Download Common news-related acronyms like: RTDNA, NPPA, ENG, VNR

Common news-related acronyms like: RTDNA, NPPA, ENG, VNR, PIO, IFB, etc. each
stand for -----.
As soon as you arrive in the field you should begin searching for a(n) ---. Physically and
actively involved in a story, something as simple as a reporter pointing out the rusted
bolts and flaking paint on an old bridge is classified as a ------- standup. When the anchor
speaks with the reporter, the anchor should be looking at the reporter, but the reporter
should divide his/her attention between the anchor and the audience. This practice is
known as a(n) ------ presentation. A principle that holds that even in public access
places, like restaurants, photography may be prohibited and the reporter’s conduct limited
to the primary activities of the business. Foreground sound heard in a TV news story to
draw attention to the event, and which the reporter does not talk over, such as a gunshot
picture with sound. Civic Journalism suggests interviewing people in the middle on a
story—the third voices—which will bring less heat and more ----- to your story. The
term for the outline of a TV news program. Sweeps are done in what four months? What
day do sweeps begin and what day do they end? Every news story should begin with a
strong -----, preferable visual, that telegraphs the story to come. A(n) ----- is a device that
helps assignment editors know which news to cover—it’s a collection of story ideas,
notes and news releases about upcoming events. The term for the person who puts the
newscast together; s/he decides what goes where, the type each story is, and the length of
time given to each story. What kind of coverage is it when a judge allows only one
television camera and one still camera (that all interested media will use the same shots
from), which minimizes court proceedings’ interference The ethical standard followed
when you try to live up to absolute standards of conduct because they are good, not
because of consequences. The ethical standard followed when what you do is based on
creating the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people. The ethical standard
followed when what you do is based on the notion that individuals should be treated
equally in terms of rights and responsibilities. If the range of ethical standards you
follow are consequence based, they are called ---- . If the range of ethical standards you
follow are duty based they are called --- . In following sports action, the ----- the shot,
the easier it is to follow action. In following sports action, the ----- the shot, the less
exciting the pictures will be. Coming back to the station with big plays of the game is
called shooting The best position, according to our book, for shooting baseball is ---.
The toughest assignment for a sports photographer is ----- . A series of related shots of an
activity in which continuous action flows smoothly from one shot to the next to create an
illusion of an uninterrupted event. The usual term referring to a self contained TV news
story in which the reporter tells the entire story, including such elements as sound bites,
b-roll, and voice overs. Our text says an outline for (not the story itself) a package should
begin with a ______, or the story stated in one sentence—a simple, vivid, declarative
sentence expressing the heart, the soul, of the story as it will appear on the air---and, our
text says the strongest one of these begins and ends with ------- . A TV news story that
contains b-roll and a sound bite, and in which the news content is read by the anchor live
on the air. When shooting video for a news story, if a subject moves screen left in the
first shot, then (s)he must move left in all other shots or the result will be a _____.
What is the best use of a zoom inside a TV news story in terms of drawing or not drawing
viewer attention to the change in scene?
A distinct visual jump called the “______ cut” occurs if the camera is allowed to remain
on the same axis line from one shot to the next, typically seen when shooting a WS
followed by a MS or CU without moving the camera off the original axis line. Elements
within the story checklist--like 'A story that tells people 'puppies are cute' may make them
wonder 'so what?' -- remind us as reporters to always think of ---- . The opening shot of
a TV news story should instantly ------ . The term for the reporter’s live intro and close
to a prerecorded segment, such as a package. The opening sentence of a news story is
best defined as the ---- . The effect created when direct light throws strong highlights
and distinct shadows. Our text says a good reporter doing a newsgathering interview
should ask questions the ---- would ask. Current, breaking news is most clearly defined
in television as ---- . Combined with a master shot, typical --- shots include the close-up
or insert shot, reaction shot, and point of view shot. The legal concept of ------ means
saying something that damages someone’s reputation. Which of the four areas of
privacy law does Texas not recognize? News video normally should be shot at --- level.
A shot that transfers the viewer’s attention from the end of one sequence to the start of
another. Visuals of a news story that should have nat sound but which are used as cutins, cutaways and inserts. An interview segment or sound from an event that is used as
reaction and comment content in a TV news story. The process by which the reporter
oversees all elements of the news story is called --- editing. In terms of camera
movement, the _ shot is sometimes called the ‘pan with a purpose.’ The device inside the
camera lens that operates somewhat like the iris in the human eye. Given a list of f-stops,
which would allow the MOST light into the camera? The term that refers to the area
within a scene that appears to be in focus. Television studio cameras are set to work at
what color temperature? Even when photographing with a single camera, a photographer
can produce shots that can be edited together in matched action provided that (s)he also
shoots --- action.. ---- are shots taken with the camera low to the ground and looking up
at the subject. What technique does the text suggest we follow in composing shots in
which we mentally divide the viewfinder horizontally and vertically and place subjects or
interest-catching features at points where these lines intersect. If, while a shot is being
made, you shift the focus from one subject to another (such as from a foreground to a
background subject), the effect is called a ----- focus. Whenever you compose a shot in
the viewfinder, you must allow for TV -----, in which home TV screens clip off the
edges of the transmitted image. Inside the modern TV camera, the ---- is the solid-state
chip that converts reflected light into electrical signals. The editor working on a news
package would fill out a ----- sheet, which would indicate how far into the package (in
minutes and seconds) certain graphics should appear. Accent or separation light in a 3point lighting set-up is the --- light. Lighting a scene with a single light that produces
uninteresting pictures with little sense of depth or modeling is called --- lighting. A
high concentration of journalists from competing news organizations jammed into an
area, each concerned primarily with his or her own interests. Several shots of action done
by the photojournalist, in which shots vary from LS to MS to CU, and that replicate how
a viewer would break down the action if (s)he were at the scene is called shooting --------.
The ---- shot shows the view as seen through the subject’s eyes. The law that states that
at twice the distance from a subject, artificial lights provide only one-fourth their original
level of illumination. Having a person simply reading news stories on camera without
added video is often seen as negative, and as such is usually referred to as having a(n) ---
.Our book calls it ------ reporting, in referring to a process of communicating with every
available tool—the camera, microphone, spoken word, editing process, etc. As a reporter
does a live close of a news story, the anchor may do a short question/answer with the
reporter, reestablishing the anchor’s command of the show. The text calls this a(n):
Having a ‘nat pop’ inside a story is best as an example of which visual storytelling
guideline? The authority of an individual that can reasonably be assumed to be sufficient
for a reporter to enter someone else’s premises or property. A term used to describe
boring scenes normally shot at meetings and luncheons. Pictures with little meaning but
whose subject matter is close enough to illustrate the reporter’s script. What does Texas
law allow in terms of one-party consent or two-party consent in the audio and video
recording. What are the ‘theories of the press’? In reporting, all your work goes for
naught (in news reporting) if you don’t make -----. In editing, ------ cuts occur when a
shot ends and its accompanying sound ends, only to be replaced at the splice line by a
new picture with new sound. In sound as a transitional device, this technique allows
incoming sound to be heard for a moment or two before the accompanying shot appears
on-screen. One of the natural consequences of editing is to convert ---- time to ---- time.