Locating the News

CONTENTS

Introduction

Spontaneous, Planned, and Enterprised Stories

Assignment Desk

Follow-Ups on Previous Newscasts

The Wires

Local Experts

Monitoring the Competition

Beat Checks, Cop Shops, and Police Scanners

News Releases and Futures Files

Info Calls

The Calendar

Internet Bookmarks

Production Meetings

 KEY WORDS  

Advancing Stories

Indirect Competition

Rundown

Assignment Board

Motor Vehicle Accident Report

Spontaneous Stories

Assignment Desk

Objectivity

Stacking

Beat Checks

Planned Stories

Subjectivity

Direct Competition

Public Information Officer

Time Code

Enterprised Stories

Wires

Incident Report

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