Forms
and Styles of News Reporting
Headlines:
Gets the main stories across in very few words. This is teasing the main story
for later. Does not contain any audio clips.
Bulletin:
The news links within a radio show.
Copy only: This contains just speech and has no extra
audio. Often stories about public service info and local events. Sometimes has
funny one liners and can be known as an “and finally” story.
Copy & audio:
These are clips form an interview which are 8 to 20 seconds in length. These are
used to make an impact and letting the audio tell the story. They also help
build atmosphere and sound effects used can give you an idea of the location.
Vox pop: Latin
for voice of the people. Gauges public opinion of people on the street in short
snippets of audio. Ideally each vox will contain 3 to 5 people. They will often
have a different person from each demographic.
Wrap:
Completely wrapped up package which slots into a bulletin. These are made up of
another reporter making an intro, then an audio clip and finally a conclusion
from the reporter.
Voicer: A
short report made by another reporter. Unlike a wrap this does not include an
audio clip. It allows more details to be included in a story. Can often be
introduced with the line “our reporter …. Has more”.
Live cross:
Goes to a reporter live on the scene who describes the event and what they can
see. Some may also include a live interview with a witness or someone involved.
Two way: Conversation
between news reader and reporter about one story. Used to explain details of
more complicated stories and issues. Can
be in the studio or on the scene.
Ident:
Short for identification, these are pieces of audio or music which are used to
introduce and close a news bulletin.
BBC R1 Newsbeat from 24/06/14
1.
Ident
2.
Headline - Phone hacking (audio from David
Cameron)
3.
Headline
- Slimming drug (audio from two guests)
4.
Headline - Low pay
5.
Headline - World cup (live cross to reporter in
Brazil)
6.
Ident
7.
Phone hacking story – Wrap including audio from
the PM and News of the World journalists. Then went to a two way between
presenter and reporter.
8.
Ident
9.
Headline – Pro gamers
10.
Slimming drug – Wrap interviewing users of the
drug and medical experts
11.
Low pay – Wrap to a reporter interviewing people
with added audio effects
12.
Pro gamer – Wrap with audio from video games and
interviews with gamers
13.
Ident
14.
World cup – Live cross to reporter in Brazil
talking about the live England game with fans. Could be counted as a vox pop
15.
Ident
16.
Repeat of phone hacking headline
17.
Ident
BBC R4 News from 24/06/14
1.
Ident
2.
Headline – phone hacking
3.
Headline – deaths in Iraq
4.
Headline – Interest rates
5.
Headline – fraudulent language certificates
6.
Headline -
EU president
7.
Phone hacking – Long intro and then a wrap from
a reporter. Audio clips used and interview with victim. Another reporter goes
into another part of the story including interviews and audio clips.
8.
Deaths in Iraq – Intro from presenter including
audio clips. Goes to another reporter who has more information and audio. Shorter
than the first story.
9.
Interest rates – Wrap from reporter
10.
Ident
11.
Recap of headlines
12.
English language certificate – wrap including
audio clips
13.
EU president – Yet another extended wrap
featuring lots of audio inserts
The BBC R 4 has more serious stories with bigger news values
compared to the BBC R 1 Newsbeat such as talking about the next EU president
over news about pro gamers. The R4 bulletin is aimed at a more educated
audience so it does not need to add lighter stories in. Both use a lot of wrap
stories but the R4 news goes to more reporters to give it more in-depth analysis.
Only R1 uses a Vox Pop which does not surprise me because R1 is more likely to
value opinions over only including facts. R1 uses a live cross to Brazil for
the World Cup but R4 does not have any live links, this could be because their
stories are more methodically researched and you lose that element from live
links.
David Burd
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