broadcast basics Broadcast Basics News Terms and Jargon

broadcast basics Terms and Jargon Television reporters know and use many terms These terms will be used in class, and you WILL need to know them Each member of our news team will need to pass a terms and jargon test to complete the broadcast basics unit

broadcast basics Anchor The person hosting a newscast

broadcast basics Sound Bite or Bite A recorded comment from a news source, usually audio and video

broadcast basics Audio Sound heard on TV

broadcast basics Video Images seen on TV

broadcast basics Natural Sound (nat sound) Sounds recorded to capture the flavor of a news scene – birds singing, crowds cheering, planes landing, kids playing

broadcast basics Script A combination of anchor intros, lead-ins, toss’, etc.

broadcast basics Anchor Intro (Lead-in) The lead, read by an anchor, that introduces a reporter’s package

broadcast basics Tag (Sign-Off) The closing line where reporters say their name and station Lois Lane for Comet TV

broadcast basics Tease A brief headline or promo for an upcoming story

broadcast basics B-roll (Cover) Video images shot at a news scene that are later used to illustrate (or cover) a sound bite or reporters track that was recorded separately – Also very helpful for covering jump cuts

broadcast basics Track The audio recording of a reporter narrating a story

broadcast basics Stand-up A shot of a reporter at a news scene talking into the camera

broadcast basics Package A story that’s prepared by a reporter, usually taped, featuring the reporter’s track, one or more sounds bites and often a stand-up

broadcast basics Toss What’s said as one anchor or reporter hands off to another

broadcast basics VO (voice over) When the anchor speaks over video, or when a reporter narrates over video cover (b-roll)

broadcast basics SOT (sound on tape) A recorded sound bite (usually audio and video) played during a story

broadcast basics Rundown The order in which stories will appear during a newscast

broadcast basics Talking Head A person being interviewed; a dull sound bite of someone just talking