News Broadcast Vocabulary

This person introduces stories, interacts with reporters, and interviews experts on a news shows. Public face of the newsroom, he or she is just one member of the team, the audience identifies that person with broadcast.

• News Director

• Reporter

• News Anchor

They are usually in the midst of all the action, delivering news straight from the field.

• News Anchor

• Reporter

• Producer

Reason many viewers tune into the news in the first place. They sometimes travel to the story.

• Broadcast Meteorologist

• News Anchor

• News Director

He or she communicates information just like an anchor, reporter, or meteorologist does. Maintains website and blogs and social networking sites.

• News Writer or Editor

• Audio Engineer

• Webmaster/Social Media Manager

Oversee newscast. They write scripts, edit video, and collaborate with reporters who are out in the field. He or she also works closely with newscast anchor.

• Producer

• News Writer or Editor

• News Director

Plans news broadcasts. In charge if quality control. Monitors stories for accuracy and sees that rules and regulations are followed.

• Reporter

• Producer

• News Director

Create scripts for anchors ,write teases to promote stories, and produce content for the newscast website. Adhere to tight deadlines, often composing breaking stories on the fly.

• Audio Engineer

• News Director

• News Writer or Editor

To bring a visual image of the news to viewers, a camera operator must capture video either in a studio or out in the field.

• News Photographer

• Camera Operator

• Broadcast technician

Responsibility to make sure viewers both see and hear a news broadcast. He or she regulates audio and sound quality, monitors broadcasts on real time to make sure they are going as they should, and selects the transmission equipment.

• Broadcast technician

• Footage

• Audio Engineer

Operate the equipment that transmits the sound associate with news broadcast to households within the viewing area.

• Audio Engineer

• Camera Operator

• Broadcast technician