This document analyzes and summarizes radio news stories from three different stations - Isle of Wight Radio, Radio 1 Newsbeat, and Wave 105. It notes whether each story contains audio clips or is just read by the newsreader. For Isle of Wight Radio, it finds that around half of the nine stories contain audio clips of voices, while the others are read without audio. Radio 1 Newsbeat similarly has some stories with audio clips while others are read without. Wave 105 has varying formats, with one story containing multiple audio clips and others being read without audio elements.

1. Radio news research table
Isle of Wight Radio
What can you hear? Context Additional notes
Jingle*
News reader intro
No Bed*
The newsreader introduces
themselves and the time before
reading the news.
Male newsreader, formaltone,
serious voice, quite slowed paced
and clear.
Story 1
Stab*
In story 1 they use a cue and
voicer piece of audio.
Story 1 is about the Isle of Wight
council, the audio sounds like he is
outside. Male voice, formaltone.
Story 2 Story 2 does not contain any
audio so this is a copy story read
by the newsreader.
Story 2 is about a teenager arrested
for robbery, however there was no
audio for this story.
Story 3
Stab*
In story 3 they use a cue and
wrap which contains several
voices and opinions.
Story 3 is about cancer, in the
audio there are several female
voices which are clear.
Story 4 Story 4 contained a cue and clip
piece of audio.
Story 4 is about striking junior
doctors, in this audio there is a
male voice which is also quite slow
but easy to understand.
Story 5 Story 5 contained a cue and clip
piece of audio.
Story 5 is about a flooded river, in
the audio there was a female voice
which was also quite slow paced.
Story 6
Stab*
There was no audio in story 6 so
this story is also a copy story.
Story 6 is about floodingon the
Isle of Wight, however there was
no audio for this story.
Story 7 Story 7 is a copy story as it does
not contain any audio and is only
read out by the newsreader.
Story 7 was about Asylum seekers
this story didn’t include audio
either.
Story 8 Story 8 is a copy story which
also doesn’t have any audio.
Story 8 is about prosecutors in
France this story also had no audio
attached.
Story 9 Story 9 is a cue and clip piece of
audio.
Story 9 was about sports news in
the audio was a male voice which
is slowed paced and clear.

2. Radio 1 newsbeat
What can you hear? Context Additional notes
Jingle*
Bed*
Headline
Stab*
Male newsreader, no introduction
straight to headlines.
Story 1 Story 1 was a cue and voicer
which was set indoors.
Story 1 is about a chlamydia
screening for every different
partner, the audio had a male voice
which was quick and clear.
Story 2
Stab*
There was no audio in story 2 so
this is a copy story.
Story 2 was about killed soldiers
this story had no audio attached.
Story 3 Story 3 is also a copy story
which the newsreader reads.
Story 3 is about a stabbing which
had no audio.
Story 4 Story 4 is a copy story as it had
no audio.
Story 4 is about political Facebook
messages which had no audio
included.
Story 5 Story 5 is also a copy story. Story 5 is about illegal downloads
which also had no audio.
Story 6 Story 6 is also a copy story
which is only read out by the
newsreader.
Story 6 is sports news about
Wayne Rooney which also had no
audio.
Wave 105
What can you hear? Context Additional notes
Jingle*
No bed*/Stab* There is a male reader but there is
no newsreader intro.
Story 1
Back-anno*
In story 1 they use a cue and clip
piece of audio however they use
different ones in the same story
as it is quite long.
Story 1 is about cancelled hospital
appointments which includes piece
of audio.
Story 2 Story 2 didn’t include any audio
so is a copy story.
Story 2 is about terroristattacks
which did not include any audio.
Story 3 Story 3 is also a copy story. Story 3 is about women fled to the
UK.
Story 4 Story 4 is a copy story. Story 4 is about creating a new
building which had no audio.
Story 5 Story 5 had a cue and voicer
piece of audio.
Story 5 is about David Bowie’s
death which had a piece of audio.