1. JOU 2312
REPORTING AND WRITING
FOR TV AND RADIO
PROFESSOR MICHAEL RIZZO
DIRECTOR, JOURNALISM PROGRAM
DIVISION OF MASS COMMUNICATION
COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
AUGUST 27, 2020
2. LAST CLASS AUGUST 24, 2020
INTRODUCTION
COURSE OUTLINE REVIEW
SURVEY
BEGIN CHAPTER OVERVIEW OF COURSE
CONTENT
JOU 2312
REPORTING AND WRITING
FOR TV AND RADIO
3. TODAY
CHANGES IN NEWS COVERAGE
BEGIN CHAPTER 11
JOU 2312
REPORTING AND WRITING
FOR TV AND RADIO
7. CHANGING VALUES
“…ACCURACY IS DECLINING DUE IN PART
TO THE SPEED OF PRODUCING NEWS AND
TO SOCIAL MEDIA.”
OBJECTIVITY
[REPORTERS] WERE SUPPOSED TO TRY TO
BE NEUTRAL IN THEIR REPORTING…“NOW,
ABOUT HALF OF ALL STORIES ARE
SOMETHING ELSE: A REPORT THAT TRIES
TO EXPLAIN WHY, NOT JUST WHAT.”
8. Chapter 11
WRITING TIPS
FIRST – THINK!
WHAT AND HOW CAN I REPORT A
TV NEWS STORY THAT WILL MAKE
THE AUDIENCE WANT TO WATCH
AND CARE ABOUT MY STORY?
9. WHAT DO I NEED TO TELL AND SHOW?
HOW CAN I SHOW WHAT IT MEANS?
AM I EXPLAINING WHERE THE
INFORMATION IS COMING FROM?
HAVE I STARTED OFF WITH A BANG?
AM I USING SOUND AS MUCH AS I CAN?
AM I USING GOOD SOUNDBITES?
DID I END THE STORY MEMORABLY?
10. WHAT DO THESE MEAN?
GUILLOTINE THE GIMMES
WRITE TO THE CORNERS
BOUNCE THE BABBLE
12. ACTIVE:
POLICE ARREST A SUSPECT IN A
STRING OF QUEENS ROBBERIES.
PASSIVE: A SUSPECT WAS
ARRESTED BY POLICE.
PASSIVE: A SUSPECT HAS BEEN
ARRESTED.
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15. VO (VOH) IS A VOICE-OVER, A STORY
THAT THE ANCHOR READS OVER
PICTURES BUT WITHOUT ANY
SOUNDBITES.
VO-SOT OR VO/SOT OR JUST VOSOT
(VOH-SOT) IS A VOICE-OVER WHERE
THE ANCHOR READS THE STORY AND
THEN A SOUNDBITE (A SOT WHICH
STANDS FOR SOUND ON TAPE) COMES
AFTER THE VO.
16. WHAT’S A SOT-VO?
THE SOUNDBITE IS PLAYED FIRST AND
THEN THE ANCHOR READS
INFORMATION WHILE VIDEO IS SHOWN
ABOUT THE STORY.
WHAT’S A VO-SOT-VO?
ANCHOR READS NEWS SCRIPT WHILE
VIDEO IS PLAYING FOLLOWED BY A
SOUNDBITE FOLLOWED BY MORE
VIDEO AND ANCHOR READING
17. TYPICALLY VOs RUN :15 OR :30
TYPICALLY VOSOTs OR
VO-SOT-VOs RUN :45 or 1:00
18. DON’TS:
DON’T TRY TO MATCH THE
VIDEO EXACTLY TO THE SCRIPT
DON’T REPEAT WHAT’S SAID IN
THE SOUNDBITE AS YOUR
INTRODUCTION TO THE
SOUNDBITE
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23. ASSIGNMENT FOR AUGUST 31, 2020
READ MORE IN CHAPTER 1 OF THE
TEXTBOOK FROM PAGES 216 BEGINNING
(WITH BROADCAST STYLE) TO THE TOP
OF PAGE 225
BE PREPARED TO APPLY THE KEY CONCEPTS
FROM THOSE PAGES.
24. ASSIGNMENT FOR AUGUST 31, 2020
USE THE TWO COLUMN TV NEWS
SCRIPT TEMPLATE AND WRITE A :30
VO FOR THE STORY POSTED IN
BLACKBOARD.
YOU WILL FIND THE STORY UNDER
THE ASSIGNMENTS TAB
UPLOAD YOUR FINISHED VERSION AS
A PDF DOCUMENT ONLY