Intro to Broadcast News Vocabulary

A(n) ____________ is a person who presents news during a news program on the television, on the radio or on the Internet.

Usually the Weather person stands in front of the ___________ _____________ so we, the viewer can see a map or graphic.

What does SOT stand for?

What does it mean?

• Sound on Tape. Recorded audio from one source to another.

• Source on Talent. Light on your Talent/Anchor.

• Space on Talent. Space from the camera to the Talent/Anchor.

• Sound on Turntable. Sound coming from a Turntable.

Who is in charge of putting the cameras in focus, making sure the framing is correct, and the camera are running properly?

• Anchor

• Switcher

• Camera Person

• Graphics

Tell me the difference between Paraphrasing and Summarizing.

Narration over images or video is called a(n) ___________ _____________.

ENG is when you gather information from different sources. What does ENG stand for?

• Electronic News Group

• Electronic News Gathering

• Eels Nemo Grouper

• Electric Neon Guitar

Citations in video are called ____________.

The ____________ _____________ is in charge of the people in the control room and gives commands to the _____________ ____________ who is in the studio who is in charge of the people the studio.

• Technical Director, Control Board

• Sound Engineer, Technical Director

• Technical Director, Floor Director

• Mission Control, Camera Person

The teleprompter operator ask you for your script or _______.