With all of the excitement and chaos of today’s world comes a dire need for television news stations to be at the top of their game. TV Newsrooms have to be highly organized, agile, and always ahead of the ball. Although in my last post, I described each position as having unique, specific jobs, in reality they all have to work together in a race against the clock when news hits. It is a chaotic system. Just as current events are unpredictable, their day-to-day events in a newsroom can rarely be predicted. Every single person in the newsroom has to move quickly and effectively and be prepared for the entire plan to change at any moment.
For example, let’s say there is breaking news about a hurricane suddenly going from a category 2 to 5 as it approaches the coast. The newsroom will quickly hear about it because they are, of course, all attentive and on top of their game following any leads they may have and constantly searching for updates on the hurricane. The EP decides to cover it. The writers quickly do research and write a script. The segment director decides where to put the segment, how many guests should speak on the subject, and how long it should be. Bookers go out and contact relevant experts which in this case may be ER surgeons who have experience with hurricane damage, for example. Typical guests include political strategists, attorneys, financial and business experts, military and foreign policy experts, and doctors. However there is a wide range depending on the topic and event.
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