Newscasts

(noun)

Newscasts consist of several reporters or guest commentators being interviewed by an anchor, known as a "two-way. " There may also be breaking news stories which will present live rolling coverage.

Related Terms

  • Television News

Examples of Newscasts in the following topics:

  • Nationalization of the News

    • News operations have begun to feel the burden of needing to generate news content on a 24-hour news cycle, while keeping material fresh on their regularly scheduled newscasts.
    • Rather than having a certain deadline for scheduled newscasts to meet, reporters have to file stories as fast as they can.
    • In the early days, local newscasts were seen more as a public service.
    • For instance, a newscast was divided into three blocks: news, sports, and weather.
  • Television News

    • A news bulletin or newscast is a television program that provides updates on world, national, or local news events.
    • A "news bulletin" or a "newscast" are television programs lasting from seconds to hours that provide updates on world, national, regional, or local news events.
    • Newscasts, also known as bulletins or news programs, differ in content, tone, and presentation style depending on the format of the channel on which they appear as well as their timeslot.
    • The top rating shows will often be in the evening at "prime time", but there are also often breakfast time newscasts of two to three hours in length.
    • Newscasts consist of several reporters or guest commentators being interviewed by an anchor, known as a "two-way. " There may also be breaking news stories which will present live rolling coverage.
  • Radio News

    • Stations dedicated to news will often feature newscasts, or bulletins, usually at the top of the hour, between 3 and 8 minutes in length.
    • Radio station newscasts can range from as little as a minute to as much as the station's entire schedule, such as the case of all-news radio, or talk radio.
    • Stations dedicated to news or talk will often feature newscasts, or bulletins, usually at the top of the hour, usually between 3 and 8 minutes in length.
  • Journalists

    • For most of the American public, local news and national TV newscasts are their primary news sources.
    • A newscaster (short for "news broadcaster") is a presenter of news bulletins.
    • The term "newscaster" came into common use to distinguish presenters of straight news broadcasts from commentators.
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