Importance various media Newsroom and its roles

Newsroom Practice

1. What is a newsroom? Module I : TV Newsroom Structure A newsroom can be defined as: "an office at a television or radio station or a newspaper where news is gathered and reports are prepared for broadcasting or publishing." The newsroom is where the stories are gathered, written, put together, edited and assembled for the news broadcast, telecast or newspaper. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jennagoudreau/2012/11/09/top-10-tips-for-young-aspiring-journalists/#742299ce6346

2. Module I : TV Newsroom Structure Who is in the newsroom? In larger media outlets, such as metropolitan newspapers, radio or television, the newsroom is much bigger, with a larger staff of people. They can include: Journalists/reporters. Photographers. Cameraman. Sound and lighting technicians. Editing room staff (where television and radio stories are cut and compiled). Sub-editors (who edit newspaper journalists' stories and check them for any legal, factual or other problems before publication). Receptionists and News Desk coordinators. Archive or Library staff (sometimes) Graphic designers Editors or chiefs of staff - either in charge of sections of the media's coverage, or of its overall coverage https://www.careerigniter.com/questions/what-is-the-difference-between-a-photographer-and-a-photojournalist/

3. Module I : TV Newsroom Structure How the newsroom works? Each newsroom has differences - they can be slight or significant. Not only are there differences between newsrooms of similar media outlets (for example, different newspapers) but there are larger differences between, say, television and newspaper newsrooms. Only by working with an individual media outlet and developing a solid relationship over time can your organization gain a little more insight into how it operates.

4. Module I : TV Newsroom Structure Generally, a newsroom works along these lines: Stories come into the newsroom - this can occur in a number of ways, some of which are: Through tip-offs from contacts, or press releases Through coverage of newsworthy events, activities and occasions. From story leads followed-up by journalists. From issues or stories the editors, producers or chiefs-of-staff themselves want covered. From calls by journalists chasing up new angles on current stories.