Set Out Radio Bulletin For Free

Radio scripts use a two-column format. Production instructions are located in the left column, with the script in the right. Production instructions are typed in uppercase characters and underlined (as shown). These instructions need to be concise and precise, leaving no doubt as to the writer's/producer's intentions.

What creates a newsworthy story? Impact. Arguably the most important element of newsworthiness is whether or not the news item being communicated impacts a news outlet's audience. ... Proximity. Proximity is important. ... Timeliness. News consumers expect timely information. ... Prominence. ... Conflict. ... Human Interest. ... Novelty/Oddity.

Countable noun. A bulletin is a short news report on the radio or television.

A normal radio bulletin is of ten-minute duration. However, there are also bulletins of 15 minutes and five minutes duration. A news bulletin begins with headline?, followed by main news, consisting of two 'bunches' with a break in between and repeat of headlinesfmain points at the end.

If you are writing a bulletin you must source, select, check, write and rank stories. A three-minute summary normally has about eight stories, two or three with a piece of audio (e.g. illustrated with an audio clip of someone speaking).

The bulletin should be a compilation of short but powerful stories. This format makes it easy for people to grasp the information. Writing for radio is one of the most challenging journalistic disciplines. The simple editorial rule about creating short, clear sentences with a subject, verb, and an object is essential.

Begin the story with clear, precise information. Because broadcast stories have to fit into 30, 60, or 90 seconds, broadcast stories are sometimes little more than the equivalent of newspaper headlines and the lead paragraph. Stick to short sentences of 20 words or less. The announcer has to breathe.