’s identification, and other relevant captions.
  5. 5. A chronological outline or order of stories or segments to be used in a newscast. This is the producer's blueprint for the newscast.
  6. 6. Local information and events are newsworthy because they affect the people in our community and region.
  7. 7. first story in a newscast or segment (in broadcasting) -this is considered the most important news story of the day.
  8. 14. The earpiece through which a director or producer instructs a correspondent in the field or anchor in the studio. The producer interrupts whatever feedback the reporter is getting in the earpiece.
  9. 15. A news story done by a reporter that is a complete story with interviews, transitions and voiceovers.
  10. 17. When an anchor reads a script on camera with no video.
  11. 19. the signal to begin a program, an action, dialogue, or other production activity.
  12. 20. immediate, current information and events are newsworthy because they have just recently occurred.