Introduction to TV Reporting Newsgathering, writing and story production

Newsgathering Sources of News Sources of News Wire, other media, what about the Internet? Wire, other media, what about the Internet? Beats, beat check, futures file, furnished Beats, beat check, futures file, furnished Staff reporters, stringers, tips Staff reporters, stringers, tips Elements of News Elements of News Timeliness, proximity, prominence, conflict, human interest Timeliness, proximity, prominence, conflict, human interest Types of news Types of news Hard, soft, investigative, features # Hard, soft, investigative, features #

Newsgathering How do you collect news information? How do you collect news information? Interviews – facts and sound bites Interviews – facts and sound bites From whom do you collect information? From whom do you collect information? Experts, those involved, people once removed, MOS Experts, those involved, people once removed, MOS Bias, gatekeeping, and personal agendas Bias, gatekeeping, and personal agendas Legal concerns Legal concerns Recording conversations, libel, privacy, trespass, police interference Recording conversations, libel, privacy, trespass, police interference Ethical concerns Ethical concerns Personal versus organizational Personal versus organizational Get the story at any expense? Get the story at any expense? Where do you draw the line? Where do you draw the line? Social responsibility or libertarian? # Social responsibility or libertarian? #

Newsgathering Libel Libel About, published, damage, negligence, actual malice About, published, damage, negligence, actual malice Tort law Tort law Two things it cost the media Two things it cost the media Lose case / win appeal Lose case / win appeal Lawsuit process Lawsuit process Privacy Privacy Appropriation, private facts, intrusion, false light Appropriation, private facts, intrusion, false light Trespassing Trespassing Civil and criminal Civil and criminal Apparent authority Apparent authority Limited invitation Limited invitation Lawful orders Lawful orders

Writing Tell what you know and what you dont know Tell what you know and what you dont know Who, what, when, where, why, how Who, what, when, where, why, how And the So what? And the So what? Conversational Conversational Active voice, present tense verbs; write as people talkcontractions, word choices Active voice, present tense verbs; write as people talkcontractions, word choices Personal Personal you ; relationship to peoples lives you ; relationship to peoples lives Sensationalism? versus creative wording Sensationalism? versus creative wording Practice conserving words Practice conserving words Write to the pictures in TV – nat sound use # Write to the pictures in TV – nat sound use #

TV News Stories Reader Reader VO VO Vo-Sot, VO-bite, VSV, reader-sot, etc. Vo-Sot, VO-bite, VSV, reader-sot, etc. Package Package B-roll --2-shots, reactions shots, cutaways, cut-ins, sequences B-roll --2-shots, reactions shots, cutaways, cut-ins, sequences voice overs, stand ups, sound bites voice overs, stand ups, sound bites Length and content of segments # Length and content of segments #

Producing a VO Anchor on camera lead? Anchor on camera lead? Length of story? Length of story? Length of shots? Length of shots? Nat sound on b-roll Nat sound on b-roll Matching pictures to VO Matching pictures to VO Pad at the end # Pad at the end #

Producing a VO-SOT Anchor on camera? Anchor on camera? Length of VO Length of VO Rolling sound bite -- one tape or A/B Rolling sound bite -- one tape or A/B SB length and content SB length and content VO after sound bite VO after sound bite Reader bite / VSV / Reader bite VO Reader bite / VSV / Reader bite VO Pad on tape 1 and tape 2 Pad on tape 1 and tape 2 Pad if anchor follows SB Pad if anchor follows SB No reporter on these # No reporter on these #

Producing a package Reporter VO after anchor lead-in Reporter VO after anchor lead-in VO / SB / VO / SU / VO / 2-shot / VO VO / SB / VO / SU / VO / 2-shot / VO Length of VO segments Length of VO segments Length of sound bites Length of sound bites Number of sound bites Number of sound bites Writing to the picture, not chronological Writing to the picture, not chronological Length of the package # Length of the package #

Live Shot Basics People involved People involved Feed to station Feed to station Live truck safety Live truck safety VO / VO-SOT / PKG. VO / VO-SOT / PKG. Scene scan, live interview Scene scan, live interview Sony Sandwich Sony Sandwich Anchor debrief Anchor debrief Reasons, and over use # Reasons, and over use #

Handling New Media Staff at TV station (options) Staff at TV station (options) Mobile media Mobile media Lifestyles today – Info-snacking Lifestyles today – Info-snacking Web sites – newspaper and video Web sites – newspaper and video Citizen Journalists / Rocketboom, YouTube Citizen Journalists / Rocketboom, YouTube Interactive News Story Interactive News Story Bloggers, Newspapers, Profits issues Bloggers, Newspapers, Profits issues ### ###