BN - Unraveling the Components of Broadcast News (Lesson)

Unraveling the Components of Broadcast News

Introduction:

Every day we are inundated with a variety of news shows, some for entertainment and some truly enlightening and factual. These shows could share celebrity gossip, late-breaking news, feel good morning shows, or specialty shows such as sports or weather. Let’s break down some of the different types of news stories, and how they are created regardless of the genre of the news show.

Unraveling the Components of Broadcast News

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Regardless of whether you are a sports caster, news reporter, or anchor, these different types of reports apply. When broadcasting you need to make sure that you use the proper camera and camera shots. Editing will also play a huge part in some of the segments such as the sports highlights.

Review:

One factor that must be considered is the idea of fake news, and how to avoid it when creating your news show. How many times have you been on your social media apps, and you have been saturated with some fake news that was so ridiculous but everyone was in a media craze spreading it around? Watch the video, Five Ways to Identify Fake News, to learn ways to ensure news is real and not fake. Access it by clicking on the book icon in the menu above.

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