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TV
News Reporting and Production MCM
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LESSON
21
MAKING
SPECIAL BULLETINS
In
today's scenario as the electronic media
have grown up a lot and it cater
for all types of audience.
Now
a day we have news bulletins
for almost all kinds of
viewers. There are general
news bulletins,
which
include all kind of news
items for wide-ranging public.
Then we have special news bulletins
on
specified
news channels as
well.
Trade/industry
Such
kind of channels telecast
news related to trade, business,
buying and selling, stock
exchange
matters,
rise and fall of shares of different
companies. The information is
presented by scrolling on
screen
all the time.
Commerce/business
These
channels update the specified audiences
having interest in commerce, import
and export issues.
Agriculture
In
our country that has a
larger agricultural economy base,
different channels prepare programmes
and
news
bulletins about farmers and peasants
regarding seeds, fertilizers,
insecticides, pesticides, agro-
medicines
and livestock.
Sports
Sports
is a topic of interest of all age groups
of viewers and to cater this
need all the news
channels
televise
the special programmes, have special news
bulletins, live transmissions
about the different
tournaments
and competitions being held
nationally and internationally.
Show
biz
The
matters regarding the activities of
film, radio, theatre and television
artists, singers, actors,
performers,
directors, is of prime interest to general
public and they want to know
about even their
personal
profiles so the news channels
also have portion for them in
their news bulletins.
Fashion
Due
to the advancement in media people are
more aware of fashions in and out, life
styles in vogue,
make
up techniques and methods of make over,
so the news channels also
address this type of
community.
Music
We
do have television channels locally and
globally dedicated to music only and the
whole daylong
transmissions
on such channels have music
charts, albums and numbers as
well as gossips of
singers.
Drama
There
are channels specified only
to drama, sit-com, tragedy, comedy,
Series, serial, soaps and
these air
the
relevant information.
Weather
Weather
is the topic of concern for
every body to plan the day
activities like traveling
out station or
doing
laundry at home so all the
news channels have weather reports in
their news bulletins but
there is
no
specified weather channel so far in our
country.
Educational
These
channels are education
oriented and they aim at
distant education for the
people living in remote
areas
or those not able to attend
full-time courses. There are
lectures on different subjects
through
distance
learning.
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Religious
We
do have couple of channels which
target only a specified audience
interested to know the religious
matters,
answers to their queries and
for the clarification of their
doubts.
Health
The
programmes regarding health, personal
hygiene, the diseases and the
treatments of different
ailments
are of great public concern and
channels keep the audience enlightened
about these issues.
Scientific
These
news bulletins on news
channels or even on entertainment
channels are about latest
discoveries,
inventions,
scientific research and technological
advancements.
Food
One
can watch channels nationally
and internationally also
that air only the food
programmes related to
preparation
of different food items, recipes and
ingredients, food travelogue and
tastes of different
areas.
Documentary/
Investigation
The
documentary making is a difficult
job that involves a lot of
time and cost. We have few
channels
specified
for documentaries but all the
channels do have documentaries in their
transmissions. There
are
also
the programmes regarding the reasons of
natural calamities and different
accidents occurred.
Youth
Youth,
although very important
segment of the society is vital in
national progress and prosperity
but
there
are only few programmes
for their career counseling
on channels.
Women
These
programmes on channels focus home
decoration, cooking, gardening
guidelines, beauty tips
and
kids
upbringing.
Making
your news more
comprehensive
There
are some instructions
followed by the correspondents and reporters of
news channels and
these
are
equally applicable to the writer of
news copy as well.
Send
some thing
don't
always "transmit" or
"dispatch"
Call
a person
don't
always "summon" them
Buy
something
don't
always "purchase" it
Leave
some place
don't
always "depart"
Act
don't
always "take action"
Will
not
always "is going
to"
Arrest
or seize
not
always "take into
custody"
Show
don't
always "display" or
"exhibit"
Get
don't
always "obtain"
Need
don't
always "require"
See
don't
always "witness"
Can
not
always "is able
to"
Help
not
always "aid" or
"assist"
Hurt
not
always "injured"
Break
not
always "fracture"
Build
not
always "construct"
Meet
Not
always "convene"
Doctor
Not
always "physician"
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