1. Actuality (Act)
Audio material recorded on location. In news programmes it is usually someone speaking and
lasts for 10 to 20 seconds. People outside radio often call it a sound bite. In TV it is called sync.
Alt tag
Words that appear when you hover the cursor over a picture that describe the picture.
Aston
It’s a video
Atmos (Atmosphere)
Background noise recorded on location. In TV this is often called actuality.
Byline
A line that indicates who wrote a story.
Caption
A sentence underneath a picture explaining what it is.
Chroma-key
A process which allows you to film a presenter in front of a blank screen and add in different
pictures behind, making it look as though they are somewhere else. It is sometimes called
greenscreen or bluescreen.
Contacts book
The place journalists keep the names, addresses and phone numbers of the people they meet and
speak to.
Correspondent
A journalist who is an expert in a particular subject who reports on that kind of news.
Cubicle
A room next to the studio where the technical team work to put the programme on air.
Deadline
The time by which a journalist must finish their report.
Debrief
A meeting after the programme during which everyone involved discusses how the programme
went, what worked, what didn't work and what to do differently next time.
Disco (Discussion)
The abbreviation for a discussion in the studio.

2. Donut
It's an interview on location in which the presenter in the studio hands over to the presenter on
location.
Edit suite
A room full of computers where the sound and video and visual material is assembled or edited.
Effects (FX)
The abbreviation for sound effects.
File
To send a report back from a location.
Float
The name for a series of pictures when a presenter is talking or interviewing a guest but they
cannot be seen on the screen.
Gallery
A room next to the studio where the technical team work to put the programme on air.
Graphics (GFX)
These are the words, diagrams, maps etc that appear on screen.
Log
A list of the recorded pictures and words usually compiled as the material is field.
Name super
A caption on screen.
News Agency
An organisation set up to provide news material to many journalists.
News agency wires
The latest news stories fed into a computer system.
News belt
A round-up of short news stories.
News In Brief (NIB)
Short stories displayed on a website or broadcast on TV or radio.
Out Of Vision (OOV)
The name for a shot when a presenter is talking but you can't see them on the screen.
Panel
The vision mixing equipment in a TV gallery.

3. Picture feeds
Video that has been provided by news agencies which media organisations.
Prospects
A list of possible stories.
Running order
The order the stories appear on the programme.
Running to time
A report or programme is "running to time" if it's on target to finish at a certain time.
Rushes
Video film that requires editing.
Scoop
An exclusive story that no-one else has reported.
Shoot
A reporter who accompanies a camera operator to film a report is "on a shoot."
Shorthand
A written language used by journalists to note down everything a person says at top speed.
Slug
A key word which sums up the news story.
Sound On Tape (SOT)
Recorded sound.It is generally referred to as SOT when it follows an Out Of Vision.
Still
A photograph or graphic.
Sting
A bit of music or sound used to punctuate the programme.
Storyboard
A set of drawings or diagrams showing the shots that will make
up a TV report or feature.
Style
Rules about language and presentation you must stick to when broadcasting.
Stock footage
Shots of common events used to help tell a story. It is often called library material.

4. Titles
Titles mark the start and end of a programme.
Trail
A short advertisement for an item coming up later on the programme.
Transmission (Tx)
The time and date when the programme is broadcast.
Voice over (VO)
A shot in which a presenter talks over a video clip to explain to the audience what is going on.
Vox pops
A type of short interview where members of the public are stopped at random and asked a
question. Vox pop is short for vox populi, a Latin phrase which means "voice of the people".
Video Tape (VT)
VT is still used to refer to all video, whether it's on tape or digital.