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LECTURE-WORKSHOP FOR UMT E-MEDIA.

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Radio News Reporting

What is NEWS?

The dog bites a man.The dog bites a man.A man bites a dog.A man bites a dog.

What is NEWS?

•News is a report of information about recent events or happenings.

•Brief Summary of days stories.

EXPLANATION

In the UK, the brief news summary is known as news bulletin.

In the US the bulletin may refer to the one item snap of breaking news. In UK parlance that would be known as newsflash.

Selection of News Items

Objectivity

Impartiality

Professionalism.

Elements of News

• Timeliness (Suitability)• Prominence (Distinction)• Proximity (immediacy• Novelty (innovation)• Significance (Importance)• Impact (Consequence)

Elements of News

• Conflict (Clash)• Expedition (Suspense)• Concentration (Human Interest)• Development (Progress)• WitWit (Humour)(Humour)

EXERCISELook for a partner who’s not verynot very

close/familiar to you.InterviewInterview each other.Determine something newsworthynewsworthy of the

person you are talking with.Write a 3 to 5-paragraph newsnews about your

partner.PresentationPresentation of your news.

News Process

News Gathering

Reporting

News Writing/Reporting

News Presentation

News GatheringSources Of News Production System

ReportersThe wire copy and News agenciesDespatchesPress ReleasesNews Conferences.DGPR

News Gathering

PIDNetwork and pooling SchemePoliticiansFeeds From Foreign correspondenceFreelancer Contributors/ Stringers/ Tip OffsPressure Groups: Tip Offs.

News Gathering

Events and the Emergency Services: Police, Fire Brigade and Government and voluntary ambulances services.

Monitoring Reports: (Material from interactive social media):

Facebook, Blogs, internet Press Exposure, Google, AOL, Webcast, Podcast..

Internet free library / Free press internetTeletext.

News ProcessNews WritingWriting

Determine the focus sentenceDetermine the focus sentence Radio News Script Radio News Script format Writing the Writing the lead paragraph News Story Form and OrganizationNews Story Form and Organization

• Inverted Inverted Pyramid vs. Square Format vs. Square Format• Importance of ScriptImportance of Script• Cardinal Rule in Writing for RadioCardinal Rule in Writing for Radio

Cebuano News Writing/ReportingCebuano News Writing/ReportingNews Presentation/Reporting

News Process

News WritingWriting Determine the focus sentenceDetermine the focus sentence

• It helps you decide what you must includemust include.• It helps you decide what you can leave can leave

outout.• It helps you decide what order to set out

the facts to lead the listenerto lead the listener through the story logically.

• It sums up the essentials of your story in one sentenceone sentence that answers these three questions: WhoWho, WhatWhat, and WhyWhy?

Focus Sentence

Examples:Examples:Ahmad teaches Writing for Radio

because he wants journalists to tell compelling radio stories.

People in Lahore are planning to march this evening because they want immediate end of load shedding in entire area.

Focus Sentence

Examples:Examples:Former Philippine President Joseph

Estrada seeks full media coverage of the trial of his cases to inform the public of the status of his case.

Giant broadcasting network ABS-CBN has vowed to remain free from government’s censorship especially during the times when the public needs most of the information.

Focus SentenceFocus: Indonesian authorities are speeding up the Focus: Indonesian authorities are speeding up the

naming of all of its islands to prepare the country naming of all of its islands to prepare the country in territorial disputes resolution.in territorial disputes resolution.

Indonesia islands/morning prime News/ March 8, 2006

The United Nations has asked Indonesia to speed up the naming of all of its islands.

Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Freddy Numberi says the country has until 2007 to submit the names to the U-N.

Freddy says barely half of the more than 17-thousand islands in Indonesia have been named.

Focus Sentence

He said local authorities are now being tasked to name their respective islands rather than wait for the Ministry of Home Affairs to do it.

Freddy warned that the delay in naming the islands will jeopardize Indonesia’s claim over these islands before an international forum.

Other countries have also claims over some of the islands.

Freddy is optimistic Indonesia would be able to submit on time the names of its islands.

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Next: Radio News Script Format

Radio News Script Format

SCRIPT-ONLYSCRIPT-ONLYAfternoon News/March 1, 2005NightClub fire/script-onlyKenneth

Protesters in Buenos Aires are planning another march this evening.

They’re angry at the government over last week’s nightclub fire.

It killed more than 180 people.The protestors are complaining that

authorities let the club operate with locked emergency doors, flammable sound proofing and dangerous overcrowding.


Most of the victims were in their teens. But some were children and babies.

That’s because witnesses say the club operated a makeshift child-care centre.

Yesterday for a second straight day, many protestors marched toward City Hall to call for the mayor to resign for allowing the club to exist.

