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24. Major radio principles On air delivery ? the right tone. We speak more slowly on air than in real life, but we need to describe, to tell stories, to create pictures. ... Respecting others. ... Accuracy. ... Balance. ... Clarity. ... No commenting. ... Protect your sources. ... Keep in touch with the newsroom.

A bulletin is a brief radio news broadcast, giving the bare facts of news stories before more depth is added in a full programme. A bulletin (also called a summary) is usually broadcast on the hour or half hour.

A bulletin is a brief radio news broadcast, giving the bare facts of news stories before more depth is added in a full programme. A bulletin (also called a summary) is usually broadcast on the hour or half hour.

A news bulletin begins with headline?, followed by main news, consisting of two 'bunches' with a break in between and repeat of headlinesfmain points at the end. A fifteen minutes bulletin has two breaks while there is no break in a five minutes bulletin.

This means using relatively short declarative sentences, active voice, precise nouns and adjectives, and clean grammar. That's the way we talk, so that's the way we should write. Again, remember our listeners cannot go back and re-hear the story. We must always remember we're storytellers.

06. Writing for the radio Begin with the freshest news. Your audience is tuning into the broadcast to know what's happening. ... Hook your audience. ... Use the present tense. ... Write short sentences. ... Be precise. ... Stick to the facts, avoid commenting. ... Speak before you write. ... Speak to your audience.

Television and Radio News Writing Structure Be brief. ... Use correct grammar. ... Put the important information first. ... Write good leads. ... Stick to short sentences of 20 words or less. ... Write the way people talk. ... Use contractions. ... Use simple subject-verb-object sentence structures.

If you are putting together a longer bulletin (e.g. seven minutes or more), you may want to end the bulletin with a brief recap of the main stories. This can help audiences recall the top stories and/or other relevant information.