Television News Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. When an anchor narrates a news story while video of the story is playing on screen (aka "voice-over")
  2. 5. The earpiece through which a director or producer instructs a correspondent in the field or anchor in the studio.
  3. 6. “Total running time,” or how long the package is from beginning to end.
  4. 9. A script read entirely by the anchor on camera, without sound bites or video.
  5. 10. Acronym for “man on the street” interview, which means multiple soundbites from different people on location.
  6. 12. This stands for “sound on tape,” which is another phrase for a soundbite.
  7. 13. This stands for “natural sound,” meaning ambient sound from the video. It could be an ambulance’s siren, protesters chanting or rain from a storm.
  8. 15. Video gathered or retrieved from the file database used to illustrate a story in addition to interviews.
  9. 16. Usually go right before a commercial break and promote stories that are coming up later in the broadcast, keeping viewers tuned in.
  10. 17. Sometimes abbreviated as “GFX” in the script or rundown. They can be full-screen or half-screen.
  11. 19. When the reporter is on screen talking to the camera during their story.
  12. 21. The final three or four words of the package. The outcue helps signal to the anchor and control room when the package is about to end so they can be ready for the next element in the rundown.
Down
  1. 1. The bottom third of the frame containing text information regarding the current story, the anchors’ or interviewee’s identification, and other relevant captions. (2 words)
  2. 2. Unedited video, just as it was shot. Also called field video. (2 words)
  3. 3. A light or uplifting story that ends a newscast.
  4. 7. Recording of the reporter’s narration.
  5. 8. The news of the day. Factual coverage of serious, timely events. What newsrooms seek as lead stories (2 words)
  6. 11. A graphic that appears over the anchor’s shoulder.
  7. 12. The story title.
  8. 14. Lining up stories within a newscast based on their important and relationship to one another.
  9. 18. Road map for a news broadcast. It outlines every script and element that will be used on-air in a show in chronological order.
  10. 20. A pre-recorded, pre-produced news story, usually presented by a correspondent