Broadcast Journalism

Information people want to know, information they should know, or information they need to know.

• reporter track

• evergreen

• news

• soft lead

What type of news story contains information viewers may find interesting, but is not necessarily information they need to know?

• Soft News

• Angle

• Close

• Hard News

Type of news story that contains information that viewers need to have immediately; characterized by seriousness and timeliness.

• Soft News

• Mainstream Media

• Non-Mainstream Media

• Hard News

Television news programming that is expected to provide a fair and unbiased presentation of facts, without any particular viewpoints.

• Evergreen

• Hard lead

• Mainstream Media

• Close

A story that is appropriate to be broadcast at any time, regardless of season or time of day.

• Soft News

• Attribution

• Evergreen

• Hard News

Television news programming that is expected to express a particular point of view.

• Angle

• Soft Lead

• Hard Lead

• non-mainstream media

News programming presented on a religious-oriented cable station that examines the news from a religious perspective is an example of?

• Tabloid Media

• Non-Mainstream Media

• Mixed Media

• Mainstream Media

Sound on tape; footage of a principal player connected to a story, which includes voice/audio that supports the story. Also called sound bite.

• Sound Bite

• TRT

• SOT

• VO-SOT

The salutation at the end of a story; opposite of an intro

• Beat

• TRT

• Outro

• Patter

Which amendment guarantees freedom of the press?

• First Amendment

• Second Amendment

• Third Amendment

• Fourth Amendment