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- 3. news Type of news story that contains information viewers may find interesting, but not necessarily information they need to know
- 4. Voiceover; a type of story that incorporates B-roll video rolled-in from the control room, in addition to the script read by the anchor
- 6. The salutation at the end of a story; opposite of an intro
- 8. media Television news programming that stretches and exaggerates facts by dealing with sensational stories; generally considered more entertainment than news.
- 10. media Television news programming that is expected to provide a fair and unbiased presentation of facts, without any particular viewpoint.
- 11. Interrupted feedback; a line of communication between the anchors and the producer in the control room. An earpiece worn by the anchor is connected to the producer’s headset, allowing the producer to speak directly to an anchor while the anchor is on the air live.
- 13. A story that is appropriate to be broadcast at any time, regardless of season or time of day.
- 14. Footage in a package that depicts a reporter standing in front of the camera, speaking directly to the viewers from the location of a story.
- 15. Sound on tape; footage of a principal player connected to a story, which includes voice/audio that supports the story.
- 17. The organization of stories and sequence of a newscast in written form.
- 19. feature Type of human interest story that focuses on one person and why that person is newsworthy.
- 21. package A package that covers hard news/ current events.
- 23. The spontaneous on-air conversation or small talk between anchors or anchors and reporters.
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- 1. Voiceover-sound on tape; a type of story in which the audience sees B-roll video and hears both the anchor reading from the teleprompter and footage of a comment from a principal player in the story.
- 2. news Type of news story that contains information that viewers need to have immediately; characterized by seriousness and timeliness.
- 5. media Television news programming that is expected to express a particular point of view.
- 7. A story, written by a reporter or anchor, that does not have video to accompany the story. The anchor simply reads the text on the teleprompter aloud for the viewing audience to hear.
- 9. shot A news story that is introduced by an anchor and delivered through a live feed by a reporter on location.
- 12. Information people want to know, information they should know, or information they need to know.
- 13. package A 2–4 minute story that is shot and edited before a newscast and typically provides more in-depth coverage of a specific story.
- 16. A story that is about 11⁄2–2 minutes in length, contains its own intro and outro, is edited, and can be inserted into a live program at any time the producer chooses.
- 18. feature package A package covering soft news stories that are connected to current events. Also called a feature package or feature.
- 20. Total running time; industry abbreviation.
- 22. A specific area (topics or geographic location) regularly covered by a reporter