MAKING SPECIAL BULLETINS:Agriculture, Show biz, Fashion, Drama

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TV News Reporting and Production MCM 516

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.

TV News Reporting and Production MCM 516

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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