Broadcast News Writing, Reporting, and Producing, 5th Edition

CHAPTER 14

Producing the Television Newscast

CONTENTS

Introduction

Producers—Definitions and Skills

The Logistics and Strategies of Producing

Technical Aspects of Producing

KEY WORDS
Ad-Libs	Clusters	Line Producer
Associate Producer	Executive Producer	Live Shots
Back Timing	Field Producer	News Hole
Balancing the Anchors	Gatekeeper	Peaks And Valleys
Blocks	Kicker	Teases
Bumps	Leads	Toss

INTRODUCTION

By following this text, we’ve acquired the news, written the copy, and reported the story. However, even those who only want to report, shoot, edit, or anchor must be keenly aware of the producing process. A reporter may shape an individual story, but it is the producer who frames the entire newscast.

Producing is an exceptionally ...