•Broadcast Journalism
•Chapter 9
•Where is the news?
•Wire Services
•Satellite Feeds
•The Internet
•Newspapers
•Police Radio
•Informants
•Wire Services
•Wire services are worldwide news
organizations that feed stories to networks and local stations. They originated with telegraph technology,
but currently use satellites and internet delivery systems. The Associated Press is the largest wire
service.
•Satellite Feeds
•Satellite feeds or “newsfeeds” are soundbites and clips distributed by networks
through closed-circuit connections to local affiliate stations.
•Video News Releases (VNRs) consist of
free information distributed by interest groups trying to gain attention for
their cause.
•The Internet
•You know what this is and how to use
it! The most important thing to consider
when using internet sources to find or follow up on stories is SOURCING! Make sure you gather your information from
reputable websites. We’ll
talk more about this in class.
•Newspapers
•Newspapers are an excellent starting
point for broadcast journalists because (unlike most broadcast media: TV,
radio) newspapers focus on journalism to the exclusion of entertainment
programming.
•Using Newspapers
•A technique that broadcast journalists
often use is “advancing” the story: Following up an a newspaper story with fresh
information and/or a local perspective.
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•Radio
•Professional broadcast newsrooms are
constantly monitoring police frequencies in search of breaking stories related
to crime or catastrophe.
•Beyond crime and catastrophe, however,
news radio, can provide a good starting point for a more in-depth investigative
report.
•Informants
•Informants are people you get information
from. They can be professional “stringers” (freelance reporters), amateur “tipsters” who call in, or people who are otherwise
very close to a developing story (e.g. “deep
throat” in the Watergate scandal).
•Gaining informants is critical to good
broadcast journalism.
•Gatekeeping
•The Assignment Editor and his/her staff
generally serve as the gatekeepers of information of broadcast news. They distribute the assignments and decide
what is newsworthy.
•Building Stories
•Assignment editors often construct
stories based on national or international news. In other words, they seek to provide a local
angle on emerging national or global trends.
•Building Stories
•Example: How has the housing crisis
effected residents of New Jersey?
Interview a family that has lost their home or a landlord who has seized
the opportunity to buy homes.
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