Police have arrested the owner of the club.The fire is one of Argentina’s worst

disasters [end]


SCRIPT CLIPSCRIPT CLIPAfternoon News/March 1, 2005NightClub fire/script-onlyKenneth

Protesters in Buenos Aires are planning another march this evening.

They’re angry at the government over last week’s nightclub fire.

It killed more than 180 people.The protestors are complaining that authorities let the club operate with

locked emergency doors, flammable sound proofing and dangerous overcrowding.

THE GROUP’S SPOKESMAN—PETER PAN—SAYS IT’S DISGUSTING.

=====================================VOICECLIP: PETER PAN (:15 secs.)

CUE IN : WE’RE DISGUSTED BY THE ACTIONS OF CITY HALL…

CUE OUT : …HEADS IN CITY HALL MUST ROLL.====================================


SPOKESMAN OF THE PROTESTORS—PETER PAN—TALKING TO REPORTER KENNETH GALANO…

Most of the victims were in their teens. But some were children and babies.

That’s because witnesses say the club operated a makeshift child-care center.

Yesterday for a second straight day, many protestors marched toward City Hall to call for the mayor to resign for allowing the club to exist.

Police have arrested the owner of the club.The fire is one of Argentina’s worst

disasters.


WRAP/VOICE REPORTWRAP/VOICE REPORTAfternoon News/March 1, 2005NightClub fire/script-onlyKenneth

Protesters in Buenos Aires are planning another march this evening TO CALL FOR THE MAYOR’S RESIGNATION…

KENNETH GALANO HAS THIS REPORT FROM CITY HALL…=====================================VOICE REPORT: NIGHTCLUB FIRE/KENNETH (1:00min)

CUE IN: They’re angry at the government over… CUE OUT: The fire is one of Argentina’s worst disasters.

Kenneth Galano reporting from City Hall.

=====================================KENNETH GALANO REPORTING FROM CITY HALL…

next

Lead Paragraph


Protesters in Buenos Aires are planning another march Protesters in Buenos Aires are planning another march this this evening TO CALL FOR THE MAYOR’S RESIGNATION…evening TO CALL FOR THE MAYOR’S RESIGNATION…





Lead Paragraph


Protesters in Buenos Aires are planning another march are planning another march this this evening TO CALL FOR THE MAYOR’S RESIGNATION…evening TO CALL FOR THE MAYOR’S RESIGNATION…





Who?

Lead Paragraph

WRAP/VOICE REPORTWRAP/VOICE REPORTAfternoon News/March 1, 2005Night Club fire/script-onlyKenneth

Protesters in Buenos Aires are are planning another march this this evening TO CALL FOR THE MAYOR’S RESIGNATION…evening TO CALL FOR THE MAYOR’S RESIGNATION…





Who? What?

Lead Paragraph


Protesters in Buenos Aires are are planning another march this evening TO CALL FOR THE MAYOR’S RESIGNATION… TO CALL FOR THE MAYOR’S RESIGNATION…





Who? What?

When?

Lead Paragraph


Protesters in Buenos Aires are are planning another march this evening TO CALL FOR THE MAYOR’S RESIGNATION……




=====================================KENNETH GALANO REPORTING FROM CITY

HALL…

Next: News Story Form and Organization

Who? What?

When? Why?

News Story Form & Organization

Inverted Pyramid Inverted Pyramid

most important facts

supporting details

additional details

more details

News Story Form & Organization

Square Format

story lead

fact 2 and detail

fact 3 and detail

rounding off

Ending Your Story

Summary Ending

Climax Ending

Stinger

Un-ending

Ending Your Story

Summary EndingSummary EndingLike the summary lead, the summary

ending wraps up the story with the most important facts.

Ex.:Ex.: Yesterday for a second straight day, many

protestors marched toward City Hall to call for the mayor to resign for allowing the club to exist.

Police have arrested the owner of the club.The fire is one of Argentina’s worst disasters.

Ending Your Story

Climax EndingClimax EndingThe writer focuses in the peak of the

event, ironically creating an anti-climatic effect in the reader.

Ex.:Ex.: What finally brought down the seemingly

indestructible monument to penal abuse was a footage videotaped last month of guards clubbing naked prisoners. President Ernesto Perez Balladares chose Dec. 10, International Human Rights Day, to blow up what a grafitto called the ANTECHAMBER OF HELL. Sighed hotdog vendor, Pablo Rodriguez: “Too much suffering, too much disgrace. It’s finally over.”

Ending Your Story

Stinger EndingStinger Ending

The writer ends with something totally unsuspected by the reader.

Ex.:Ex.:

And so Ramon, the shy and lovable Ramon, ended up to be the vicious rapist hunted for in at least three states.

