Broadcasting Quiz #1

Assignment Editor

Head of the newsroom. looks at police scanners, schedules, and story files. has community connections and coordinates everything

News Producer

Creates newscast and chooses which stories to run. The direct line to management

Digital Content Producer

Works with reporters in the field, chooses what is posted on stations social media, and must be non-partisan

Reporter

Ready at any moment, goes out for live shots and gathers information, and becoming an expert on a topic.

MMJ

reporter, shoot, edit, produce digital content

Photographer

shoot for tv, social media, and streaming services. Must shoot quickly and efficiently. Work collaboratively with reporters.

Editor

add relevance to stories with compelling video and audio

News Anchor

The face of the station or network, convey and cover stories, must be familiar with the region/city.

Weather Anchor

highly visible, required to have a degree of meteorology, well versed in geography, must ad-lib

Sports Anchor

more than just reading scores, provides context to the stats and focuses on humanity of the story

Director

calls shots, audio, graphic, commercials, liaison between news staff, engineers and master control.

Production Crew

TD, audio, cameras, graphics, and floor director

News Director

newsroom boss, hires and fires, and works directly with station GM

Computer lab access

CL G26, CL B10, and CL 423

Software Access

Premier Pro and Adobe Creative Cloud

WOCHU

Wide shot, Over the shoulder, Closeup of face, Hands closeup, and Unusual shot

Rule of thirds

imaginary grid dividing the screen into thirds.

180 rule

a rule to ensure cameras have continuity of movement. watch the nose trick

Rundown

roadmap for a news broadcast. outlines every moment

Anchor voice overs

when an anchor narrates a news story while video of the story is playing on screen

Guest segments

an anchor or host interviewing a guest

teases

right before a commercial break and promotes upcoming stories

cut spots/packages

pre recorded and pre produced news story

Elements of a package

Track: recording of the reporters narration

Reporter standup: when the reporter is on screen talking to the camera during the package

B-roll: video used to illustrate the story

NATs: natural sound from the video

SOT: sound on tape or soundbite

MOSL: man on street interview

Top and Tail: the top is the introduction of the package and the tail closes it.

Sig out: the reporters full name and news outlet or location at the end.

Slate: full screen graphic of valuable information that’s only up for a couple of frames for the control room to see

Elements of a slate

Slug: story title

TRT: total running time, or how long the package is from beginning to end.

Outcue: the final three or four words of the package