There are two main types of stories for broadcast writing: news features and breaking news/daily announcements. News features are between 3 to 7 minutes long and discuss past events using a storyboard, while breaking news stories report on current events in short 15 second to 1 minute pieces written for a teleprompter. When writing for broadcast, stories should be conversational, concise, simplify complex ideas, and avoid newspaper-style writing conventions. Writers should also research information, avoid scaring viewers, and not characterize the news.