Ending Your Story

Un-endingUn-endingThis type of ending purposely ends on a

limb, creating suspense and interest in a follow up.

Ex.:Ex.: Informants are often reluctant to come forward,

whether out of fear, loyalty or a general aversion to getting involved, and this case has provided its own reasons for tipsters to be wary. Many sources who gave the FBI information on Jewell, ranging from his work history to his living habits, must be wondering today if the leads they provided helped keep the investigation focused in a probably innocent man. Still, the FBI is hoping that popular interest in seeing the real bomber punished and the lure of a $500,000 bounty, will keep those calls and photos coming.

News Sentence Structure

Passive sentencesPassive sentences Follows the Object-Verb-Subject agreement Example: O V SO V S

A man was bitten by the dog.

Active sentencesActive sentences Follows the Subject-Verb-Object agreement Example: S V OS V O

The dog bites a man.

Importance of Script

It ensures smooth continuity of the It ensures smooth continuity of the programprogram

Smooth flow of things from beginning to end Avoidance of “dead air” Keeps from saying anything irrelevant

It aids in proper program timingIt aids in proper program timing Ensures program not to go overtime or undertime It approximates the total program length

Importance of Script

It ensures accuracy of informationIt ensures accuracy of information Written facts are far better than be dependent on the

announcer’s memory. Summarizes facts in magazines, books or pieces of

paper

It helps in presenting information in an It helps in presenting information in an organized mannerorganized manner

Guides in discussing information in a logical order.

The Cardinal Rule in Writing for Radio

IT’S SPOKEN IT’S SPOKEN (“Write for the ear, not for (“Write for the ear, not for the eye”)the eye”)

Think it, say it, then write! Use contractions Change complex words to simpler ones Punctuate for sound Avoid sound clashes Provide a pronunciation guide

CONTRACTIONSNo ContractionsNo Contractions

I will

It is She is

He would not Dalan Sumala Gikawatan og

Using ContractionsUsing Contractions I’ll It’s She’s He wouldn’t Da’an Suma’a Gikawata’g

COMPLEX WORDS

Complex WordsComplex Words1.Nictitate2.Halitosis3.Monosodium

Glutamate4.Law of Supply and

Demand

Simple WordsSimple Words1.Wink2.Bad breath3.Seasoning or Vetsin4.Increase in demand

PUNCTUATE FOR SOUND

!! – indicates inflection—something to emphasize.

?? - signifies questions

/,…/,… - indicate pause

- in a happy mood

AVOID SOUND CLASHES

Avoid alliterations—repetitionrepetition of the initial initial soundsound of nearby words or syllables.

Wilma and William watched the window

washers walk with Walter.

Avoid Sound Clashes

Be careful of sibilantsibilant (s,z,sh,zh,ch,j) and popping popping (b, p) sounds

She saw some shiny shells shimmering on

the shore while she sat sipping her champagne.

Bobby blew and blew some big, bright

blue bubbles.

Avoid Sound Clashes

Watch out for tongue twisterstongue twisters.

Thirty thrifty rural residents rented thirty-three tricycles.

Sherry Sue sure showed some spirit

studying Statistics she’s taking this summer.

Ang relo ni Roy Royal.

Avoid Sound Clashes

Avoid repeating wordsrepeating words or using words that have the same sound.

The local building was built by a local builder.

Pronunciation Guide

It is important not to mispronounce names of persons, places or things

Antilles (An-til-lezAn-til-lez) Pneumonia (noo-mo-nianoo-mo-nia) Tawo (taw’taw’)

Pronunciation Guide

Break down scientific and technical terms that are difficult to read.

Extraterritoriality (ex-tra-ter-ri-to-ria-li-ex-tra-ter-ri-to-ria-li-tyty)

Deoxyribonucleic acid (deo-xy-ri-bo-nuc-deo-xy-ri-bo-nuc-lic acidlic acid)

Cebuano Journalism

Sentence Structure:Sentence Structure:

S V OS V O

I am going to the Carbon Market. Ako moadto sa Carbon Market.

V S OV S O

Moadto ko sa Carbon Market

News ProcessNews GatheringNews WritingNews Presentation/ReportingPresentation/Reporting

Live ReportsLive Reports• Scripts, Outline, Raw NotesScripts, Outline, Raw Notes• Live interviews (Expert, M-O-T-S)Live interviews (Expert, M-O-T-S)

Canned ReportsCanned Reports• Pre-recorded in tape or CD/USB stickPre-recorded in tape or CD/USB stick

NewscastingNewscasting• Anchors read scripts most of the timeAnchors read scripts most of the time• Ad libs are not permitted unless there are technical Ad libs are not permitted unless there are technical

problems.problems.

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