NOCTI 9

Character Generator

A ____ covers soft news stories that are connected to current events.

Sound on Tape

Full Screen Graphic

True or False? Personality features are interviews with newsmakers, such as politicians or celebrities

A story an anchor reads aloud from the teleprompter and that is not accompanied by video.

Document that presents the organization of stories and sequence of a newscast in written form.

True or False? A package is a complete, stand-alone unit that can be inserted into a live program at any point

weakening, tiring

Due to media convergence, reporters need to write stories for television and story text for __.

identification with the feelings of others

Which of the following is an example of an outro?

Over the Shoulder Graphic

Reporters generally work ____ stories for each newscast.

True or False? An “IRC” is a direct line of communication between the producer and the news anchors

Voiceover

True or False? If a reporter cannot do a stand-up from a news location, find a location that looks similar.

True or False? Scripts for a voiceover should be single-spaced to save paper.

Unscripted conversation by two anchors between stories is called ____.

True or False? If there is not enough B-roll to fill the package, the reporter should do a stand-up.

True or False? A package that covers hard news or current events is called a feature package.

A story in which the anchor speaks the script while B-roll video is playing is called a ____.

Video Play Back

Which of the following is a common sequence for a local news program?

A reporter’s primary obligation to the audience is to ____.

True or False? Drinking coffee helps newscasters stay hydrated as well as alert.

to imitate, follow an example

True or False? Human interest stories generally are not related to current events

separating, moving in different directions from a particular point

True or False? The anchor’s earpiece carries the audio for the news program as heard by the TV audience.