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Course Content
Brief history of TV News, how technology changed all (BBC)
What compromises a TV studio (BBC)
The News Team
The Reporters
The Glue
The Techies
Quotes from famous Journalists: Food for Thought
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Recap
How the technology of television has changed
1) Hand-drawn maps and graphics (0.26)
2) Laboriously processed news film (0.28)
3) 1920 switch from film to video (0.38)
4) Early 80’s hand held electronic camera (don’t need to process
can edit in the field)
5) Satellites replaced by internet, broadband and smart phones
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The News Team: The Reporters
News Anchor Faces of the news, before they can
anchor they are first veteran
journalist. They don’t only look
pretty on camera but also do the
gritty work, chasing stories, editing
and writing stories, etc.
Reporters Work on stories of the day as well as
investigative stories. They research
news tips and cover breaking news.
Watch dogs of the community
Sports Reporters Generally will go to live events and
conduct interviews. They decide and
monitor what is happening in local,
national and international sports.
Weather Most weather announcers are trained
meteorologist. Job involves analyzing
weather patterns and environment
reports and reporting them
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The News Team: The Glue
Director Responsible for how the show looks on
air. Supervise the graphics, newsbreaks
and direct the show.
Executive Producer The commander. He/she oversees news
assignments.. They also manage the
programing for network and local shows for
TV, radio and web.
Assignment Producer Assigned reporters and camera for stories.
Manage how stories appear online and how
they will be managed throughout the day.
Work with show producers and help set
priorities
Newsroom Production Coordinator Responsible for working with the Assignment
Desk to coordinate and shoot Studio and
Newsroom hits for local and network shows.
They are also responsible for ensuring all
equipment is working. They greet guests and
inform the assignment desk. As well, they are
responsible for moving cameras for the show,
and the weather hits, as well as moving set
pieces
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The News Team: The Techies
Videographer/cameraman Operates the camera. Shoots footage
on location, live hits and in studio.
Also do some field editing
Graphics Responsible for the story graphics, may
run the teleprompter and camera as well
Switcher Responsible to provide back-up for the
director and ensue the graphics are in
place for each show and that the show is
perfectly timed
Audio In charge of audio levels
Lighting director Responsible for making sure the lighting
in the studio is working and in place
For more info: http://www.cbc.ca/bc/newsday/newsteam.html
12. + Food for thought:
A lot of compelling stories in the world
aren't being told, and the fact that
people don't know about them
compounds the suffering
The world reacts very strangely to
people they see on TV, and I can
begin to understand how anchor
monsters are made. If you're not
careful, you can become used to
being treated as though you're
special and begin to expect it. For a
reporter, that's the kiss of death.
Anderson Hays Cooper
American journalist, author, and
television personality. He is the primary
anchor of the CNN news show Anderson
Cooper 360°
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Food for thought:
The best education I have
ever received was through
travel.
There's so much grey to
every story - nothing is so
black and white.
At the end of the day, TV is
supposed to be
entertaining. But it's
important for me that there's
some take-away value from
it.
Lisa Ling
an American journalist, television
presenter, and author. She is currently the
host of This is Life with Lisa Ling on CNN.
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Food for thought:
They take journalism really
seriously because they know the
force that it is and can be.
If we have no respect for our
viewers, then how can we have
any respect for ourselves and what
we do?
Because if we the storytellers don't
do this, then the bad people will
win.
Christiane Amanpour,
British-Iranian journalist and television
host. Amanpour is the Chief
International Correspondent for CNN
and host of CNN International's nightly
interview program Amanpour.
Editor's Notes
How the technology of television has changed
Hand-drawn maps and graphics (0.26)
Laboriously processed news film (0.28)
1920 switch from film to video (0.38)
Early 80’s hand held electronic camera (don’t need to process can edit in the field)
Satellites replaced by internet, broadband and smart phones
“What matters is the people really not he machinery.”—Martin Bell (Former BBC correspondent)
“What matters is the people really not he machinery.”—Martin Bell (Former BBC correspondent)
Hand out the hand out to the children about the news team
