Broadcasting Glossary Quiz

What is the role of a Producer

• Plans and supervises newscasts

• Operates the camera

• Reads the news on camera

• Chief electrician in the studio

What is a public service announcement (PSA)?

• Small teases that come at the end of one newscast segment often previewing what is coming up in the rest of the newscast.

• Legal IDs of a station.

• Reports from correspondents that contain sound bites.

• An advertisement for a not-for-profit organization.

What is a sound bed in broadcasting?

• A type of background audio that complements the news report.

• The estimated or actual time of a newscast.

• A chronological outline or order of stories or segments to be used in a newscast.

• A report from a correspondent that contains a sound bite.

What is spot news in broadcasting?

• An unexpected event that can be covered in various ways.

• The estimated or actual time of a newscast.

• A chronological outline or order of stories or segments to be used in a newscast.

• A report from a correspondent that contains a sound bite.

What is a rundown in broadcasting?

• A small teases that come at the end of one newscast segment often previewing what is coming up in the rest of the newscast.

• The estimated or actual time of a newscast.

• A chronological outline or order of stories or segments to be used in a newscast.

• A report from a correspondent that contains a sound bite.

What is a lead story in a newscast?

• The first story in a newscast or segment.

• A story that is above the fold in print.

• A report from a correspondent that contains a sound bite.

• An advertisement for a not-for-profit organization.

What is a pronouncer in broadcasting?

• Small teases that come at the end of one newscast segment often previewing what is coming up in the rest of the newscast.

• Legal IDs of a station.

• Reports from correspondents that contain sound bites.

• Phonetic spelling of a difficult word or name.

What is an outro in a newscast?

• The 'Goodbye' or end segment of a newscast.

• The beginning part of a story that the news anchor reads.

• The most important news story of the day.

• The estimated or actual time of a newscast.

What is the purpose of a kicker in a newscast?

• To preview what is coming up in the rest of the newscast.

• To mark the end of the news segment and the beginning of the sports/weather segment.

• To end a newscast.

• To engage in 'happy talk' during the outro.

What is a VO SOT

• A news story where reporter reads a script over B-Roll until a subject's sound bite (SOT) is played. At the end of the SOT, the reporter or anchor resumes reading with or without additional video.

• A type of documentary about Very Old people.

• A Voice Over on Saturday shows

• A weather report