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A normal radio bulletin is of ten-minute duration. However, there are also bulletins of 15 minutes and five minutes duration. 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.

How to write the headlines ? Headlines should consist in one or two sentences at most ? it's a matter of rhythm. The first sentence will peak the listener's interest by giving the actual news. The second one sells the angle.

You have to condense a lot of information into the most important points for broadcast writing. Use correct grammar. A broadcast news script with grammatical errors will embarrass the person reading it aloud if the person stumbles over mistakes. Put the important information first.

If you are writing a bulletin you must source, select, check, write and rank stories. A three-minute summary normally has about eight stories, two or three with a piece of audio (e.g. illustrated with an audio clip of someone speaking).

Journalists mostly use four methods in news gathering - observation, conversation, interviews and research. Observation: A good radio journalist is a keen observer.

What creates a newsworthy story? Impact. Arguably the most important element of newsworthiness is whether or not the news item being communicated impacts a news outlet's audience. ... Proximity. Proximity is important. ... Timeliness. News consumers expect timely information. ... Prominence. ... Conflict. ... Human Interest. ... Novelty/Oddity.

Again, broadcast writers try to emphasize present tense. For example: THE STATE LOTTERY COMMISSIONER SAYS A NINE MILLION DOLLAR WINNER'S CHECK REMAINS UNCLAIMED TODAY.

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.