Producing Power Flashcards
Who is the most important person involved with the newscast?
The producer
The producer is the point person . . .
Responsible for getting the broadcast on the air
It’s up to the producers to . . .
- Decide which stories are important to the viewer
- Present these stories in a newscast in such a way to showcase context, meaning, perspective, and above all, relevance
Producing requires . . .
- News judgment
- A sense of mission
- Technical expertise (since they don’t get much training in the latter)
The producer’s alter ego and partner in crime is . . .
The director
The difference between the producer and the director
- Producer is in charge of the content and timing of the newscast
- Director leads a production crew that’s responsible for executing most of the technical and some of the aesthetic aspects of the plan
Competition for producer jobs
Not as intense as for anchors
How many resumes might the typical producer opening attract?
10 to 15
Compare how much an experienced producer of a major newscast makes and how much a reporter makes?
They make just as much as, if not more than, most reporters
How many producers does WUFT-TV News try to recruit each term?
At least 5 - one per show
Line producers or show producers may have what sort of producer to help them?
AP’s (associate/assistant producers)
What can AP’s do?
Possibly fill in for the producer when they are sick
Line producers or show producers may have what sort of producer to supervise them?
Executive producer
WUFT-TV News producers have two main video feeds to work with (for content of interest that is not locally gathered by our reporters and videographers), what are they?
- A CNN feed which is not exclusive in the market (both us and TV20 buy this feed) called CNN NewSource
- An NBC feed which is exclusive for us being adopted as a fake NBC affiliate and they call theirs NBC NewsChannel
Are the video feed items exclusive to one station in the market?
CNN is not exclusive, NBC is exclusive
