A broadcast journalist relies on a wide range of sources and contacts in the never ending search for 'new news'. The best journalists go and find the stories themselves rather than sitting there and waiting for something. For example, search through UGC or going out and talking to people can help a journalist find the story for themselves. Fisherman (1997) called 'beats' - 'patrolling' much like a police officer on recognised chains of information to supply potential stories with 'News Values', a story has to be exciting and new; though its still news it can still very much so be treated like a drama in the sense that it is still being made to be watched by a viewer. Where to find stories
Primary Sources - Your own direct contacts
- Original sources direct from source material e.g. archive material
- Public Appeals
- Press Releases/Stats/Official Statements
Secondary Sources - Stringers (freelancers)
- Other platforms/media
Developing Your Story
-Copious research needs to be matched with copious note taking, be organised and ensure you keep your contacts and relevant information somewhere you can easily access it.
-Whenever you are delivering information, ensure you attribute the information to reliable sources - simply saying 'allegedly/apparently' is not enough without saying WHERE the information is from
Setting up Your Story
-Just as with the documentary unit, the proof of your journalistic skills is the you try to set your story up to shoot it
-By the time you set it up you should be clear about:
-what your story is
-who is in your story
-where it is
-when it is to be shot
-how you will tell ti
-why you are making the story
Following Up Leads
-the contacts you make in the early stages of research should lead you to the final elements which you will include in your news story
-Inevitably there will be decisions made on the basis of availability, location, cost etc, but bear in mind thesis decisions frame your story for the audience - be sure you are including elements which are a fair and reasonable representation of the facts and stay OBJECTIVE
Television News Story Forms
-5 basic types: 1 - Readers - a short story which the presenter reds out with no video to accompany or any other screen graphics. 2 - OOVs - stories which the presenter reads which also includes video material i.e. the voice over is performed by the presenter live whilst the video plays for all or part of it, adds variety of pace to the newscaster. 3 - OOV/SOT - combination of OOV and SOT - sound on tape, good for varying pace of the programme and allows a more in depth news report, but not as in depth as a full news package. 4 - News package - full formed self contained news pieces, unlike OOVs the news presenter is not involved in the story itself but rather in introducing and wrapping up the story, the reporter takes the lead up on the story.
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