U4 L6 Journalism and Broadcast Careers

Question 1

What is the stylistic difference between print and broadcast journalism?

Answer 1

P- expository style

B- narrative style

Question 2

May news anchors write or not write the news they deliver?

Answer 2

yes

Question 3

What are cues?

Answer 3

directions given to technicians and on-air people to guide flow of broadcast

Question 4

What are teleprompters?

Answer 4

broadcast equip displaying words presenters read in slow scroll

Question 5

How must the Morning news team be at 5 AM when delivering news about disasters or making warnings?

Answer 5

lively and encouraging

Question 6

What would Nightly news anchors cover?

Answer 6

• major world events
• tragedies
• human-interest stories

Question 7

Who decides how to present ‘breaking news’?

Answer 7

Director

Question 8

Who are at the top of the editorial chain?

Answer 8

• news manager

- news department heads

Question 9

What is a two-shot?

Answer 9

shot with two people

Question 10

What might broadcasting programs be called?

Answer 10

• journalism and mass communications

- broadcast journalism

Question 11

What classes are essential for announcers and on-air reporters?

Answer 11

speech classes

Question 12

What do world-traveling journalists benefit from being?

Answer 12

• multilingual

- well travelled

Question 13

What is the most significant skill a news anchor must develop?

Answer 13

smooth transitioning

Question 14

When news editors are revising content, what may it include?

Answer 14

• equalization
• editing
• sound reinforcement
• fact correction

Question 15

Do professional technicians travel in the field?

Answer 15

no

Question 16

What do camera operators who enjoy going out in the field sometimes do?

Answer 16

• own version of editing (what and how to record)

- modifying styles on the fly

Question 17

Do Camera operators maintain their own news-gathering equipment?

Answer 17

yes

Question 18

If you want to be a news anchor/ camera operator, what will you need?

Answer 18

• college broadcast journalism degree
• work reel
• internship exp

Question 19

What are the benefits of enrolling in a broadcast journalism/mass communications degree?

Answer 19

• hands on training
• working with prof
• learn tech aspects

Question 20

How do videographers differ from broadcast camera operators?

Answer 20

• produce promotional clips, docu
• this is inexpensive
• more independence

Question 21

Is lighting for a location shot run by the team at the location?

Answer 21

yes

Question 22

What does ‘on the fly’ mean?

Answer 22

filming while moving