5. What are the features of a news
broadcast?
• Look at page 31-33 of your TB
News broadcast
Presentation of
Opening news stories closing
6. Opening
• Aims to establish connection with viewers
1)Signature tune and logo
2)Self-introduction and greeting by newsreader
3) Overview of top news stories
7. Presentation of news stories
• Each news story may be supported by
graphics, footage and sound bites.
1)Lead – opening words – highlights the
essential facts e.g. who, what, where, when,
why and how
e.g. 3,000 volunteers turned up in full force this
morning to pack relief supplies at the Red
Cross Building for victims of the volcanic
eruption in the Philippines.
8. Presentation of news stories
2) Graphics – information– bar charts, diagrams,
graphs, still images or bullet-point summaries
Aim: provide viewers with a better
understanding.
9. Presentation of news stories
3) Footage – live/pre-recorded images and
sounds from the scene of an event that is being
reported.
Aim: allows viewers to better appreciate the
reported event as they can see exactly what has
happened.
10. Presentation of news stories
4) Sound bites – excerpts of an interview or a
speech.
Aim: provide viewers with information from
eyewitnesses, participants or experts.
11. Closing
1) Recap of the top news stories
2) Closing remarks
3) Signature tune and logo
12. Newsworthy
• A news is only worthy when…..
1)Time: when did the event take place? Did it
happen recently? Or is it ongoing? If it will
take place in the future, is it an important
event? (e.g. the next Olympic Games,
international conventions)
2)Place: Where did the event take place?
Locally/ or it involved locals? Events that take
place in other countries.
13. Newsworthy
• A news is only worthy when…..
3) Effect: Did the event affect or involve many
people? (e.g. natural disaster, or news about
an increase in the price of rice in Singapore
would concern the general public)
4) Uniqueness: Is it an event which is unusual
or unexpected?
14. Watch this video and look at page 34
of your TB
• Video Resource 5.1
16. Evaluation of news broadcasts’
newsworthiness
News story People affected Impact on the Interest Level
masses
SIA flight that faced SIA as a company, Positive outcome of High –
a security scare and passengers of the incident assures Singaporeans and
while travelling the flight Singaporeans and travellers from
from Moscow to travellers from around the world
Singapore around the world would be
that it is safe to fly concerned about
with SIA, as it is how successfully
able to manage SIA manages
security issues security issues and
professionally and whether it is safe to
effectively. fly with the airline,
as it is a credible,
popular and
expensive airline.
17. Evaluation of news broadcasts’
newsworthiness
News story People affected Impact on the Interest Level
masses
A green minivan The people involved This event does not Medium –
was flattened in an in the accidnet, as have a great impact Accidents are quite
accident along well as users of the on the masses, as it common along
West Coast West Coast only affected the highways. However,
Highway, near Pasir Highway at the time people involved in this particular one
Panjang Centre of the accident. the accident and is interesting as the
around noon. users of the minivan was
highway at that flattened. It is also
time. interesting to note
that another
vehicle tried to
squeeze through
which resulted in
another accident
and more jams.
18. Find a partner
• Watch Resource 5.2 – look at page 35 of your
TB – Fill in the table.
19. Exercise 1
News Story People affected Impact on the Interest Level
masses
Police have The goldsmith shop The public is High – People living
arrested a man who assured that the in Singapore would
allegedly robbed a robber is no longer be concerned about
goldsmith shop of a threat to their issues pertaining to
$300,000 worth of safety national security.
jewellery.
A research team Surgeons, doctors, If the result of the Medium –
from NUS is researchers, research is positive, Singaporeans are
studying the patients requiring patients requiring generally
potential of tissue transplant tissue transplants concerned about
growing tissues that will benefit from a the quality of
can be stored and shorter operation healthcare available
used as needed procedure. in Singapore.
20. Exercise 1
News Story People affected Impact on the Interest Level
masses
Retailers in malls The retailers This does not have Low – the story is
affected by the much impact on the only of general
Formula One road masses as it only interest to the
closures say they affected the public
saw a dip in retailers in those
shopper-traffic over malls.
the weekend.
Do you agree with the way the news have been
sequenced?
21. Why are we studying this?
• Helps you to write an interesting and
newsworthy report.
• Helps you to include important details and
know how they can be arranged in your news
report.
